Opinion: Popularizing The Term ‘Karen’ Holds White Vigilantes Accountable
A couple was charged with assault on Thursday after a video of a white woman pointing a gun at a Black woman near Detroit circulated on social media. New video/alternate angle: A manic #Karen named Jillian Wuestenberg held an unarmed Black mom & her daughters at gunpoint in a Chipotle parking lot outside Detroit on […]
Opinion: Wilmington and Louisville Prove That Consequences of Police Misconduct Differ Vastly
Earlier this month, footage of officers in Wilmington, North Carolina verbally attacking Black people and using hate speech surfaced during the department’s monthly video review. As a result, James Gilmore, Corporal Jesse Moore II, and Officer Kevin Piner, all veteran officers hired in the late 1990s, were fired immediately. Their case raises questions around why […]
Jimmy Kimmel and Tina Fey Apologized for Blackface, But Why Did It Take So Long?
On Monday, NBC announced that episodes of the popular sitcom 30 Rock would pull episodes that featured characters in blackface from Hulu and Amazon after its creator, Tina Fey, requested that the episodes be taken down. Just one day later, there were calls to #CancelJimmyKimmel for similar reasons. Known for his late night talk show […]
DACA Allowed Me To Pursue My Dreams
“Letters from Immigrants” is a series of testimonials gathered by Chaos+Comrades. The series aims to create a deeper understanding of the immigrant experience and humanize the millions of people who come to the United States in search of a better life. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an Obama-era law that protects undocumented […]
Lady Gaga’s Chromatica Is A Return To Form
Lady Gaga’s much anticipated sixth album, Chromatica, has arrived and it is a return to the singer’s dance-pop roots. The album was first introduced by the singles “Stupid Love” and more recently “Rain On Me” featuring Ariana Grande, which is expected to debut at #1 on the Billboard charts next week. The music video for […]
South Africa’s Covid-19 Frontlines Are Leaving Black Nurses Exposed
In this Opinion piece, M Thandiwe Ntshinga, who lives in South Africa, writes about what she sees as racial disparities between black and white nurses in her country. Behind the scenes of the Covid-10 pandemic in South Africa, not everyone in the medical field is playing their part in stopping the virus. In fact, our […]
