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Racism & Discrimination: Some people say it doesn’t exist, while others insist that they are the victims of discrimination. IPJ covers issues and investigates stories related to racism and discrimination.

Billionaires who backed Rick Snyder are now backing Joe Biden

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Rick Snyder served as the Governor of Michigan between 2011-2019. Snyder is infamous for his role in the lead-contamination of the water supply in...

The Police Department in Foley, AL. doesn’t want you to know how many black...

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The Police Department in Foley, Alabama refuses to release statistical data showing the number of black people that they arrest every year. Independent Press...

“Nuisance” resident warned to stop harassing local NAACP leader

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The President of the Baldwin County (Alabama) NAACP contacted the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office last month to report receiving a "harassing telephone call" from...

Did racist student get accepted to, receive scholarship to University of Alabama?

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In October 2017, Independent Press Journal (IPJ) reported on two students at Spanish Fort High School in Alabama who created racist songs and posted them online. Sources at Spanish...

Is the GOP using an unemployed felon to showcase low “unemployment” numbers?

On Sunday, the Republican National Committee (@GOP) tweeted a video that was (presumably) meant to showcase low unemployment numbers in the black community. The...

Black woman arrested at Waffle House, Police respond to viral video with evidence. [Updated]

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Initial sources widely reported that a 25-year old black woman near Mobile Alabama was arrested over the weekend on charges of disorderly conduct after she...

Posters at school “racially profile” and depict blacks as “criminals” and “monkeys,” say NAACP...

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... One parent told IPJ, "they're making black kids out to be drug addicts and criminals."

Black student told to “quit school before trump sends u back to africa! NO...

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... students argued that he should work more because “n*ggers like them some barbecue.”

Landlord admits to monitoring tenant’s phone records, and reading tenant’s emails

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Swope specifically indicated that that he had gained access to those records because the law firm is a tenant in his building and because the attorney’s phone lines go through his system...

Black kids are 7 times more likely to get arrested than white kids in...

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Black kids are 7 times more likely to get arrested than white kids in this Alabama town. [Spanish Fort, Alabama]