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Racial slur found at Philly politician’s headquarters

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PHILADELPHIA - Investigators say a paralegal discovered red paint splattered outside the campaign headquarters of Damon Roberts at Broad and Dickinson in South Philadelphia...
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'Nappy headed ho's' slur revisted: 5 years later

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theGRIO REPORT - If the shock jocks haven't learned, perhaps that wasn't the point. Perhaps it was what the Rutgers women learned about themselves...
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Did Santorum almost call Obama the n-word?

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The Rick Santorum campaign is denying that he may have nearly called the president the n-word during speech in Wisconsin...
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Racist anti-Obama bumper sticker goes viral

Oelania Pena
theGRIO REPORT - Recently a racist anti-Obama bumper sticker picture went viral on Facebook and other social networks. The sticker read 'Don't Re-Nig In 2012. Stop repeat offenders. Don't re-elect Obama'...
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Chef Paula Deen's attorneys say racist accusations false

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SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) - Attorneys for Paula Deen said Tuesday that a former worker who claimed she was sexually harassed and subjected to a hostile work environment...
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In Maryland it is believed that Negro Mountain received it’s name from a black frontiersman who was considered a hero in the French and Indian war. In February of this year a Maryland bill proposed a name change but was unsuccessful.

From Negro Creek to Wop Draw, place names offend

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FRESNO, California (AP) - Even with the federal and several state governments leading the way, scrubbing offensive place names -- except for the N-word and Jap -- hasn't been easy...
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Coach uses n-word, slams Whitney Houston online

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CHICAGO - The president of a suburban youth baseball organization was suspended for posting a racist rant on Facebook regarding Whitney Houston's death...
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White teacher sues to use n-word in class

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theGRIO REPORT - A 48-year-old Chicago public school teacher used the "n-word" as part of a lesson on the perils and pitfalls of racism, and it landed him a five-day suspension from his job...
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ESPN fires employee for racist Lin headline

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BRISTOL, Connecticut (AP) - The cable television sports network ESPN says it fired an employee responsible for an offensive headline referring to Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin...
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Restaurant offers settlement for racist receipt case

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BOSSIP - Court files show that lawyers representing plaintiff Mark McHenry and Landmark Steakhouse of Corona del Mar agreed to a stipulated settlement of the lawsuit on Feb. 2 -- a month before the case was scheduled to be heard by a jury...
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