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Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Is Working His quiet gesture was precision engineered to accomplish exactly what it’s accomplished. /header The 49ers’ Eric Reid and Colin Kaepernick during the national anthem prior to the game against the Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on Sept. 1, 2016, in San Diego, California.Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images On Sunday, the Kansas…
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Rex Ryan (left) shares the stage with Donald Trump after introducing Trump during a campaign stop Monday, April 18, 2016, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Images) Indeed, said another black player on the Bills who requested anonymity to speak freely about tensions swirling with a combination of protests led by Colin Kaepernick and a combustible candidate:…
Earlier this week, Adult Swim’s executive vice president and creative director Mike Lazzo was accused of purposely not taking on any female creators or showrunners by anonymous employees at the network because “when you put women in the writers room, you get conflict, not comedy.” Adult Swim, according to a recent Buzzfeed report, has the lowest…
When RyMingTahn Daniels did her test, she was shocked to find out that 26% of her DNA is of British origin. She talks in her video about feeling like there were secrets in her family. “I was so confused,” she said. “DNA doesn’t lie, but people can.” Many people who identify as black express confusion…
close story-meta-footer Photo Credit Monica Ramos When I was 21, I underwent breast reduction surgery, reducing my embarrassingly large chest to something that could at least fit inside a cardigan. Although there was some medical rationale for the procedure, the overwhelming reason was that I was sick and tired of every man on the planet…
Imagine if somebody broke into your house and killed all of your roommates, but graciously spared your life … as long as you never left the bathtub. That’s basically what happened with Native American reservations. Even today, these reservations are still rife with poverty, unemployment, and crime — they’re essentially little third-world islands scattered all…
A black person fishing in a community pond, two black people jump-starting a car and ‘someone from the Middle East looking mean’ – these are all ‘suspicious’ scenes that have prompted members of the public to dial 911. These calls were revealed by serving and former police officers who took to the internet to air…
Polish women protest in Warsaw against government plans for a complete ban of abortion. (Janek Skarzynski/AFP via Getty Images) LONDON — Women all over Poland went on strike Monday to protest the government’s plans for a ban on abortions. It was unclear how many women participated nationally, but organizers estimated that up to 6 million women joined in the protest,…
As a divisive election tears Americans apart over questions of race and immigration, a CBC News poll suggests Canadians are right in believing they think very differently than their U.S. neighbours when it comes to multiculturalism. In fact, we’re more likely to think minorities should assimilate. In a national polling partnership between CBC and the…