The emergence of Trump's "mugshot" on August 24, 2023, failed to capture the interest of young liberal voters, who doubted its impact on his loyal base would shift focus away from their MAGA hero. At the time, major news networks featured it prominently, turning it into a popular topic for late-night syndicated shows. CNN and similar outlets raised a crucial question: "Would Americans back a presidential candidate facing potential felony charges?"
Read MoreWhat better way to end a weekend knowing that a Black woman is put in a position to be the savior to an extremely fucked up situation. President Biden has decided that he is no longer seeking the Democratic Presidential nomination and is endorsing his Vice President, Kamala Harris, to be the hopeful next face of the party. Whereas it's customary for a President to nominate sensibly based on the hierarchy of their party, it’s not lost on us that it’s a real-life glass ceiling that Harris is approaching.
Read MoreIn a story bordering on absurd ego ―and insecurity, Cait Corrain, a white woman on the brink of publishing her first book, created over six fake Goodreads accounts under BIPOC names. These accounts were used to criticize and degrade BIPOC authors with upcoming 2024 releases while praising her own book. When confronted, Corrain blamed an imaginary friend and wrote a pitiful letter detailing a mental illness and medication changes.
Read MoreIn a candid exchange with a colleague who is South African Cape Coloured, I asked him about his background, he vaguely stated Southeast Asian and Black African. When I inquired about the country in Southeast Asia and the African ethnicities, he said that “Many Coloureds, like Black Americans, have been dislocated from naming their indigenous African roots because of slavery and the slave trade; there is a current movement to find this information sometimes through DNA.” At the time, this was a bit surprising to me, as I was ignorant of the history of the Coloured population in South Africa*, outside of their mixed ancestry and intermediary position in the South African Apartheid caste system (1948-1994) between Black Indigenous ethnicities of what became South Africa and the white European descended settler population.
Read MoreWe don’t mean to alarm you, but to be honest with you, we should've been alarmed a long time ago. Now it’s too late. Now we’ve reached a point where we will not sugarcoat this for you. We have to get your attention so we can save ourselves.
Read MoreWe're in the era of shit coming to light, and the case for Diddy has taken center stage in 2024. In November of 2023, Cassie, Diddy's former girlfriend, filed a civil suit against Diddy for sexual abuse. Diddy and Cassie's team quickly settled the suit without revealing details. Despite settling the suit, social and mainstream media questioned Diddy's inclination toward a payment resolution rather than fighting for his innocence. There was enough social influence that impacted his image, which caused him to lose 18 brand partnerships.
Read MoreIsn't it ironic that for each Presidential election over the past few decades, Democrats have taken the opportunity to stress that there is "so much on the line" to their base? Isn't it even more ironic that when in office, the issues that are so pertinent before the election is decided seem to "dwindle" once it's over? And without any hesitation or simulation, "issues" are expected to turn into votes.
Read MoreWhen displaced from your country through adoption and raised by white folks, there is an intense pressure to conform so you can better “fit” with your family. This felt magnified when it came to religion. Going to synagogue felt like being naked at graduation – all eyes on me, literally. At Jew camp, I was worth more points for the simple reason that I didn’t “look Jewish”. When I wore a chai symbol, people assumed it was a pi symbol since being Asian must mean I was a math nerd.
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