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News (USA)
Black trans woman who is a “beloved community member” is shot to death
Nikai David just turned 33 years old before her life was cut short last week. She’s at least the 50th trans or gender non-conforming victim to violence in 2021.
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News (USA)
Man spits in the face of a pregnant Asian woman & calls her anti-gay slurs in shocking video
“It was terrible. I had a meltdown at work,” the woman said about what she believes was a bias-motivated attack.
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News (USA)
Kamala Harris is now the Vice President-elect. She will set so many firsts in Washington.
No one like Kamala Harris has ever served in the government of these United States.
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News (USA)
Donald Trump launches birther attack on Kamala Harris. She was born in the United States.
“I would have assumed the Democrats would have checked that out before she gets chosen to run for vice president.”
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News (USA)
Newsweek runs “birther” editorial from antigay activist claiming Harris is ineligible to be Veep
The conspiracy theory that Harris isn’t a natural-born U.S. citizen – even though she was born in Oakland – is spreading.
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Commentary
Here are more things you can’t do now if you’re black or brown
When will white people stop calling the cops on people of color because they’re napping, golfing, moving, dancing, or taking their kid to the park?
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News (USA)
Transgender victims of Oakland fire still being misgendered after death
The media is learning proper naming is critical because it validates the way people who have died lived.
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News (USA)
Across the nation, thousands of people protested Trump’s election last night
The raw divisions exposed by the presidential race were on full display across America on Wednesday as protesters flooded city streets.
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LGBTQ Pride
Breanna Sinclairé becomes first trans person to perform National Anthem at MLB Game
It was only the second game Sinclairé ever attended, but the classically trained soprano, who has a 4½-octave range, broke new ground before the Oakland A’s game with the San Diego Padres at the A’s LGBT Pride night.
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News (USA)
Four West Coast mayors lift bans on city-funded travel to Indiana
The mayors of four West Coast cities say they’re lifting bans imposed on city-funded travel to Indiana after changes were made to that state’s religious objections law to make clear it can’t be used to discriminate.