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‘You Should Be Fired If Incompetent’: American Airlines Suspends Employees Involved In Removing Black Men from Flight Over Body Odor as CEO Promises to ‘Regain Trust’
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June 22, 2024June 22, 2024Politics

‘You Should Be Fired If Incompetent’: American Airlines Suspends Employees Involved In Removing Black Men from Flight Over Body Odor as CEO Promises to ‘Regain Trust’

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Several American Airlines employees have been suspended following a humiliating incident in January in which every Black man was removed from an airline before takeoff after one employee accused them of emitting a foul body odor. But the eight Black men were scattered throughout the plane and did not even know one other and were...

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June 22, 2024June 22, 2024Politics

Majority of White Americans support preserving Confederate legacy, poll reveals

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A national survey by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), initiated in 2022 and expanded in 2024, examined American attitudes towards Confederate monuments and memorialization in public spaces. The findings indicate a nation divided by race, region, and political affiliation. Regional and generational differences Support for preserving Confederate history is notably higher in Southern...

‘She Groomed Him to be the Monster He Is Today’: Kyle Rittenhouse’s Family’s Plea for Donations to Avoid Eviction Met with Vicious Reactions as They Say He Refuses to Help
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June 22, 2024June 22, 2024Politics

‘She Groomed Him to be the Monster He Is Today’: Kyle Rittenhouse’s Family’s Plea for Donations to Avoid Eviction Met with Vicious Reactions as They Say He Refuses to Help

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Two very close family members of Kyle Rittenhouse are facing eviction and said he refuses to help them despite his fatal shootings in August 2020 being a large catalyst for the many woes they face. Rittenhouse’s sister, Faith Rittenhouse, posted a GoFundMe campaign asking for $3,000 in financial assistance to help prevent her and her...

‘These Ungrateful People’: Colombian Immigrant Running for Missouri Office Tells Black People to Leave U.S. If They Don’t Like the Country; Backlash Ensues
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June 21, 2024June 21, 2024Politics

‘These Ungrateful People’: Colombian Immigrant Running for Missouri Office Tells Black People to Leave U.S. If They Don’t Like the Country; Backlash Ensues

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A Republican candidate in the state of Missouri posted a video on her social media pages belittling the holiday of Juneteenth and firing off her criticisms of reparations. “Reparations from slavery and Black victimization is about to be shoved down our throats for the most [wretched] holiday in America,” Valentina Gomez said in the video...

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June 20, 2024June 20, 2024Politics

On Takeoff’s 30th birthday, Quavo takes on gun violence with VP Kamala Harris

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Thanks to Quavo, Takeoff’s legacy continues to be ingrained in Atlanta culture. On what would’ve been his 30th birthday on June 18, the City of Atlanta remembered the late rapper by declaring it “Takeoff Day.” The proclamation came at the end of the inaugural Rocket Foundation Summit 2024, an event dedicated to highlighting organizations and...

‘Absolutely a Tragedy’: 11-Year-Old Allegedly Sat on 15-Year-Old Friend While He Drowned In Georgia Pond. Five Other Children Watched, But No One Reported It for Nearly a Week
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June 19, 2024June 19, 2024Politics

‘Absolutely a Tragedy’: 11-Year-Old Allegedly Sat on 15-Year-Old Friend While He Drowned In Georgia Pond. Five Other Children Watched, But No One Reported It for Nearly a Week

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Six children in Columbus, Georgia, the youngest of whom is just 9 years old, have been charged in connection with the drowning death of their 15-year-old friend whose body was discovered last month floating in a retention pond. The Columbus Police Department confirmed those arrested as a 17-year-old and five other younger juvenile suspects between...