Tech is rising and taking over across the globe, but of course not without consequences. A tech company that gained popularity for its efforts to help law enforcement agencies through the use of nonviolent robots has come under fire after a promotional video surfaced.
As hate crimes against people of color continue across the country, members of faith centers and organizations are bearing the brunt of it. Faith institutions across the country are facing hate crimes at alarming rates, and an Islamic center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, reported the latest incident.
Multiple fires were set near the prayer hall of the Islamic Center of New Mexico by a woman captured on surveillance video, local news outlet KOB 4 reported.
While not much information is available at this time, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell reported her office in Dearborn, Michigan, was broken into and vandalized on Monday, Nov. 29. A spokeswoman from her office, Mackenzie Smith, released a statement regarding the incident shortly after, indicating that the break-in happened earlier in the day.
People often define America as a melting pot. But as the country brings together multiple cultures, many often cross the line between cultural appreciation and appropriation.
Just when we think Sesame Street can’t do anything better, the muppets prove us wrong. Sesame Street continues to win hearts with its efforts toward inclusion and diversity. After creating a segment to address the rise in bullying and violence many Asian American children are facing, Sesame Street has announced is it getting a new member.
As the battle against whether or not critical race theory should be taught in schools continues nationwide, some Republicans are also targeting the LGBTQ community. After attacking a Florida school board member for escorting a group of elementary school students on a field trip to a local LGBTQ-friendly restaurant, conservatives have taken to attacking LGBTQ books.
The trend of firsts from the last election continues: People of color are making historic wins nationwide, and by a significant margin. Securing more than 66% of the vote, Aftab Pureval was elected as Cincinnati’s mayor Tuesday. His win makes history as the first Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) to be elected the city’s mayor. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, he is also the only AAPI mayor in the midwest.
We all know that Republicans love to take credit for things they didn’t do, but in this case, taking credit for something may be far-fetched. A GOP candidate for California’s Secretary of State claims she helped kill a “witch” through prayer. In a campaign speech at Fresno City College on Oct.
It’s no surprise that law enforcement often treat people of color differently. However, in the case of children, it’s far worse: Law enforcement and other authorities often treat children of color, especially Black folks, far more aggressively than others. In a recent incident proving this, Honolulu police in Hawaii handcuffed and arrested a 10-year-old girl in January 2020 for drawing an offensive picture of another student.
As cases of the novel coronavirus continue to spread across the country, the importance of being vaccinated has been stressed by various influential individuals. Health officials and others have not only emphasized the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine to avoid the spread of the virus but to protect those immunocompromised.
Some Republicans just don’t ever learn and continue to take their ill-informed logic to public platforms like Twitter. In the latest of Republican embarrassments, Sen. Ted Cruz was graciously slammed on Twitter after mocking Australia’s new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for workers.
“I love the Aussies.
Retired Kansas City, Kansas, cop Roger Golubski is the subject of a federal grand jury investigation after multiple reports of his exploitation and terrorizing of Black residents of Kansas City have finally received attention. According to CNN, while Golubski has been accused of multiple things, he has not faced charges in any incidents.
A right-wing Marine officer who went viral for criticizing the U.S. military and its leadership over Afghanistan has been sent to the brig, family members told Task & Purpose. The officer, identified as Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, went viral after sharing a video on Facebook in which he questioned the command of military leaders for withdrawing from Afghanistan. He released several videos despite being told by supervisors to stop posting on social media.
As anti-vaxx groups nationwide continue to push dangerous theories, some are already reaping the consequences. In their latest deadly advice, the same anti-vaxx groups that pushed at-home COVID-19 remedies including drinking bleach, taking ivermectin, and gargling Betadine have been encouraging members not to go to the hospital.
The conspiracy theory lies in the idea that doctors are preventing anti-vaxxers from getting miracle cures and are killing them intentionally.
As the fight to end Texas’ new restrictive abortion ban continues, a Texas doctor revealed Saturday that he violated the law by performing an abortion days after the law went into effect. The San Antonio doctor, identified as Dr. Alan Braid, shared his story in an op-ed published in The Washington Post titled “Why I violated Texas’s extreme abortion ban.” In it, he revealed that he’d given an abortion to a woman in her first trimester on Sept. 6.
Another day, another anti-vaxxer death. As the delta variant continues to spread across the country, anti-vaxxers are not only filling up hospitals but facing death. Almost every day, news of a popular anti-vaxxer being hospitalized or dying as a result of COVID-19 seems to make headlines.
Anti-vaxxers are reaching a point of no return. Despite warnings and consistent advisories to not ingest products that aren’t made to ingest, they just don’t seem to understand. For some reason, anti-vaxxers are willing to try anything but the COVID-19 vaccine itself to cure coronavirus. From drinking bleach to taking ivermectin, anti-vaxxers have now moved onto Betadine, an antiseptic used to treat cuts and scrapes.
I’m sure we’ve all heard the horror stories about Spirit Airlines, which are primarily known for their cheap but often unpleasant flights. In this case, though, the story isn’t about the inconveniences of flying with Spirit; it deals with the issues of flying while Muslim.
While the phrase is often associated with security and service staff mistreating Muslim travelers, a Muslim woman was harassed and mistreated by another traveler in this incident.
Another week, another racist incident on Fox News. What else is new? In a rant Monday, Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade questioned why President Joe Biden did not demand more Black people be vaccinated in the country. While he stressed that only doctors should promote the COVID-19 vaccine, Kilmeade blamed Biden for not admonishing Black Americans, who he claimed put Biden in office.
It seems like tabloids and magazines aren’t the only ones concerned with just appearances. North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has become the talk of the town after making an appearance at a military parade this week, looking a lot slimmer.
Of course, one of the first outlets to report on his new look and focus solely on that rather than his numerous human rights violations is Fox News.
Anti-maskers just won’t learn. Since the start of the pandemic, videos of anti-maskers resorting to violence when asked to wear a mask, licking items at grocery stores, and coughing on customers have circulated through social media.
While one would hope these incidents were becoming less common, given how far along in the pandemic we have come, they are not.
Anotha one (cue the DJ Khaled clip). Yet another COVID-19 denier has been hospitalized with the novel coronavirus. According to The Daytona Beach News-Journal, a Florida council member who promoted conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and mocked disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci is hospitalized after contracting the virus.
The last Volusia County meeting attended by Fred Lowry, the COVID-infected council member in question, was August 17.
Since the withdrawal of American and NATO forces from Afghanistan in July, the Taliban has quickly taken control of large parts of Afghanistan. The government has fallen and the president has fled. While this is horrific for all Afghan people, women face the worst of it. Devastating videos and photos of people trying to flee the country are circulating on social media and other platforms.
Once again, we’ve reached the part of the pandemic where people ingest random chemicals to treat COVID-19 at home. The overwhelming majority of such people have decided COVID-19 vaccines are too risky or otherwise dangerous. While it may seem obvious to most of us, this is not a good idea. However, many conservatives seem to think otherwise and are willing to die trying to prove themselves right.
As the delta variant continues to spread across the country, unvaccinated individuals are facing the worst of it. Many of those who once organized against pandemic safety measures like wearing masks and getting vaccinated are now battling the virus in hospitals. In one incident, a Texas man who helped organize protests against COVID-19 restrictions is fighting for his life after being hospitalized for almost a month, the San Angelo Standard-Times reported.
After making headlines for allegedly being part of a sex trafficking investigation, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is making headlines again and not just for his marriage. Days after reports of Gaetz eloping with Ginger Luckey, the congressman who confirmed he was under investigation in April on allegations of trafficking a minor for sex made headlines this week for failing to report his book sales—a minor federal violation.
Traveling is one thing a lot of people missed doing when the pandemic first struck. As a result of canceled flights, a lot of us ended up with miles and travel vouchers that we had no idea when it would be safe to use next. In comes Miles4Migrants, a 501(c)(3) charity that uses donated frequent flyer miles to reunite families around the world separated by war, persecution, and disaster.
Selling fake IDs seems to be a thing of the past. Now, some Americans are instead selling fake vaccine cards. Months after the first case of an American prosecuted for selling counterfeit vaccine cards comes a similar (yet different) case. Instead of selling fake cards, an Illinois man decided to sell real ones—and for cheap.
With food insecurity already present in the U.S., the coronavirus only worsened the issue nationwide. According to NPR, food insecurity more than doubled due to the economic crisis COVID-19 inflicted, impacting as many as 23% of households this year. Joe Biden and his administration announced changes to the United States’ food stamp program and its nutrition standards Monday to address the issue.
As the delta variant surges across the country, America’s racism pandemic continues to flourish. Anti-Asian crimes especially are on the rise as misinformation about the virus spreads and xenophobic language is often used in conservative circles to describe it.
In the latest incident of reported anti-Asian hate crimes, a gay Asian man and his family were attacked in Washington D.C.