One could never accuse Northlight Theatre of a lack of eclecticism in its programming. In a matter of weeks, subscribers there in Skokie have gone from chortling at Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, of all things, to a drama that begins with the graphic on-stage amputation — saw, screams, spurting blood and all — of [...]
Miss. Man Killed in Hit-And-Run: ‘They Ran Him Over Because He Was Black’
January 18, 2013 | Posted by
Last July on a Mississippi morning, 61-year-old Johnny Lee Butts was fatally hit by a Monte Carlo automobile driven by a teenagers and two passengers. The vehicle struck Butts at between 55 and 70 miles per hour, tossing him 172 feet. The boys fled the scene. Later, the two passengers who were in the vehicle [...]
Video: Teen Punches Woman After ‘Racist’ Remarks
January 11, 2013 | Posted by
A video of a nasty altercation between a teen and a woman on a London train has gone viral, with tens of thousands having seen the three-minute video. The incident allegedly began before the video, when the young man stepped on the woman’s shoe, prompting an exchange of vicious insults, with the woman calling the [...]
Teen White Supremacist Charged in Plot to Attack School
January 8, 2013 | Posted by
An Alabama teenager was arrested last week after his high school teacher uncovered the young man’s alleged terror plot. Derek Shrout, 17, has been charged with a felony count of attempted assault, and will be tried as an adult in Russell County. A teacher at Russell County High School identified what appeared to be plans [...]
Philadelphia Teacher Sues Prep School For Racial Discrimination
January 7, 2013 | Posted by
A black Philadelphia prep school teacher filed a racial discrimination lawsuit challenging the school’s decision to fire him last year based on allegedly inappropriate texts sent to a female student. Arthur “Chuck” Matthews claims that though the student and her parents did not deem the messages offensive, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy chose to terminate him [...]
Wisconsin Student Suspended for Giving Noose, KKK Symbol to Classmate
January 4, 2013 | Posted by
A Wisconsin student has been suspended for giving his black classmate a small noose and a KKK symbol. The 15-year-old girl who was given the noose has not been named, but is now afraid to return to school, according to a report from the Pioneer Press. Sarah Hitzeman, the girl’s foster mother, criticized the handling [...]
President Obama, Newtown, Football and Racist Tweets
December 19, 2012 | Posted by
Following the shooting rampage that killed 26 people in Connecticut last week, the nation seemed united in grieving the loss of precious lives. Then Sunday Night Football came on TV, and the veneer of national unity promptly fell apart. If you give credence to the barrage of racist tweets sent out Sunday, you might think [...]
Viriginia College Disciplines Students for Racist Election Riot
December 14, 2012 | Posted by
Students involved in a racially charged Election Day riot at a Virginia college have been punished, according to a statement released to the Associated Press. One student has been expelled while three others have been disciplined for their role in the incident at Hampden-Sydney College, a small all-male undergraduate institution in central Virginia. When news [...]
Racist, Sexist Signs Found on UCLA’s Campus in Post-Racial America
November 30, 2012 | Posted by
UCLA police are investigating racist, sexist signs found on campus this week that defamed Asian women. On Tuesday, a student found a sign that read “asian women R Honkie white-boy worshiping Whores” attached to a Vietnamese Student Union sign. On Wednesday, another student found the handwritten phrase “Asian Women are White-Boy Worshiping Sluts” in the [...]
Racism of GOP Rears Itself Again in Attacks on Susan Rice
November 20, 2012 | Posted by
In an outrageous attack on President Obama’s ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, a delegation of right wing Congressmen are trying to scare the president into backing off his possible intention of making Rice the successor to Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, using as ammunition statements that Rice made during Sunday morning news shows [...]
