Новости за 18.09.2015

The headlines may say that activist DeRay Mckesson was offered a teaching position at Yale; they may say he’s getting paid $40,000 for it—but don’t believe the hype.

It’s a day during a week during a year, which means we were overdue for another fun round of “President Obama is a Muslim,” the game that is basically the conservatives’ version of spades. I actually wouldn’t even be surprised if some of them had regular “President Obama is a Muslim” game nights and potlucks, where they gathered in people’s living rooms to eat bad casserole and lazy guacamole and play “President Obama is a Muslim” Monopoly and “President Obama is a Muslim” Taboo.

Most young teens wouldn’t pass up the chance to spend money on sprucing up a “new” car to do something nice for others instead—like buy 11 student-athletes new running shoes—with their hard-earned money.

On Thursday a judge sentenced a former University of Mississippi student who admitted to placing a noose around the neck of a civil rights statue on campus to six months in jail.

Ahmed Mohamed will not be returning to his Texas high school after being put in handcuffs by police for having a “bomb,” which was actually a digital clock that the brilliant 14-year-old whipped together to show to his science teacher, the Huffington Post reports. 

One California teen is being called a hero after she shielded her baby nephew with her body when gunfire rained on the family’s SUV, ABC 7 reports.

The Confederate flag is under continued scrutiny, and one Virginia high school ended up suspending students at the beginning of the new school year for wearing clothes depicting the controversial flag and then refusing to comply when given the opportunity, USA Today reports.

The last time Edward "Doc" Amey saw Texas City, Texas, Police Officer Salvador Chapa, Amey was being arrested on a gun charge. That was eight years ago, back when Amey used to be a gangster, but recently he found God, and since then he's been living a righteous life. He used to sell drugs; today he stops police and asks if he can pray with them and, more importantly, for them.

Dear Professor Gates: