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Ken Burns: America Racist, Donald Trump Birtherism Alternative to Using the N-Word

Appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation Sunday, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns told host John Dickerson he believes America is still a racist nation, and those who have questioned the legitimacy of President Obama’s birth certificate, namely, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, have done so as an alternative to using the N-word.

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Maher: The Phrase Shouldn’t Be ‘All Lives Matter’

HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher argued that the saying the phrase should be “All Lives Matter” is incorrect on Friday. Maher stated, “There are people say it — the phrase should be ‘All Lives Matter.’ I disagree. That implies

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Somerville Mayor Hangs ‘Black Lives Matter’ Banner at City Hall

On Wednesday, Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone, who praised “Black Lives Matter” protesters in January after they blocked Interstate 93 during the morning rush hour, forcing an Easton ambulance transporting an elderly car crash victim to reroute to a lower-level hospital, doubled down on his support of the “Black Lives Matter” movement, hanging their 12 x 4 banner in front of City Hall.

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Why White People Seek Black Privilege

Dolezal and King make it clear that America’s attempts to repair the effects of that horrific history have now made black skin advantageous for a certain subset of activists, which is why people like Dolezal and now allegedly King have masqueraded as black for personal advantage.

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Why White People Seek Black Privilege

With Milo Yiannopoulos’ shocking report that Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King is in fact white – according to Yiannopoulos, quoting blogger Vicki Page, “King is white and has been lying about his ethnicity for years” – taboo questions now arise about the nature of race in America.