NEW YORK (AP) — Some public figures are honored with buildings or monuments named after them. Veteran radio host Connie Chung left behind a strain of marijuana and hundreds of Asian American women as a legacy. Chung was contacted five years ago by her colleague Connie Wang, whose Chinese immigrant parents gave her the option […]
Watch Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s full RNC 2024 speech The full speech by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, criticized someone close to him for a racist online post about Vice President Kamala Harris. […]
Trump fuels false rumors about pet killings in Springfield, Ohio Former President Donald J. Trump recently spread false rumors that Haitian migrants were kidnapping, killing and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. When May-lee Chai was in high school in the early 1980s, a Chinese restaurant finally opened in the small South Dakota town where her […]
Procession carries fallen firefighter and paramedic to church in Georgetown A line of vehicles brought the body of the late firefighter and emergency medical technician Thomas W. Berry III to a church in Georgetown on Thursday, August 22, 2024. The apparent use of a racial slur on the radio by a Lewes volunteer firefighter is […]
Former Twitter employee wins $600,000 wrongful termination lawsuit A former Twitter director has won the highest compensation award for unfair dismissal in Ireland after the country’s Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) concluded that an employee who failed to confirm his “commitment” to the company in an email from owner Elon Musk could not be considered terminated. […]
Social media in mainland China has been amused by a wealthy woman’s act of revenge against the staff of a luxury brand store. The woman, who described the incident as “the most upsetting incident of the year,” felt rejected by staff at a Louis Vuitton (LV) store and returned to the store two months later […]
Charges against Connor Grubb: Family lawyer Ta’Kiya Young on police culture Ta’Kiya Young’s family attorney Sean Walton is thinking about how to change the police culture in Columbus. A U.S. Department of Justice review of the Columbus Police Department found deficiencies in the agency’s use-of-force records, saying the records did not include complete data on […]
Daniel Perry pardoned for murder of Black Lives Matter protester Daniel Perry, who killed Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster during the 2020 protests in Austin, Texas, has been pardoned by Governor Greg Abbott. District 2 City Councilman Shawn Gregory said he was pleased that public works staff reinstalled the Black Lives Matter SPI Way […]
Melbourne Airport said an alleged incident of racism against a US comedian was being investigated by government authorities. Comedian Eric André posted on social media on Monday that he was singled out after arriving at Melbourne Airport’s Terminal 2 and placed in a separate queue for a security check. “I don’t want to be humiliated […]
The comedian said he was pulled out of a queue at Melbourne Airport on Sunday and placed in a “special queue” where he was “thoroughly sniffed by a dog”. Comedian Eric André said he was the victim of racial discrimination while travelling through Australia’s Melbourne airport on Sunday, claiming airport staff unethically targeted “black, brown […]
