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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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‘It’s dehumanizing and othering’: Cardi B under fire for caricature of Korean accent

Black speaker says she was cut off by white organizers at abortion march

‘Since when is Black hair a costume?’: TikToker puts Spirit Halloween on blast for for culturally appropriative costumes

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White girl throws drink at Black cop’s face, allegedly calls him the N-word in viral TikTok

‘The sh*t we go through’: White man calls Black man the N-word for beating him to the bathroom in viral TikTok

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Black Players for Change assembled after George Floyd. They’re just getting started

Karen calls Black man ‘pimp,’ blocks his car in viral TikTok

Karen throws drink at Black diners in hibachi grill restaurant in viral TikTok

‘This is horrible’: Indianapolis Colts player and influencer receive racist comments under Instagram photo from their wedding

‘I don’t know where you’re from’: Asian father tells young Black man to ‘go back to your country’ in viral TikTok

Influencer gets called out for ‘still blackfishing’ 3 years after initial controversy in viral TikTok

‘Why not show the whole building what you been saying?‘: TikToker exposes neighbor’s racist Facebook messages by plastering them around apartment complex

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Race

‘It’s dehumanizing and othering’: Cardi B under fire for caricature of Korean accent

Black speaker says she was cut off by white organizers at abortion march

‘Since when is Black hair a costume?’: TikToker puts Spirit Halloween on blast for for culturally appropriative costumes

‘What really happened to my little cousin?’: Family seeks answers after Black teen drowns in lake while swimming with friends

White girl throws drink at Black cop’s face, allegedly calls him the N-word in viral TikTok

‘The sh*t we go through’: White man calls Black man the N-word for beating him to the bathroom in viral TikTok

‘I wonder why they want to meet me now’: Hispanic TikToker only secured interviews at Trader Joe’s when she applied as a white person, viral TikTok shows (updated)

Black Players for Change assembled after George Floyd. They’re just getting started

Karen calls Black man ‘pimp,’ blocks his car in viral TikTok

Karen throws drink at Black diners in hibachi grill restaurant in viral TikTok

‘This is horrible’: Indianapolis Colts player and influencer receive racist comments under Instagram photo from their wedding

‘I don’t know where you’re from’: Asian father tells young Black man to ‘go back to your country’ in viral TikTok

Influencer gets called out for ‘still blackfishing’ 3 years after initial controversy in viral TikTok

‘​Why not show the whole building what you been saying?‘: TikToker exposes neighbor’s racist Facebook messages by plastering them around apartment complex

The Sha’Carri Richardson timeline

‘Why not show the whole building what you been saying?‘: TikToker exposes neighbor’s racist Facebook messages by plastering them around apartment complex