Photo: Benjamin Clapp (Shutterstock) For decades, organizations like the National Organization for Women, Feminist Majority, and the American Association of University Women were heralded as the frontline orgs championing women’s rights. The limits of that “championing” were always clear to women of color: These organizations centered specifically and almost exclusively …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: The Future of the Supreme Court
3. A major abortion decision (June Medical Services v. Russo) While the ruling does not signal that abortion is safe at the Supreme Court, it’s a message that anti-abortion advocates cannot simply expect the Court to reverse abortion rights just because conservative justices now dominate the bench. — …
Read More »Nick Cannon Fired From ViacomCBS for Promoting Hate Speech by Calling White People “Animals” & “True Savages”
‘);var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== ‘undefined’)c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement(“script”),s=document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0];r.async=!0;r.src=”http://srv.clickfuse.com/showads/showad.js”;r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if(“loaded”==r.readyState||”complete”==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; })(); ViacomCBS has ended their decades-long relationship with Nick Cannon after he made anti-Semitic comments on his podcast. Cannon came under fire Tuesday (Jul. 14) after a recent episode of his “Cannon’s Class” podcast resurfaced on social media in which he—during an interview …
Read More »Elijah Blake Releases Latest Single ‘Bad Liar’
Working with music tycoons Rihanna, Rick Ross, Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Mary J. Blige, and Beyonce, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Elijah Blake is widely-known as a one of the most talented songwriters around today, penning some of our favorite alternative R&B hits including Usher’s “Climax.” Signing with NO ID’s ARTium/DEF JAM camp …
Read More »White Radio Host Loses Job After Harassing Spanish-Speaking Workers in New Hampshire
Share-1 Former radio host Dianna Ploss (Image: Facebook) A white woman and MAGA activist has been fired from her radio hosting gig in New Hampshire after a viral video revealed her harassing a group of Hispanic landscaping workers because they were speaking Spanish, according to CNN. Dianna Ploss, now the …
Read More »Black Travel Alliance will keep confronting the industry on its racism
A plane sits on the tarmac at a South Carolina airport on March 01, 2020 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Travel’s leadership, conferences, and advertising have long been white-dominated. Now, Black travel professionals are confronting their own industry, not just to acknowledge its lack of diversity, …
Read More »North Carolina Woman Who Went Viral for Racist Rants Dies After Getting Hit by Fire Truck
‘);var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== ‘undefined’)c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement(“script”),s=document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0];r.async=!0;r.src=”http://srv.clickfuse.com/showads/showad.js”;r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if(“loaded”==r.readyState||”complete”==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; })(); A North Carolina woman who went viral recently after going on multiple vile, racist rants died Tuesday (Jul. 14) after she stepped out in front of traffic and was hit by a fire truck on Monday afternoon. Rachel Dawn Ruit was initially …
Read More »Facial Recognition Results in Detroit Man Being Arrested for a Crime He Didn't Commit
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) The long, arduous slog that’s been 2020 has had me reflecting on many things. One of those things has been how extensively movies and shows about cops lie to us. We’re repeatedly inundated with this idea that cops are moral arbiters who, operate like a well-oiled machine, …
Read More »The Atlantic Festival Goes Virtual September 21–24, Featuring Dozens of Events, Conversations, and Performances
The Atlantic Festival has become the preeminent live exploration of the ideas that shape a changing nation, featuring conversations with the people at the center of the biggest stories. This fall, The Atlantic will bring all of America to the festival as it makes the marquee event virtual and free …
Read More »Big Sean Facing Backlash Over “IDFWU” Song Allegedly About Naya Rivera Following Her Tragic Death
‘);var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== ‘undefined’)c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement(“script”),s=document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0];r.async=!0;r.src=”http://srv.clickfuse.com/showads/showad.js”;r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if(“loaded”==r.readyState||”complete”==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; })(); Big Sean is currently on the receiving end of backlash over his 2014 hit single “I Don’t F**k With You (IDFWU),” which he allegedly wrote about Naya Rivera after their breakup earlier that year. As was previously reported, the former Glee actress’ …
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