UMass-Amherst gears up for Halloween with “costume racism evaluation and assessment meter”

UMass-Amherst gears up for Halloween with “costume racism evaluation and assessment meter”

UPDATED w/comment from UMASS-Amherst (12:36 a.m.)

AMHERST — Not so fast with that sombrero: the University of Massachusetts-Amherst has a new Halloween costume threat assessment meter, and donning one of the popular Mexican wide-brimmed caps the night of Oct. 31 is certain to trigger a code red backlash.

Petition launched to include Clarence Thomas in African American museum
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Petition launched to include Clarence Thomas in African American museum

Penny Starr

(CNSNews.com) – TheStandUnited website has launched a petition to have Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas included in the new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

The only reference to Thomas in the new museum, which opened on Sept. 24, is a video of Anita Hill testifying against him at his confirmation hearings.

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