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#ThanksgivingWithBlackFamilies Is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year on Social Media
Every year on social media, there’s one hashtag you can count on to bring joy and laughter. #ThanksgivingWithBlackFamilies is the absolute truth when it comes to the struggles of celebrating the holiday. And this year is no exception. On Tuesday, Michael Harriot gave everyone a step-by-step guide to a black family Thanksgiving, and some of…
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Tech’s Whiteness Is the Problem. Are We the Solution?
Last week, Twitter said it was “pausing” to reconsider the process by which it bestows the blue check mark denoting accounts that had been “verified,” and on Wednesday the company announced that it was yanking the designation from some users who occupy the neo-Nazi or nationalist bucket of grassroots white activism. The announcements came after…
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Bossip Smashes Twitter’s Tender Cakes to Smithereens With Their Hilarious Headlines
Listen, I don’t know what Bossip’s editorial team is on, but I’d like for them to pass it my way. There is no publication like gossip-news giant Bossip. It’s 2017, so it’s safe to assume that you’ve been to Bossip’s website, followed it on social media or seen the wordy and deliciously insulting headlines creep…
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When a Breakdown Is Public (or, That Time My Mom Was on WorldStarHipHop)
Theodora Marie is my mother. She is one-half of an identical twinship forged in Grandmother’s womb some 66 years ago. Teddie is a fiery Sagittarius, an old-school nationalist and my very first love. My mother is a slight woman, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 110 pounds, but her mouth? Gargantuan. Her heart? Titan. If…
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25-Year-Old American Jailed for Tweet Criticizing Zimbabwean Leader Robert Mugabe
A young white American woman is finding her life held in the balance by an African dictator. Twenty-five-year-old New Jersey native Martha O’Donovan is accused of calling the 93-year-old president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, a “selfish & sick man” in a Twitter post that showed him with a catheter, and is facing 20 years in…
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After Getting Her Dry Wig Snatched, Sunny Anderson Backtracks on Victim-Blaming in Sexual Harassment Cases
Chef Sunny Anderson had a few polarizing opinions about the recent New York Times piece uncovering Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harassment and rape scandals. But she wasn’t exactly showing support to the victims. Instead, Partly Cloudy Anderson used victim-blaming when telling her own story about sexual harassment. Thunderstorm Anderson tweeted that the definition of “brave” shouldn’t…
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Feds in the DMs: DHS Now Wants to Collect Social Media Info From All US Immigrants
Federal officials have set in motion a new rule that allows the government to collect social media from all immigrants—including people who are already permanent residents and naturalized citizens. The regulation was published in the Federal Register last week by the Department of Homeland Security and was first reported by BuzzFeed News. The guidelines state…
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My Marriage Is Over. Most of My Friends Don’t Know
How do you announce that your 10-year marriage is over? Do you change your status on Facebook? Write a cryptic post about new beginnings? Group text? When my then-husband (let’s call him the Homey) and I decided it was time to spread the word, it was the start of the holiday season. (Merry Christmas, we’re…
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Facebook Responds to Reports It Let Advertisers Target Nazis, ‘Jew Haters’ and Other Anti-Semitic Groups
Updated Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, 11:15 a.m. EDT: In response to a report that its ad system let advertisers target people who expressed interest in topics such as “Jew haters” and other anti-Semitic keywords, Facebook issued the following response late Thursday night: Facebook equips businesses with powerful ways to reach the right people with the…
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Fla. Charter School Principal Under Fire for ‘Racist’ Facebook Posts
A Duval County, Fla., charter school principal is under scrutiny after parents brought up some of her controversial Facebook posts, which some say are problematic, to say the least. According to Action News Jax, Charter Schools USA is investigating the Facebook posts of Duval Charter School Principal Kimberly Stidham after the issue was brought to…
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