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Trump calls George Floyd protesters ‘thugs,’ threatens to send military

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Trump mistakes black supporter for protester, calls him ‘thug’

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Geraldo Rivera retracts use of word ‘thug’ to describe Richard Sherman

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Richard Sherman describes journey from Compton to Stanford, calls Crabtree incident ‘good-natured’

VIDEO – Sherman came under fire earlier this month for a passionate post-game interview that he says many misconstrued. ‘It’s as good natured as you can do in a football game,’ he said…
/ January 28, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Justin Bieber benefits from double standard, while Richard Sherman is smeared as a ‘thug’

OPINION – Calling Justin Bieber a thug does not make the racial insults hurled at Richard Sherman any more palatable, so let’s stop with that half-hearted campaign…
/ January 24, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Richard Sherman: ‘Thug’ is a polite way of saying n-word

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Richard Sherman wondered if he came to the NFL 20 years too late…
/ January 22, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Swearing toddler in 'thug' video taken into protective custody

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A toddler who was cursed at and encouraged to curse in a video posted online has been placed in protective custody, Omaha police announced Wednesday…
/ January 9, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Rap imagery, Trayvon Martin and why Bill O’Reilly is half right

OPINION – It is a catastrophe that violent rap imagery has become the dominant portrait of African-American masculinity, and that prominent black people are partly responsible for this stereotype…
/ August 8, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

A tale of two hoodies: Mark Zuckerberg vs. Trayvon Martin

OPINION – It’s a tale of two hoodies where guilt and innocence are turned upside down, where one young man ends up rich and another ends up dead, depending on the person’s race…
/ May 23, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

New Orleans officer resigns after Trayvon comments

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A New Orleans police officer has resigned after being suspended for posting a comment on a local television station’s website about the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin…
/ March 28, 2012