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After Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict, Many Felt Something Like Relief. But What ...
Molly Longman
Apr 22, 2021
TV Shows
Hollywood Made
Rutherford Falls’
Jana Schmieding Feel “Invisible.” Now ...
Ariana Romero
Apr 22, 2021
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Why It Matters That The Officer That Killed Ma’Khia Bryant Had A Military ...
Lydia Wang
Apr 22, 2021
News
New York Wants To Decriminalize Sex Work — But This Is Just The F...
On Wednesday, in what advocates are saying is a significant step in the ongoing attempt to decriminalize sex work nationwide, the Manhattan district attorn
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Danielle Campoamor
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Ma’Khia Bryant’s TikToks Are A Reminder That She Was ...
On Tuesday, 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant was shot and killed by a police officer in Columbus, OH. The news, which broke after police released bodycam foota
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Lydia Wang
News
D.C.’s Lack Of Statehood Is An Issue Of White Supremacy. He...
For Ty Hobson-Powell, his hometown of D.C. means go-go music, basketball culture, and mumbo sauce. The city is not the monuments or what you see on CNN for
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Natalie Gontcharova
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How Katie Hill Is Making Her Comeback
Katie Hill understands the ups and downs of advocacy work. Prior to becoming a U.S. congresswoman representing California’s 25th congressional district i
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Danielle Campoamor
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Who To Call Instead Of The Police During An Emergency
On April 20, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd in 2020. But Chauvin is only one part of the proble
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Lydia Wang
News
What Actually Happens To Police Who Kill Black & Brown People?
On Tuesday, after deliberating for 10 hours, a Minneapolis jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murd
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Danielle Campoamor
Unbothered
Will Black America Ever See Real Justice?
“So thank you, George Floyd, for sacrificing your life for justice.” On April 20, while looking to the sky, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi add
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Chelsea Sanders
News
Derek Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict Is A Step Toward Accountability — ...
On May 25, 2020, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed Black man, by kneeling on his neck for over n
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Lydia Wang
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What We Know About The Police Killing Of 16-Year-Old Ma’Khi...
On Tuesday, just minutes before Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, police in Columbus, OH, released bodycam footage of an officer sh
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Natalie Gontcharova
News
Nancy Pelosi Doesn’t Get It
On Tuesday, April 20, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, following nearly a year of protests and o
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Lydia Wang
News
A Viral Video Captures Police Arresting A Black Teenager For Ridi...
According to now-viral video footage from Saturday, April 17, police officers in Perth Amboy, NJ reportedly arrested a Black teenager for riding his bike &
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Lydia Wang
News
Derek Chauvin Is Found Guilty Of Murdering George Floyd
On Tuesday, April 20, former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin was declared guilty on charges of second
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Lydia Wang
Coronavirus
No, The COVID Vaccine Won’t Give You Herpes
As millions of people get vaccinated every day, there have been innumerable conspiracy theories about the coronavirus vaccine itself. Some are seemingly in
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Sarah Midkiff
Health News
So, Realistically, How Long Are We Going To Be Wearing Masks?
It’s been a full calendar year — or as the millennials on Instagram say, a full trip around the sun — since we started wearing face masks. In the
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Asia Ewart
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Everything To Know About The Derek Chauvin Trial
Ten months after he killed George Floyd by holding a knee to Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds, former Minneapolis police officer Derek C
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Lydia Wang
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Are Police Supporting Right Wing Conspiracy Groups? The Oath Keep...
On January 6, Jess Watkins, an alleged member of the anti-government militia movement the Oath Keepers and a former Army ranger, can be heard from the Capi
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Danielle Campoamor
News
A Huge Number Of Texans Want “Aggressively Centric” A...
When it comes to planning the next phase of their careers, some celebrities start wellness companies, some start recording podcasts, and some decide to bec
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Asia Ewart
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What We Know About The Indianapolis FedEx Factory Shooting
On Thursday night, a 19-year-old gunman named Brandon Scott Hole opened fire at a FedEx Ground facility near Indianapolis, killing eight people and wound
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Danielle Campoamor
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A Cop Who Killed Breonna Taylor Wrote A Book — But Why Is It Gett...
Publishing giant Simon & Schuster is facing criticism and outrage after it was reported that one of the company’s distribution clients is publishing
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Lydia Wang
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What We’ve Learned From The Bodycam Footage Of Adam Toledo&...
On Thursday, Chicago officials released bodycam footage of the fatal March 29 shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. The graphic video (which Refinery29 is n
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Danielle Campoamor
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Kyle Rittenhouse Killed Two Protestors — & Police Have Donated Th...
Kyle Rittenhouse, an 18-year-old who killed two people and injured a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin last summer, has since raised at least $586,940 through th
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Lydia Wang
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Watch Maxine Waters Tell Jim Jordan To “Shut Your Mouth,...
On Thursday, Rep. Maxine Waters got to do something many of us can only dream of doing: she told Rep. Jim Jordan to shut his mouth. During a subcommittee m
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Lydia Wang
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Of Course QAnon Has A Conspiracy Theory About Ivanka Trump’...
For months, Ivanka Trump has stayed pretty quiet online. Maybe she’s about to attempt a rebrand, or maybe she’s trying to lay low after calling the Jan
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Lydia Wang
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Why Would AOC Ever Bother Debating Marjorie Taylor Greene?
These days, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been pretty busy getting suspended from Twitter and pushing to award officers who “fight back against Bla
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Lydia Wang
News
This Asian American Hate Crime Bill Misses The Point By Prioritiz...
As of Wednesday, the U.S. Senate is set to advance the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, a bipartisan effort to address and fight hate crimes against Asian America
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Lydia Wang
True Crime
25 Years Later, Two Men Have Been Charged For The Disappearance O...
Two men connected to the long-unsolved murder case of Kristin Smart have been arrested and charged, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson announced
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Asia Ewart
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants To Give Congressional Gold Medals To...
Three days after a police officer shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Minneapolis, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene proposed that officers in major cit
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Asia Ewart
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