Race Archives

Police officer and chief Karl Baker was purportedly refused service at a diner and the online ad read as follows Cop Refused Service At A Restaurant Next Day He Does This.

Was Black Police Officer Karl Baker Refused Service at Restaurant? According to the story, the police officer who was refused service decided to return to...

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Did Joe Biden’s Great-Great-Great Grandfather Own a Slave? An 1850 slave schedule shows that Thomas H. Randle owned a 14-year-old slave.

True

The claim is that a letter from the LSU president to his counterpart at the University of Texas describes efforts to keep Black students segregated.

Is This 1961 Pro-Segregation Letter from LSU’s President Real? The legacy of former Louisiana State University President Troy Middleton is clouded with accusations that...

True

Yes, BLM Utah Chapter Called US Flag ‘A Symbol of Hatred’ The group's statement sparked a wave of controversy on the Fourth of July.

True

Was George Floyd Statue in NYC Defaced With White Nationalist Symbol? Reports of the vandalism spread about a day before the sentencing hearing for Derek Chauvin,...

True

Did Popeyes Hang a Sign Saying They Will Refuse To Serve White People? A sign that stirred controversy on social media triggered a police investigation.

False

Did Customers Receive Racist Emails from Walmart? A slew of phony accounts resulted in emails generated using the company’s email.

False

Did Fred Rogers Invite a Black Police Officer To Join Him In a Pool? At that time, Black people were denied the right to swim in the same pools...

Mostly True

Did Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Refuse to Do Interviews With White Journalists?

Did Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Refuse To Give Interviews to White Journalists? A letter to the Chicago press on the two-year anniversary of the mayor's inauguration drew...

Mostly False

Did Pelosi Tweet Use Photo of Wrong Athlete in Tribute to Willie Mays? The post was quickly and quietly deleted.

True

Was George Floyd’s Girlfriend Daunte Wright’s Teacher? "(I'm) crushed," said Courteney Ross, the former partner of Floyd, after a suburban Minneapolis cop...

True

Ben and Jerry's Daunte Wright white supremacy tweet

Did Ben & Jerry’s Say Daunte Wright’s Killing Was ‘Rooted in White Supremacy’? The ice cream brand has been no stranger to speaking out on a number of...

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