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A Georgia prosecutor announced Tuesday that a grand jury should review the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery—a 25-year-old black man who was gunned down while out for a jog back in February. “After careful review of the evidence, I am of the opinion that the case should be presented to the grand jury of Glynn County for consideration […]
A 25-year-old Brunswick, Georgia man was shot and killed by two locals when he was out for a run, and his killers still haven’t been charged. The New York Times reports that Ahmaud Arbery was a big fan of running to keep in shape, having previously been a high school football standout. This February he ran […]
Lululemon has issued a formal apology after an art director promoted an offensive coronavirus t-shirt on his Instagram page. “At lululemon, our culture and values are core to who we are,” the apology stated, per Business Insider. “The t-shirt design is not a lululemon product. We apologize that an employee was affiliated with promoting an offensive t-shirt, […]
Two high school students in Georgia were expelled after posting a racist TikTok using negative African American stereotypes. In the thread by Twitter user Camden, you can watch the aforementioned TikTok shared on Thursday with the two students. It shows the teenagers using racial slurs and making derogatory remarks about African Americans like “eat watermelon […]
A McDonald’s in Guangzhou, China has been temporarily closed down after displaying a sign that stated black people were banned from entering the restaurant. “We’ve been informed that from now on black people are not allowed to enter the restaurant,” the sign read. “For the sake of your health, consciously notify the local police for medical […]
A black doctor who has been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic was handcuffed outside his home when police thought he was illegally dumping trash. Police approached Dr. Armen Henderson—a physician who has been treating the virus in the hospital and on Miami’s streets—when he was unloading supplies from his van. He told […]
Bhad Bhabie, a.k.a. Danielle Bregoli, has found herself under criticism again after she posted a video in which her skin appeared darker. People on social media immediately responded negatively to a series of clips the 17-year-old posted, in which she sports a new look. As soon as the videos started to circulate, trending on Twitter […]
In the wake of the unearthed clip showing Joe Exotic complaining that he cannot say the N-word because he’s white, Tiger King director Rebecca Chaiklin confirms what we could’ve assumed all along. “Yes. Joe is a racist, I would say categorically,” Chaiklin told The Hollywood Reporter. “He said things when we were filming that were very unsettling.” When asked why they chose […]
A man suspected of planning to car bomb a hospital amid the COVID-19 pandemic died earlier this week following a confrontation with FBI agents. According to ABC News, Timothy R. Wilson of Missouri was allegedly meeting up with agents, who were undercover, to purchase an explosive device. The 36-year-old Wilson was reportedly armed during the incident, which […]
Leaders around the world are coming together to address the coronavirus. Yet, when Group of Seven (G-7) members wanted to prepare a statement regarding COVID-19 they were hindered because U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tried to pressure them into referring to the illness as the “Wuhan virus.” Per German magazine Der Spiegel, G-7 leaders have been repeatedly rejecting Pompeo’s proposals […]
