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UPS Finally Arrives at 21st Century, Will Allow Workers to Have Facial Hair and Natural Black Hairstyles

In one of those “Wait, you mean they didn’t do that 50 years ago?” news items, UPS has announced its workers can finally have facial hair and wear their hair in a number of hairstyles. For Black folks, this means afros, braids, and other protective styles can finally be worn with the iconic brown uniform.…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

November 12, 2020
News

Antoine Dangerfield, the Welder Fired Over Filming a Viral Strike, Explains How It Happened

To Antoine Dangerfield, it was just a small two-minute video. “They are not bullshitting!” He says, his camera panning around a factory floor as his coworkers left for the day. An impromptu strike was going down, as a group of Latino construction workers walked off the job after a safety coordinator tried to fire their…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

August 8, 2018
News

Black Man Who Filmed Latino Workers Striking Is Fired from His Job, Regrets Nothing

For many viewers, watching a group of construction workers walk off a shop floor in protest might have been rousing enough. But when Antoine Dangerfield’s video of his Latino coworkers went viral last week, people on social media were particularly taken by Dangerfield’s commentary and his infectious enthusiasm at what was transpiring. “They are not…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

August 6, 2018
Very Smart Brothas

Dear UPS: You Ain’t Got to Lie, Craig

One of my least favorite scams is the one that fast-food restaurants do at drive-thrus to make it look like orders are being made and provided to customers in a timely fashion. You know the one: You order and get to the pay window, only to be told to stay there until they tell you…

By

Panama Jackson

Published

June 1, 2018