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7 Black Fox Employees to Join Bias Suit, Alleging ‘Arm Wrestling for Whites’ Amusement’
Ebony Said to Owe Writers Thousands French Rivals Hold Opposing Views on Colonialism National Enquirer Readers Say He’s a ‘Winning Prez’ Good Way to Reach Trump: Go on Cable News ESPN to Cut More Than 40 ‘Talent,’ Sources Say 5 Documentaries Planned for L.A. Riot Anniversary DNA Test Results Surprise Student, Columnist Reporter Covering Boko…
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7 More Black Employees Plan to Sue Fox News for Racial Discrimination: Report
Sexual harassment is apparently not the only thing toxic about Fox News’ culture. New York magazine reports that there are mounting allegations that there was also blatant racial discrimination at the network and that next week, seven black Fox News employees plan to join an existing racial discrimination suit filed last month. The original lawsuit,…
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Lessons From the Fall of Bill O’Reilly
Woman Called ‘Hot Chocolate’ Identifies Herself Cecilia Alvear, Former NAHJ President, Dies at 77 White Men ‘Overwhelming’ on Cable Morning Shows TV One Expanding ‘NewsOne Now’ to Two Hours FCC Vote Leads to More Media Consolidation NPR Reports Scant Progress on Diversity Figures 6 ‘Rhoden Fellows’ Named at the Undefeated Census Tests More Hispanic-Friendly Questions…
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Black Nurse, Sylvia Trent-Adams, Becomes Surgeon General After Obama Appointee Is Pushed Out
As has happened to other holdovers from the Obama administration, reps of Team Trump asked U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy to resign Friday. Murthy was replaced by his deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent-Adams, one of the first nurses to serve as surgeon general. According to the New York Times, Trent-Adams will be in an…
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Jesse Jackson Calls for Facebook Live Moratorium
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is echoing the thoughts and feelings of many by calling for an end to Facebook Live—at least temporarily. Jackson and other Chicago officials want the company to drop its live function for 30 days In the wake of the death of 74-year-old Robert Godwin, who was shot and killed by Steve…
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Kamala Harris: ‘Trump’s Wall Is a Stupid Waste of Money’
Looks like those “California girls” (in this case elected officials) continue to tell it like it t-i-s. Like her colleague Rep. Maxine Waters, Sen. Kamala Harris had some direct words for President Donald Trump and his proposed border wall between the United States and Mexico, calling it “a stupid use of money.” The senator tweeted…
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Family of Aaron Hernandez Found Out Death Details on Twitter: Lawyer
Impossibly, the life and death of former NFL tight end Aaron Hernandez is becoming ever more tragic. His longtime lawyer now alleges that his family got information about his suicide earlier this week via “salacious details on Twitter.” According to Courthouse News Service, lawyer George Leontire said to Judge Thomas McGuire on Friday that these…
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Bill O’Reilly Out, Tucker Carlson in at Fox News
Latest Allegations Came From Black Women. . . Resentful Fans Enjoyed Skewering Mainstream Social Media Inflated Threat From ‘Facebook Killer’ Black Press Meet With Trump? Why Bother? N.Y. Daily News Didn’t Get the Memo About ‘Negro’ ‘Next to Die’ Inmates Reflect Before Execution LGBTQ Media Help Readers Adjust to Trump Faulty I.D. on N.Y. Times…
