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A Blank Post Isn’t Enough: Here Are Useful Ways To Use Your Platform On ...
Elly Belle
Jun 2, 2020
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The Insurrection Act Is A Historic Tool For Racist Violence — No Wonder Trump ...
Sarah Midkiff
Jun 2, 2020
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Protesting In A Pandemic: “The Police Are Far More Dangerous To Black Life...
Natalie Gontcharova
Jun 1, 2020
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David McAtee Was Shot & Killed By Police During Protests After Ye...
A Kentucky man was shot and killed by police early Monday morning outside of a supermarket in Louisville. David McAtee, 53, a chef and the owner of Yaya’
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Asia Ewart
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Autopsy Says George Floyd Died Of Mechanical Asphyxia. What Does ...
A new, independent autopsy ordered by George Floyd’s family has determined he was killed by “asphyxiation from sustained pressure” while former p
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Molly Longman
Coronavirus
Nurses Respond To George Floyd Protests During The Pandemic
Nurses across the country are grappling with their desire to make their voices heard at social justice rallies across the country, the urge to help protest
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Molly Longman
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Protestors Have Rights: Here’s What To Do If You Get Arrested
In New York City, police slammed people to the ground, shot pepper spray indiscriminately, and wielded nightsticks during a chaotic weekend of protests ign
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Brianna Provenzano
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If Your Priority Is To Protect Big Box Stores, You’re Part ...
In recent days, demonstrations around the United States protesting the too-common deaths of unarmed Black men and women, from Ahmaud Arbery to Breonna Tayl
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Asia Ewart
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Trump Turned Off The White House Lights Just When The Country Nee...
As protesters took to the streets of Washington D.C. on Sunday night to demonstrate against the recent deaths of unarmed Black men and women, the exterior
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Asia Ewart
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There’s Only One Reason To Be Scared Of ANTIFA (Because You...
President Donald Trump threatened in a Sunday tweet to designate the left wing anti-fascist movement known as ANTIFA a terrorist organization, despite ackn
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Brianna Provenzano
TV Shows
Vida
May Be Over, But Creator Tanya Saracho Knows How Her ...
“Ugh, I’m so proud of this season,” Vida creator Tanya Saracho happily sighed during an April phone call with Refinery29. Now that Saracho’s Starz
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Ariana Romero
Music
Splish Splash, Here Are All The Songs You Need To Soundtrack Your...
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Courtney E. Smith
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Is That
Control Z
Character Really Dead After The Finale?
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Control Z season 1 finale, “Public Enemy.” Most shows would save a confrontation between its Big Bad and its hero for
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Ariana Romero
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Look What You Made Taylor Swift Do (Come Out Against White Suprem...
Taylor Swift spoke out forcefully today against President Donald Trump’s incitement of military violence in the wake of protests calling for justice afte
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Natalie Gontcharova
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The Officers Who Killed George Floyd Have Done This Before — Many...
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Minneapolis over the last week as they grieve the police killing of 46-year-old George Floyd, with demands
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Erin Corbett
Music
The History Of The "Song Of The Summer" Is A Wild Ride
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Courtney E. Smith
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The Traumatized 17-Year-Old Who Filmed George Floyd’s Killi...
In the wake of mass outcry and protest over George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, the person who brought his story to light is already experiencing harass
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Elly Belle
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In Videos Of Racist Killings, Who Is Behind The Camera Matters
I know the exact day I stopped watching videos of police brutality; the decision wasn’t a conscious declaration, but more of a whisper in my soul: Enough
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Nylah Burton
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The Pandemic Of Black Trauma Will Never End
White people talk about how they can't wait for things to "get back to normal." But the past two months have shown "normal" still includes the murder of Bl
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Kathleen Newman-B...
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Twitter Labels Trump’s “THUGS” Tweet Glorified ...
This morning, we woke up to the President of the United States calling for military violence in response to protestors in Minneapolis and St. Paul who are
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Natalie Gontcharova
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Political Connections Include A Tangled W...
Netflix just released a tell-all docuseries about Jeffery Epstein, his alleged crimes, and the intricate web of wealthy people he kept around him to ensure
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Sarah Midkiff
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CNN Reporter Omar Jimenez Was Arrested On Live TV. The Police Who...
A Black CNN reporter was arrested early Friday morning while covering the ongoing protests on the ground in Minneapolis. Omar Jimenez was arrested and take
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Erin Corbett
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What To Know About Tony McDade, A Black Trans Man Killed By Polic...
Amidst protests in Minneapolis over the murder of George Floyd, another person has been killed by police. This week, a Black transgender man named Tony McD
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Elly Belle
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Jalil Muntaqim Has Been In Prison For 50 Years & Now He’s B...
Over 49 years ago, Jalil Muntaqim (formerly Anthony Bottom), who is now nearly 70 years old, is one of the longest held people in prison in New York state.
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Elly Belle
TV Shows
You Have 7 New Netflix Treats To Binge This Weekend — Here’s What...
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Ariana Romero
Unbothered
Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay — Chances ...
Let’s cut to the chase. It’s been a tough few days…weeks…months. For many people, working in the midst of a global pandemic has been
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Danielle Cadet
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Tomi Lahren Would Like To Speak To A Manager About The Minneapoli...
Minneapolis residents are taking the streets in response to the murder of George Floyd by police. Thousands of people participated in a direct action Wedne
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Erin Corbett
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This Twitter Trend Is Helping Support The People Protesting Georg...
Protest requires a variety of people in many different roles in order to be effective. There are the people on the ground, of course, the ones you see in p
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Britni de la Cretaz
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What Will Happen To Social Media Companies If Trump Signs This Ex...
President Donald Trump is expected to announce an executive order targeting social media companies on Thursday, amid an ongoing feud with Twitter over the
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Erin Corbett
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Why Are The Protestors Being Framed As The Problem? White Supremacy.
In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, thousands of people took to the streets to protest the fact tha
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Britni de la Cretaz
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