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School-Aged Children, College Students In Maryland Among Recipients Of Racist Text Messages: AG
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is imploring possible victims to come forward after the state was the latest to be targeted by a series of racist text messages that have been circulating. Brown issued an alert this week advising that his office has received multiple complaints about racist messages that were sent to Black residents, including some school-aged children and college-aged students, "causing significant distress." "Without knowing or making any assumptions about the senders’ true intent," Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell said in a statement. …
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755 Forever: USPS Unveils Stamp Celebrating Hank Aaron At Bowie Baysox Stadium In Maryland
The United States Postal Service and the Negro League Legends Hall of Fame are celebrating one of the most hallowed events in the history of sports. Henry "Hank" Aaron - MLB's true home run king - is the feature of a new forever stamp that was unveiled by officials at Bowie Baysox Stadium in Prince George's County and will circulate throughout the country, featuring artwork of the power hitter in the box with his unorthodox cross-handed grip on the bat. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Departmen…
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Hate-Based Vandalism Found On Maryland Bridge Under Investigation
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information into a hate crime in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County Department of Police issued a fresh alert on Thursday as they continue to search for the vandals who tagged a bridge under Josiah Henson Parkway late last month. On Aug. 27, officers found orange spray paint reading, “Club Aryan Excellent” with a black Swastika in an orange outline and a palm tree painted on the wall under the Josiah Henson Parkway pedestrian tunnel, officials said. Sensitive content warning:We are deeply disturbed by the racist and antisemitic message found …
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Known Racist Convicted Of Spitting On Black Neighbor In DC During Pandemic: Feds
A man with a history of racist tirades against African-American neighbors in Washington, DC, was found guilty of spitting in the face of one during a hate crime at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gueorgui Iskrenov was found guilty following a three-day trial for bias-related assault in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, federal officials announced on Thursday, Feb. 2. Prosecutors said that at approximately 2 p.m. on July 20, 2020, the victim, an African American woman, was walking her service dog and crossing the exit ramp of her apartment complex by the Wharf in Southwest,…
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Community Leaders Condemn Latest Instance Of Hate Speech At Montgomery County HS
Community leaders in Montgomery County are speaking out after the latest hate-based act that was reported, this time a racial message that was found at Gaithersburg High School. Principal Cary Dimmick issued a statement to the community after hate-based graffiti was found in the boy’s locker room at the high school when a student reportedly etched the “N” word into paint on a locker. It was the second time in the span of a week that hateful imagery was found at the high school, which came following recent reports of anti-Semitic and racist messages in schools and across the community. “We …
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'DC Karen' Banned From Uber After Racial Tirade Caught On Video: Reports
A woman dubbed "DC Karen" has been banned from ride-sharing app Uber after she was captured going on a racial tirade against her driver Thanksgiving week. Videos of the outburst were shared by Washingtonian Problems on Twitter and show an SUV pulled over to the side of the road as the woman and the driver argue on the sidewalk. ** WARNING: The following footage contains offensive language ** TRIGGER WARNING: Seen in Cathedral Heights, DC this morning. Apparently this man was her Uber driver and is seen getting verbally and physically assaulted by this woman. She repeatedly hurls racist…
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'Extremely Distributing' Social Media Post Involving Maryland HS Students Under Investigation
Social media once again reared its ugly head for officials in one Maryland school district who are investigating a hateful post made by a student, officials announced. Top officials from the Frederick County Public School District issued an alert on Thursday, Sept. 29 advising of a “disturbing social media post involving a student who attends a high school in our district.” The social media post in question contained hate speech and racial slurs, according to the district officials, who did not disclose which school was targeted by the message. “Frederick County Public Schools is committed…
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WHO Renaming Monkeypox Amid Concerns Over Racism, Stigma
The World Health Organization will officially rename monkeypox to make clear that it isn’t African and remove the possibility of offending anyone by making a particular race or skin complexion the face of the disease. The concerns about racism and stigma are similar to those that convinced the WHO to rename SARS-CoV-2 after it became commonly called the China or Wuhan virus. With more than 1,600 reported human infections in over two dozen countries, the WHO is “working with partners and experts from around the world on changing the name of monkeypox virus, its clades and the disease it cau…
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MD Democratic Leader Resigns After Questioning Black Gubernatorial Candidates Odds Of Winning
Deputy Treasurer of the Maryland Democratic Party Barbara Goldberg Goldman resigned after an email surfaced in which she questioned if Black candidates could win Maryland’s gubernatorial election. The email was published Sunday and was sent to “party insiders.” It explained Goldberg Goldman’s reasoning for backing, Tom Perez, former Democratic National Committee chairman, for governor. Perez is Dominican-American. “So, my thinking beyond here is the aged-old question: Which candidate(s) have a better chance in the General Election of beating an attractive female Hogan team member for who…
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Ex-Dolphins Coach Brian Flores Sues Giants, NFL For Racial Discrimination, Cites Belichick Text
BOMBSHELL: Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores is suing the NFL, the New York Giants, his former team and the Denver Broncos for what he contends is a "painful history of racism that continues through the present day." Flores was three days away from a final interview for the Giants' head coaching job when New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick mistakenly sent a text congratulating him, according to a class-action lawsuit he filed in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan on Tuesday, Feb. 1. Belichick apparently thought he was texting Brian Daboll, the man whom th…
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