Social media users are comprising detailed threads which show videos of mob members being promptly escorted straight to jail.
28-year-old Ashanti Smith launched a GoFundMe and raised almost $100,000 after she was placed on leave and faces criminal charges stemming from a widely circulated video where she defended herself against violent pro-Trump extremists on Jan. 6.
On the day she attacked a 14-year-old Black teen, Miya Ponsetto reportedly used a fire extinguisher to bash her way into her Airbnb after she locked herself out.
"We are not interested in what she has to say, in her feigning remorse, and we certainly will not provide her a public platform and audience to do as much," a joint statement from the parents of Keyon Harrold Jr. reads.
Miya Ponsetto, the white woman dubbed as "SoHo Karen," is now pulling out all the stops to evade responsibility for attacking a 14-year-old Black teen on Dec. 26.
Washington D.C. city officials have called in the National Guard and will explore mandating a curfew in response to concerns over violent confrontations as white supremacists gather to demonstrate on Jan. 6.
The white woman captured attacking Keyon Harrold and his son could soon be charged with assault, grand larceny or attempted robbery stemming from the December 26 incident.
The killings of George Floyd and the protests that have continued since have inspired companies, from Apple,PepsiCo,LEGOtocollege institutions, to take a different approach, with a renewed focus to bolster relationships with the communities they interact with. Some are now partnering with local leaders to begin working towards substantive goals.
“Racism isn’t going anywhere anytime soon,” says organizational psychologist Dr. Courtney McCluney, industrial and labor relations professor at Cornell University. “Companies tend to have a reactive response, to save face, where they rush to set up committees, hire chief diversity officers,” and promote Black employees to executive positions—sometimes the firstin the company’s history. But it's never going to stop, she adds, “we’ve had 400 years embedded in this model of living, so we have to get rid of this sense that we can solve racism tomorrow and think more long term.”
Michigan state Rep. Cynthia Johnson was removed from her committee assignments on Wednesday over a Facebook Live where she spoke out against racist threats she received online.
Lee is backing Parker's latest film "American Skin" in what seems like an effort to help Parker surge forward in spite of former rape accusations.
For someone whose job entails distributing accurate information, the White House press secretary has never been concerned with facts and figures, much like her predecessors.
