sexual harassment
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Joy Villa, Singer Who Wore ‘MAGA’ Dress at 2017 Grammys, Files Sexual Assault Complaint Against Former Trump Campaign Manager
Joy Villa, a singer and potential congressional candidate, is accusing President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager of sexual assault after she says that he hit her twice on the buttocks during a November gathering in Washington, D.C. Villa, a Trump supporter, drew copious amounts of attention at the Grammys this year after she wore a…
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Former NFL Players Michael Irvin and Eric Davis Accused of Sexually Harassing NFL Network Employee: Report
Eric Davis and Michael Irvin are the latest former NFL players-turned-NFL Network analysts to be accused of sexual misconduct. Marshall Faulk, Warren Sapp and Donovan McNabb and others were named in an initial lawsuit by former NFL Network employee Jami Cantor, who claims that the men sexually harassed her. Now another NFL Network employee, Erin…
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Detroit Journalist Stephen Henderson Traces Firing to 2 Encounters
Detroit Free Press Veteran Weighs Legal Action Skipper Quits at ESPN, Citing Substance Abuse Parrish to Leave as Arizona Republic President PBS Fires Back at Tavis Smiley’s Denials Stephen Henderson, fired Friday as columnist and editorial page editor at the Detroit Free Press, told radio listeners Monday that his dismissal stemmed from “social situations outside…
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How Sexual Harassment Silences Black Women in the Workplace
Updated Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, at 2:29 p.m. EST: The Ford Motor Co. sent The Root a statement responding to the New York Times report about allegations by female employees at the company’s Chicago plants of years of racial and sexual harassment. “Ford does not tolerate sexual harassment or discrimination. We take those claims very…
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What Well-Meaning Men Don’t Understand When It Comes to Life as a Woman
It seems we can’t go but a few days without hearing about another famous man’s name being linked to sexual harassment allegations. This has led to conversations from well-meaning men who don’t understand the prevalence of the threat of harassment. Well-meaning men have asked everything from the stupid, “Do I need to apologize to every…
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Detroit Free Press’ Stephen Henderson Out After Harassment Investigation
Pulitzer Prize Winner Says He Is ‘Stunned’ Nonblack Press Corps Didn’t See Blacks Coming Net Neutrality Fight Not Over, Despite FCC Vote Sulzberger Diversity Pledges Not Always Realized Many Trump Aides ‘Never Worked with Minorities’ Walmart, Book Distributor Now Wary of Smiley ONA Forms Network of Newsrooms Aiding Diversity Mich. Projects Funded for ‘Journalism Engagement’…
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Former NFL Player Warren Sapp Thought Buying Co-Workers Vibrators Was OK Because They Were Cute Vibrators
NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp is proving to be a trash human being. Never forget that Sapp was arrested in 2015 in Arizona after he chased prostitutes down a hotel hallway naked. Sapp claimed that after paying the women some $600 for services, they wanted a tip, and Sapp ain’t out here tipping no…
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Dang, Tavis. You Too?
Production on late-night PBS show Tavis Smiley has been suspended indefinitely amid “credible” allegations that its host and namesake has engaged in “conduct that is inconsistent with the values and standards of PBS.” In an exclusive report, Variety published the following statement from the network: Effective today, PBS has indefinitely suspended distribution of “Tavis Smiley,”…
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#ThemToo: Black Women Break Their Silence in Media
Bullying, Structural Racism With Rose, Hockenberry Detroit Anchor Placed on Leave After Accusation Kimberly Godwin Named VP of News at CBS TV One: ‘NewsOne Now’ to Return in New Format Paper Calls Guilty Verdict for Ex-Cop a Milestone Standing Rock Shows Need to Scrutinize Newsfeeds CUNY Hopes to Fill Gap Left by New America Media…
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Taxicab Confessions: On Being Friendly When You Can’t Be Bothered
The new World Trade Center in all its grotesque, sanitized and bleached whiteness still makes me a bit sick. I remember the towers before the planes hit; I remember the smoke and grief that wafted into Brooklyn after they fell. So this new whale carcass filled with high-end stores and corny tourist attractions turns my…