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Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

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Target put on blast for giving employees chips and salsa for Hispanic Heritage Month

Sabine Joseph was a former reporting intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Miami and Connecticut publications, including Montage, the Miami Laker, and Connecticut Health I-Team.

Sabine Joseph

‘They didn’t believe I was an employee’: Black Google worker says he was stopped while riding his bike around campus (updated)

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

Tricia Crimmins

A TikToker wrote an essay about her maternal grandmother's life as a slave, and her white teacher left a racist comment on the essay

‘Girl you are about to get free tuition’: Teacher allegedly writes racist comment on TikToker’s essay about her grandmother being a slave

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

Kahron Spearman

Black TikToker says she had to undergo ‘suicide evaluation’ after beloved teacher says the N-word

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Let’s see you read’: Karen patient asks Black healthcare worker if she has a ‘master,’ to read

woman with caption "We will No longer be referred To as Unvaxxed... We simply go by..." (l) woman with caption "Pure blood" (c) dismayed man (r)

Anti-vaxxers are now identifying themselves as ‘pure bloods’

Footage from a school board meeting in Leander, TX shows a white woman repeatedly saying the n-word.

Karen repeatedly says N-word while reciting N.W.A.’s ‘F*ck The Police’ at school board meeting

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.

Samira Sadeque

Katie Powell documented two Marshalls employees following them around the store

‘They’re making it so obvious’: Black TikToker films Marshalls workers ‘following’ her around store

Karen caught calling Black neighbors the ‘N-word’ on Ring camera

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

‘Are those your mulatto kids?’: Karen filmed calling kids ‘half-breeds’ identified as a teacher (updated)

Video: ‘Karen’ tries to gatekeep community pool, blocks brown child from accessing it

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.

Jennifer Xia

Three panel screenshot from TikTok where family is refused service for clothing. First panel shows man taking off tanktop. Second panel shows man wearing Black shirt traded with mom. Third panel shows restaurant manager standing at doorway of restaurant.

TikTok video shows Black family being refused service at restaurant—even after changing clothing to follow dress code

Three panel screenshot from video of Texas deputy officer lying on top of Black woman after possibly walking into traffic on purpose. He is lying on top of her and she is foaming at the mouth, Her mother tries to comfort her by holding her hand.

Viral video shows officer on top of Black teen as she cries out ‘I can’t breathe’ (updated)

Kathryn Cardin is a Missouri-born writer and editor who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys cooking, and her dog and cat enjoy when she spills.

Kathryn Cardin

White woman wins cosplay contest at convention celebrating Black nerds, sparking outrage

Veleda Spellman said she was accused of stealing in a Manhattan jewelry store.

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