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Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

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‘This is about the most disgusting thing I’ve seen’: People are horrified by interracial couple’s slavery-inspired wedding photoshoot

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

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Asian TikToker calls out white photographers who take ‘exploitative’ pictures of residents in Chinatown

Jennifer Xia is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She has interned previously at Austin Monthly and Austin Woman magazines.

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‘Anything Black-related is inappropriate content’: TikToker exposes how ‘Black Lives Matter’ is flagged on TikTok as inappropriate content—but not ‘white supremacy’ (updated)

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‘Racial profiling. This is what this is’: TikTok shows Black women being accused of shoplifting at T.J. Maxx (updated)

Jillian Price is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and current journalism graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously wrote for Reporting Texas, UT Austin&#8217;s School of Journalism online publication.

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TikToker films Airbnb host admitting to being racist toward guests

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

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TikTok user @Slimmothyy alleges bias in egg donor applications from Your Eggs fertility company.

‘You guys have some explaining to do’: TikToker says egg donor application was denied because she’s Black

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‘Where’s your badge?’: TikTok shows protesters accusing police of turning off, covering body cameras

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

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‘Don’t even drive by there’: Black TikToker explains the racist history of infamous ‘haunted’ lake

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Zoom bomber holds up gun in meeting about controversial fight song ‘The Eyes of Texas’

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

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White mommy influencer charged after accusing Latino couple of attempting to kidnap her kids in viral video (updated)

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

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Black college students face lack of community on virtual campuses

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Bar review-bombed after being accused of anti-Asian racism on TikTok (updated)

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TikToker films himself telling cop he has dead body in back of the car, sparking conversation on white privilege

(L) The original video of the two women dancing and using the N-word; (R) Abi Akharoh commenting on the video

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