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Instead of Waiting for a Seat at the Table, Claima Stories Host Bimma Williams Is Ensuring We Have Our Own
It’s not exactly a secret that Black culture is the engine that powers countless industries throughout the globe. Yet despite this fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find a single Black face in the management or executive positions of some of your favorite brands and companies. We’ll be front and center in every Burger King commercial…
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'You Told Me To': North Carolina Police Officer Shoots Black Man As He Was Lowering His Weapon
Newly released body-cam footage shows Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Wende Kerl shouting for Danquirs Franklin, 27, to lower his weapon. The video obtained by the Charlotte Observer then shows Kerl firing on Franklin, killing him. Footage also shows Franklin attempting to lower his gun, adhering to police commands. Franklin reached his right hand toward his pocket,…
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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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#NetNeutrality Explained as if It Were Burgers, and Other Random FCC Repeal Updates
There are some news topics I cover that are especially near and dear to my heart. Net neutrality is one of them. The existence of an open internet is essential to our ability to communicate and exchange ideas. The repeal threatens that, and makes it inevitable that internet service providers will have control over both…
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Owner of Burger King, Tim Hortons to Buy Popeyes for $1,800,000,000
Restaurant Brands International Inc., the owner of Burger King and Tim Hortons fast-food chains, is expanding its reach and entering the fried-chicken business, purchasing Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen for $1.8 billion in cash. According to Reuters, the deal is a bet by the Canadian multinational fast-food company that it can use its international reach to introduce…
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Burger King To Pay For "Burger-King" Wedding
Whenever I think of God’s sense of humor, I think of things like a couple with the respective surnames of Burger and King coming together in matrimonial bliss. That’s exactly what happened when Illinois childhood sweethearts, Joel Burger and Ashley King’s engagement went viral. Shortly after, Burger King decided to get in on the fun…