Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke has been banned from Twitter. The social media giant announced Thursday that the hatemonger’s account “has been permanently suspended for repeated violations of the Twitter rules on hateful conduct,” reports The Associated Press. Twitter did not specify which of Duke’s tweets triggered the …
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Photo: FOTOKITA (Shutterstock) Alabama’s prison system has come under scrutiny in recent months following a federal report that details widespread, systemic issues of abuse and a lack of proper oversight. As a result of the findings, four guards have been charged with using excessive force against an inmate. The New …
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Earlier this week I mentioned the surprisingly important role that craft brewing had played in downtown renewal across the country over the past decade. And I talked with one of the pioneers of that movement, Jim Koch of the Boston Beer Company, about how this part of America’s startup economy …
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Read More »Google is Making it Easier to Search for and Support Black Businesses
Google introduced a new badge that allows businesses to identify themselves as Black-owned through the company’s Maps and Search listings. The new feature, which was announced Thursday, comes as more consumers are searching for black businesses in recent months. U.S.-based companies with a verified Business Profile on Google can now …
Read More »Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Hate Crime Against Black Woman
Photo: Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office In 2018, a 57-year-old Black woman was walking to a subway station in Brooklyn when a white man began stabbing her and yelling racial slurs. CNN reports that on Wednesday, 34-year-old Aleksejs Saveljevs was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the attack. Saveljevs pleaded …
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Read More »Man Who Filmed Arbery’s Death Investigated For Sex Crimes
Earlier this month, it was reported that William “Roddie” Bryan, Jr., the man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery’s death, was being investigated for sex crimes. Now, more information has come out about the accusations. Roddie is under investigation for child molestation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, News4Jax reports. According to …
Read More »Taylor Swift Rebrands Album Merchandise After Black-Owned Retailer Accuses her of Stealing Designs
Share0 (Image: Twitter) Taylor Swift, after being called out by a Black business owner for ripping off her name and logo, has quickly rebranded the merchandise associated with her latest album release, folklore, according to CNN. Amira Rasool, the founder of the online retailer The Folklore, had taken to Instagram with …
Read More »I Just Want to Hit the Brunch LeBron James Apparently Went to Last Night
Screenshot: Twitter So the NBA bubble thing is weird. And the social justice messaging on the jerseys is dumb. So dumb. SO DUMB. But I am also weird and dumb, and I am fascinated by the uncanny valley of the NBA’s reboot. The crowds are computer-generated avatars! Some people in …
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