Jane Coaston
Senior Politics Reporter at Vox with a focus on the GOP, conservatism, the far-right and white nationalism. Go Blue.
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The Teacher Suspended For Being Gay Won A Big Settlement. She Plans To Donate Part To LGBTQ Kids.
"If you are a school district that thinks you can bully a gay teacher out of their job, I hope you remember my name and I hope you think twice," said Stacy Bailey.
6 ways to make the NFL’s stupid Wonderlic thing actually good
Let’s not only test intelligence in better ways, let’s get some good TV out of it.
Video: Orlando Cops Arrest Crying Six-Year-Old Girl
One of the officers was fired after arresting two six-year-olds in one day.
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'How many people can you massacre and still be honored?' House has impassioned debate on Forrest bust removal
Rep. Rick Staples, D-Knoxville, has filed a resolution urging the Capitol Commission to remove the Forrest bust.
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Meanwhile in Tennessee, legislators are having a big debate over whether or not the bust of a terrorist should remain present in the state capitol, because of course they are.
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WATCH: Javelina caught speeding in Arizona
A javelina is going viral after a video of it running was shared on social media.
The Racist Trope That Won’t Die
Long-held misperceptions of African-Americans continue to prove deadly.
Black Girls Are Too Often Treated Like Adults—and Suffer for It
As early as age 5, black girls are perceived as being older and less innocent than their white peers.
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Someone at this school called the police on a six-year-old.
(Also, notably, the officer thought the six-year-old in question was “older.” Studies have shown that black girls are often interpreted as older than they are.
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Body camera video shows 6-year-old Orlando girl arrested at school
“Help me, help me, please!” Kaia Rolle choked out through tears.
Does Race Matter for Police Use of Force? Evidence from 911 Calls
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"Perhaps most strikingly, we show that while white and black officers use gun force at similar rates in white and racially mixed neighborhoods, white officers are five times as likely to use gun force in predominantly black neighborhoods.”
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Midnight Cowboy Wins Best Picture: 1970 Oscars
Elizabeth Taylor presenting producer Jerome Hellman with the Oscar® for Best Picture for "Midnight Cowboy" at the 42nd Academy Awards® in 1970.
Nicholas Brothers and Gene Kelly.
The Nicholas Brothers dance with Gene Kelly in the 1948 film " The Pirate"
Jane Coaston
The Nicholas Brothers were geniuses. Here’s their performance with Gene Kelly from “The Pirate.”
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Belgian city says anti-Semitic parade 'just fun'
Aalst prompts an outcry over negative Jewish stereotypes, which an official defended as "our humour".
What Trump got right about white America
AEI’s Tim Carney discusses how social breakdown killed the American dream on The Ezra Klein Show.
Katherine Johnson Biography
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Malcolm X. Oxford Union Debate, Dec. 3 1964
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Here’s him arguing in favor of Goldwater’s “Extremism in Defense of Liberty is No Vice” maxim in 1964.
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Malcolm X on Front Page Challenge, 1965: CBC Archives | CBC
In this clip from 1965, after leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X appears on CBC-TV's 'Front Page Challenge' weeks before his assassination. He proclaims,...
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On the anniversary of his assassination, worth watching this interesting (and weird) interview with Malcolm X from 1965.
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Empowering? No – pornography is sheer exploitation
Steven Spielberg’s 23-year-old adopted daughter, Mikaela, has announced to the world that she wants to be a porn star — or more euphemistically, “an adult entertainer.” In an interview with The Sun…
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“Driving pornography underground” seems like a ... weird thing to hope for, based on how black-market/underground industries tend to work. catholicherald.co.uk/commentandblog… pic.twitter.com/MAjVoNAiep
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