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Machete-Wielding Man Berates Waldorf Parishioners With Racist Tirade Machete-Wielding Man Berates Waldorf Parishioners With Racist Tirade
Machete-Wielding Man Berates Waldorf Parishioners With Racist Tirade Sunday services didn’t go as planned for some parishioners at a Charles County church when a machete-wielding man made a surprise appearance and started shouting racial epithets at them, according to the sheriff’s office. Kyle Michael Krawczyk, 25, wasn’t feeling heavenly on Sunday, April 16, when he threatened several church-goers while spewing hate inside a church in the 5100 lock of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf. The incident happened shortly before 9:15 a.m. on Sunday as members of the church were setting up for a service. Several of the victims, who were familiar with Krawczyk, were abl…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Starbucks Employee Suspended After Labeling Customer's Cup With 'Monkey:' Reports Maryland Starbucks Employee Suspended After Labeling Customer's Cup With 'Monkey:' Reports
Maryland Starbucks Employee Suspended After Labeling Customer's Cup With 'Monkey:' Reports A longtime Starbucks customer in Maryland is up in arms after a now-suspended barista used seemingly racially-charged language to deliver her order, according to multiple reports. Monique Pugh, who has frequented Starbucks for two decades, said that she visited the coffee shop in the Westfield Annapolis Mall, but when she picked up her venti Caramel Frappuccino, it wasn’t her name that was affixed to the label. Instead of “Monique,” the receipt on the side of her cup read “Monkey,” which she believes was racially motivated, to which an employee flippantly responded, calling it a mistake w…

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by Zak Failla
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No Criminal Charges For Virginia Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Black Army Lieutenant: Prosecutor No Criminal Charges For Virginia Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Black Army Lieutenant: Prosecutor
No Criminal Charges For Virginia Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Black Army Lieutenant: Prosecutor A former Virginia officer will not face charges after he pepper sprayed a black lieutenant in a traffic stop, according to NBC Washington.  The army lieutenant, Caron Nazario, was not charged for any traffic violations from the 2020 incident, but spoke out that this altercation was a violation of his civil rights, reports said. Nazario posted the police body-cam footage from the incident, in the hopes that justice would be served in what he believed was a racially-motivated crime.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lieutenant Caro…

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by AJ Goldbloom