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Spotify Reverses Controversial ‘Hateful Conduct’ Ban After Industry Backlash
Spotify has backpedaled on its “hateful conduct” policy, which penalized artists on the streaming platform if they had a history of “controversies.” The policy, which was part of a broader set of guidelines on hate speech and hateful conduct, drew immediate criticism upon its release in May for being too vague. Record label executives, like…
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John Bunn, Convicted at 14 for a Crime He Didn’t Commit, Is Finally Exonerated. But Justice Still Hasn’t Been Served
At 14 years old, John Bunn went on trial for murder; the proceeding lasted just one day. Accused in August 1991 of murdering a corrections officer, the Brooklyn, N.Y., teenager was convicted by a jury based on tainted evidence provided by former New York City Police Detective Louis Scarcella. Bunn served 17 years behind bars,…
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And Another One: California Starbucks Writes Racial Slur on Latino Customer’s Drink
Dear Starbucks Employees: The only thing you had to do was chill on the racist stuff for a month. That’s it. Go through most of May without doing some inane, easily documentable, biased bullshit. Then you’d take your afternoon of racial-bias awareness training, where you’d watch a video (or a really dynamic Powerpoint!) about how…
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Racist Man Who Threatened to Call ICE on Spanish Speakers to Be Besieged by Mariachis and Tacos, Thanks to the Internet
After identifying the raving racist who threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Spanish speakers at a New York City deli, the internet is clapping back in the most delicious, delightful way. Seriously, it involves tacos and mariachis. And possibly piñatas. A Go Fund Me campaign has raised over $1,000 to send mariachis and…
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A Homeless Black Man Was Jailed After Trying to Eat at Burger King. Now He’s Suing for Almost $1 Million
Emory Ellis was just trying to buy breakfast. At a Boston Burger King in November 2015, Ellis, who was homeless, attempted to pay for his morning meal with a $10 bill—a simple transaction that goes without incident or comment millions of times each day across America. But on this morning the cashier accused Ellis, who…
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Watch: White Dude Gets Big Mad at People Speaking Spanish in Front of His Salad, Threatens to Call ICE
Consider this a variation on a theme. Internet sleuths are trying to track down a white man caught on video ranting about people speaking Spanish at a New York City lunch spot. The viral video, which has garnered over a million views since being posted Tuesday afternoon, shows the man threatening to call Immigration and…
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Your Girl Candace Owens Ran a Trump-Bashing Website Less Than 2 Years Ago. Color Us Shocked
A recent report from BuzzFeed sheds new light on Candace Owens, the melanated darling du jour of the “Make America great again” crowd, revealing that the rising conservative star ran a blog that frequently mocked Donald Trump throughout the 2016 presidential campaign. Among the stories that ran on the site: A critical look at Trump’s…
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Rihanna Does Not Give a Damn About the Royal Wedding
The best way to get yourself checked by a real-life icon is to make assumptions, and that’s exactly what happened to an Access Hollywood reporter when she assumed the following two things: 1. That Rihanna had received an invite to the royal wedding just because she met Prince Harry thatonetime. 2. That Rihanna, who has…
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A Black Student Says He Was Sexually Harassed and Assaulted by a White Classmate, but Only He Was Punished
The family of a black middle school student has filed a lawsuit against the Lansing, Kan., school district for racial discrimination in failing to protect him from physical and sexual harassment at the hands of another middle schooler. This is the second such lawsuit filed against the Lansing School District in a week, the Kansas…
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Michaela Coel, Clearly Not Looking Like a Flight Attendant, Gets Mistaken for … a Flight Attendant
Virgin Atlantic flight attendants are pretty hard to miss. There are the ketchup-red blazers and pencil skirts, for one, with or without a jaunty, colorful neckerchief to match. There are the sensible shoes that are both professional and polished but can also withstand hours of wear while one’s feet swell up. There are the, I…
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