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Black Business, Culture

Kickstarter’s First Black CEO Shares His Unconventional Path to Success

Everette Taylor says empathy and willingness to take risks have made him a successful CEO.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

June 23, 2023
Politics

Georgia’s ‘Zuckerbucks’ Bill Is the Latest Attack on Black Voters

“This is all about trying to control the outcome of elections, period,” Dele Lowman-Smith, chair of the DeKalb County Board of Elections, told The Root.

By

Keith Reed

Published

March 28, 2023
Politics

Russia Permanently Bans Nearly 1,000 Americans From Entering But Donald Trump Is Still Welcome

The list of forbidden Americans, including Morgan Freeman and Ayanna Pressley, comes right after President Biden provided aid to Ukraine.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

May 25, 2022
News

DC Attorney General Sues Mark Zuckerberg Over Cambridge Analytica Data

DC AG Karl Racine cites “a trove of evidence unearthed during the litigation process in the ongoing case involving Facebook” as the reason for the suit.

By

Murjani Rawls

Published

May 23, 2022
Culture, Sports

‘It’s Fun, It’s Educational, It’s Real’: Speedy Morman Takes Us On the Map In New Facebook Series

The popular Complex host and journalist is taking his show on the road.

By

Jay Connor

Published

February 14, 2022
News

Trump Forced to Start His Own Online Platform Just as Facebook Upholds Its Ban on the Former President

Every now and again, the world gets it right: Rudy Giuliani’s apartment got raided, student loan payments have been suspended, and Rory and Mal are back on The Joe Budden Podcast. Also, four months ago, most social media companies banned the former President of Florida, the asshole of America, Donald Trump, from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

May 5, 2021
Culture, Technology

Despite Bans, Extremist Groups Are Alive and Thriving on Facebook

I feel like the reason Facebook was so resistant to implementing restrictions on white supremacists and conspiracy theorists is because that’s largely who its consumer base is now. While the social media company began implementing restrictions on pages that advocate violence and hate, a recent report has found that many extremist groups are still actively…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

March 23, 2021
News

Good News: Trump's Twitter Days May Be Numbered After January 20

Hallelujah! Trump could soon be booted off of Twitter as well as out of the White House. At a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said that the policy exceptions allowing Trump to incite violence, proliferate racism, and promote white supremacy on his platform will end as soon Trump’s…

By

Ishena Robinson

Published

November 18, 2020
Culture, Technology

Civil Rights Orgs Blast Mark Zuckerberg as Audit Finds Facebook’s Weak Hate Speech Policies Are ‘Serious Setbacks for Civil Rights’

For the last two years, Facebook has touted a major civil rights audit as proof that it was taking seriously allegations that it was aiding the spread of hate and misinformation. The results of that report were released Wednesday morning, and while it praised the company for making some necessary improvements to its platform and…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

July 8, 2020
Culture, Technology

Corporations Withdraw Major Ad Dollars From Facebook Over the Company’s Lackluster Hate Speech Policies

Over the last month, companies large and small have paused their advertising on Facebook in an effort to push the social media giant to do more to stop the spread of hate on its platforms. The #StopHateforProfit campaign has amassed a huge roster of Facebook clients, including multinational conglomerate Unilever, Verizon, Coca-Cola, and—as of this…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

June 29, 2020