Arpaio’s Senate Candidacy Is Not Just a Bad Joke
Sheriff Joe Arpaio lost his job in 2016 and then was pardoned by Donald Trump. Now he’s running for the Senate and has some serious support.
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Trump Pondering Pardon for Racial Profiler Joe Arpaio
Even as he dragged his feet on condemning racist violence this weekend, the president was thinking fondly of the nativist demagogue Joe Arpaio.
By Ed KilgoreEjected by Voters, ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Could Now Be Headed to Prison
It’s been a long way down for Joe Arpaio since he lost reelection last year. And now he’s been convicted of contempt of court, and could be jailed.
By Ed KilgoreMuhammad Ali Jr. Says He Was Detained at Airport Again
He was on the way home from speaking to U.S. lawmakers about his first detention in which he was allegedly asked about his name and religion.
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Lindsay Lohan Says She Was Racially Profiled for Wearing a Headscarf While Traveling From Turkey
“How would another woman who doesn’t feel comfortable taking off her headscarf feel?”
By Dee LockettLindsay Lohan Says She Was Racially Profiled for Wearing a Headscarf While Traveling From Turkey
“How would another woman who doesn’t feel comfortable taking off her headscarf feel?”
By Dee LockettSheriff Joe Arpaio Charged With Criminal Contempt Over Racial Profiling
The charges come just two weeks before he stands for reelection.
By Charley LanyonMaine Governor Paul LePage’s Binder Full of Drug Dealers Exposes His Racist Lie
He said 90 percent of Maine’s drug arrests were people of color. He was lying.
By Adam K. RaymondTrump: America Needs to Racially Profile Muslims Like They Do in Israel
He also predicted more attacks following the NYC bombing and congratulated himself for declaring it a bombing before the NYPD did.
By Eric LevitzRiz Ahmed Pens a Thoughtful Essay on Airport Detentions and Hollywood Roles
"The holding pen was filled with 20 slight variations of my own face, all staring at me — kind of like a Bollywood remake of Being John Malkovich."
By E. Alex JungMaine Governor Paul LePage Suggests People of Color and Hispanics Are the ‘Enemy’ of Police
Governor LePage had challenged a state lawmaker to “prove that I’m a racist” just a day earlier.
By Chas DannerTrump Says Fight Against ISIS Could Require Racial Profiling
He also said that he would “throw out” Muslims with “extreme views” like the Orlando shooter’s father.
By Eric LevitzBarneys Just Settled With the Customer From Its Racial-Profiling Suit
To the tune of $45,000.
By Véronique HylandTSA Will Finally Stop Searching Black Women’s Hair for No Reason
Natural hair is not a national security threat.
By Alex RonanActress in ‘Kissing While Black’ Case Charged for Alleged Sex in Public
She and her boyfriend are facing lewd conduct charges.
By Anna SilmanNYPD Reportedly Told Black Teens in Park Slope to ‘Get Out of the Neighborhood’
According to a woman who witnessed the incident.
By Jessica RoyThat Story About the Django Unchained Actress Handcuffed for ‘Kissing While Black’ Just Got More Complicated [Updated]
TMZ accuses the actress of "playing the race card."
By Nate JonesBlack Women Accused of Being Prostitutes at Standard Hotel; Free Dinner and Champagne Offered As Apology
Another ugly instance of racial profiling.
By Joe CoscarelliDjango Actress Claims She Was Handcuffed for Kissing While Black [Updated]
Police say they were responding a public indecency complaint.
By E. Alex JungEnforcement of the NYPD’s ‘Broken Windows’ Policy Looks a Lot Like Stop-and-Frisk
Not exactly surprising.
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