#ICYMI: NYPD Chief Says It's Hard to Find Black Men Without Records to Recruit
Plus, singer says Obama "seems to be white inside."
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NYPD Commissioner Blames Criminal Records for Lack of Diversity in Police Force - New York City police commissioner Bill Bratton attributes the low hiring rate of African-Americans to damaging “stop-and-frisk” policy adopted by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg. “We have a significant population gap among African-American males because so many of them have spent time in jail and, as such, we can’t hire them,” Bratton said in an interview with the Guardian. In the application process, convicted felons are automatically disqualified while multiple summonses are taken into account as “demonstrated disrespect for the law.”
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Morrissey Says Obama "Seems to Be White Inside" - British singer Morissey believes President Barack Obama has turned his back on African-Americans. In an interview with Alternative Nation, he gave his views on the president's response to cases of police brutality on Black people. "Obama seems to be white inside," he said. "There is an obvious racial division in America and it’s exploding and Obama doesn’t ever support the innocent black people who are murdered by white police officers who are never held accountable," he continued. (Photos from Left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Black Women Pressured to Hide Mental Health Issues Linked to Infertility - A University of Michigan study found that Black women are often pressured to hide emotional trauma experienced in infertility cases. One third of participants equated motherhood with womanhood. A majority of the respondents also associated bearing children as a higher power’s intention for females.
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Barnard College Will Now Accept Transgender Women - The highly selective women’s college will allow for the admission of applicants who identify as women, regardless of their assigned gender at birth. Transgender women who wish to apply to Barnard are encouraged to submit their application for the upcoming academic year.
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Serena Williams Targeted With Racist Commentary - After her win at the French Open, tennis star Serena Williams was met with many prejudiced comments. A Twitter user said recently after her Indian Wells win that she "looks like a gorilla, and sounds like a gorilla when she grunts while hitting the ball. In conclusion, she is a gorilla," Vox reports.
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