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Red Bull employees leaked an image of a slide from a February marketing meeting that some workers deemed offensive and “racist” amid heightened tensions at the caffeinated beverage giant. The slide showed a repurposed map meme that described India as “call centers,” China as “they make our stuff,” and Africa as “zoo animals come from …
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A pair of Atlanta friends who ordered print-outs of Black Lives Matter posters were shocked when they found All Lives Matter prints tucked into their bundle, according to a new report. Sania Chandrani, 23, who was organizing a Black Lives Matter fundraiser with her friend, Jessica Noel, 33, told BuzzFeed News she received the disturbing …
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Protestors in Washington, D.C., set up barricades and pitched tents on H Street NW near the White House and graffitied the historic St. John’s church with “BHAZ” — Black House Autonomous Zone — on Monday, drawing warnings from President Trump. A plywood sign on H Street was also spray-painted “BHAZ: Black House Autonomous Zone,” in …
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There is no need to name names. The so-called conservatives who have been coddling mindless calls to destroy public art know who they are. So do the rest of us. These are the reasonable conservatives, the good ones, so ever careful not to be called racist. They had a compromise in mind because they always …
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The Premier League club brands the banner after it is towed by an aircraft above the Etihad Stadium on Monday evening. Burnley have said they “strongly” condemn those responsible for flying a “White Lives Matter” banner over their Premier League match with Manchester City. The football club branded the banner “offensive” after it was towed …
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Nikole Hannah-Jones, lead writer of the 1619 Project, apologized for promoting the online conspiracy theory that “government agents” are setting off fireworks in Brooklyn and Queens “to disorient and destabilize the #BlackLivesMatter movement.” “I should not have retweeted that tweet thread. I was curious about what other people thought of it as I have seen …
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TALLADEGA, Ala. — Ryan Blaney held onto the lead after a restart with two laps to go Monday, earning his second straight win at Talladega Superspeedway on a day that began with NASCAR drivers throwing their support behind Bubba Wallace and him address fans afterward. The racing was overshadowed by an extraordinary act of solidarity …
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Jessica Mulroney’s husband has quit his TV show amid her “white privilege” scandal, which has cost the stylist several jobs and her friendship with Meghan Markle. Ben Mulroney announced on Monday that he is stepping down as host of Canadian entertainment show “etalk” — and hopes a non-white person will take his place. The move …
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In celebration of Juneteenth — marking the freeing of the last enslaved Americans, on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas — black artists have exercised their creative freedom with new music. And with June also being Black Music Month, it reminds us that music has always been an important part of the black experience in …
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One of three police officers involved in the shooting death of Louisville, Ky., resident Breonna Taylor will be fired, the city’s mayor announced on Friday. Termination proceedings against Louisville Metro Police Officer Brett Hankison have been initiated by department chief Rob Schroeder, according to the mayor. “Unfortunately, due to a provision in state law that …
Red Bull employees leaked an image of a slide from a February marketing meeting that some workers deemed offensive and “racist” amid heightened tensions at the caffeinated beverage giant. The slide showed a repurposed map meme that described India as “call centers,” China as “they make our stuff,” and Africa as “zoo animals come from …
