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Protesters arrested outside DA's office
KIAHIt appears those standing up for what they say is blatant racism in our justice system are getting what they want, sort of. Minutes after a Harris County jury acquitted former HPD Officer, Andrew Blomberg, for beating a black teenager, Chad Holley,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Activism, Politics, Lobbying
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Protest calls for justice after Blomberg's not-guilty verdict
One down. Three to go. Now the million dollar question is whether Andrew Blomberg's not guilty verdict means the other HPD ex-cops will get-off too. "I think there is a better than even chance the other officers could be found not guilty," says Houston...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Chad, Butterfly Ballots
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Race for the Cure: Heart medicine also cures racism?
We have pills for all sorts of things now! So why not a pill that can cure racism?
Sounds weird, right? Researchers say this heart medication called propranolol blocks the area in our brain that senses fear.
Racism is believed to be fear based.
When...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Pharmaceuticals, Social Issues, Justice and Rights, Chemicals
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Don't pay a stripper with a cocaine
KIAHCocaine and strippers. That’s not exactly a surprising combination. A guy in Austin found out the hard way: don’t judge a book by its naked cover. All 26-year-old Ricardo Luna wanted was a little lap dance from a stripper at the XTC Men&... -
Workers find noose in the workplace
KIAHAfrican-American employees of Houston’s Jacintoport International (www.jacintoport.com) want to see some changes where they work after someone hung a noose from a top-loader in December. One of those workers, Jimmy Garrett, says he took pictures of...Tags: Employees, Labor Legislation, Economy, Business and Finance, Employees, Companies and Corporations
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Papa John's apologizes for racist receipt
KIAHBoy, these fast food places can't get it right lately. Barely a month after an employee at a Chick-fil-a restaurant in Irvine, California was fired for writing racial slurs on customer's receipts; an employee at Papa John's location in New York gives a...Tags: Employees, Economy, Business and Finance, Employees, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace
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Online Dish: Pizza with Side of Racism. Papa John's Refers to Customer on Receipt as 'Lady Chinky Eyes'
KIAHAll she wanted was a pizza from a New York Papa John's pizza joint. But instead, the customer, Minhee Cho got a side of racism with her pepperoni pie. Cho, 24, was shocked when she received her receipt and under customer name was written "lady chinky...Tags: Employees, Media Industry, Pepperoni, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Online Dish: 3-Year-Olds Being Branded "Racist" and "Homophobic"
KIAHIn Britain, kids as young as 3-years-old are being branded as "racist", and "homophobic". Over 30,000 British schoolchildren have had their names registered on a government database for what are being called "hate crimes" on the playground. According to...Tags: Students, United Kingdom, Teaching and Learning, Social Issues, Social Media
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You Won't Believe the Name of Rick Perry's Hunting Ranch
KIAHSeems the Rick Perry presidential campaign might have hit a road bump. A hunting ranch Perry and his family leased from 1983 to 2007 had a not-so-campaign-friendly name, "N-----head," displayed on a large, flat rock out in front of the ranch for years....Tags: Rick Perry, Herman Cain, The Washington Post, Elections, Politics
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Protesters Call For An End To Racial Profiling
KIAHSince protesting is the new hip thing, another one raged downtown Tuesday afternoon. This time, a couple dozen people pushed for an end to racial profiling and Secure Communities, a government program that focuses on removing aliens with criminal... -
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Obama Receive Racist Threats
KIAHThe FBI and Secret Service are on the hunt for whoever faxed President Obama and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee threats and racially charged cartoons. The sketches reportedly depicted nooses, contained a racial slur and showed lynch posts with...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Elections, Politics
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Online Dish: Summer's Eve's Talking Vagina Ad Campaign Needs to Shut Up!
KIAHSummer's Eve has a controversial new "douche" ad campaign on its hands, literally! They recently rolled out three commercials in which hands are used as lady part puppets in its "Hello from Vaginaland!" advertising blitz. And the talking hands come in...Tags: Social Issues, Elections, Online Advertising, Mass Media, Facebook
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