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Linda Hamilton has words published at ORANGE Magazine and appeared on Texas Student Television.

Linda Hamilton

‘I don’t know any hobo that wears $200 plus sneakers.’: Manager criticizes Black office worker over dress code (updated)

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

Tricia Crimmins

Students lift person at dance (l & r) young woman with caption "Y'all saying the black people were ok with it... how do u know? Like I'm confused how do y'all know they were ok with it??" (c)

‘This was an incredibly insensitive event’: TikToker accuses white students of mocking song from movie about Harriet Tubman at school dance

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TikToker says he played the Sims on now-ex-boyfriend’s computer—and found Black Sims chained up

police escorting woman with caption "this is a south florida realtor - a failed attempt to evict because the owner was unaware that i'm black"

‘Rent is paid and it’s illegal to move me out’: Woman says landlord is trying to kick her out of apartment she’s lived in for 4 years (updated)

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‘Girl, bye. Tell them to catch me down the road’: ‘Karen’ allegedly calls cops on Black Amazon worker

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.

Clara Wang

young woman (l) voicemail transcript "Yes Miss Jones I recommend if oyu apply for a job and you expect somebody to call you that you have a more appropriate a response on your route voicemail so thank you for applying and no need to give us" and caption "the time I didn't get hired because of my voicemail" (r)

‘You dodged a bullet. That guy has 0 personality’: TikToker says she didn’t get job because of her voicemail greeting, sparking debate

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

IHOP restaurant with caption "Meet Faith She told all the black customers IHOP was out of straws but gave her white customer straws"

‘She told all the black customers IHOP was out of straws’: Black customer says IHOP worker only gave white customers straws in viral TikTok

A woman holding an ID card (L) and a man holding a receipt (R).

‘Who made you security?’: Karen flashes random ID at Black man who ate gummy worms before paying for them

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.

Moises Mendez II

‘It was Starbucks! It wasn’t like you were trying to take a loan out or anything’: Starbucks ‘Karen’ allegedly wouldn’t let Hispanic woman pay for order with boyfriend’s card

woman's hands constructing a wallet (l) screenshot of a racist comment on a phone screen (m) photo of a woman getting her hair done at a salon (r)

‘I wasn’t aware that you’re a person of color’: Woman demands refund after finding out business owner is Black

woman with caption "me swiping through tinder on a casual day" (l) tinder profile man with arms crossed and face digitally altered into a mosaic and bio WHITE LADIES ONLY (c) same man with "It's a match!" overlay

‘My 13th reason’: Black TikToker accidentally matches with guy whose bio says ‘WHITE LADIES ONLY’

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‘Why did you guys bring the only Asian guy in the restaurant a fine China plate’: TikToker says he was profiled at Cracker Barrel in viral video

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TikToker records couple who allegedly crashed into his car, said ‘of course’ he’s recording because he’s Black

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

Kahron Spearman

‘Thrill of a billion eyes’: The Prancing J-Settes of Jackson State gracefully continue a rich legacy of sisterhood

Pizza hut workers with caption "Pizza Hut worker calls the police on me because I won't pay him another $34 and wouldn't give me my food. The other worker ended up giving me my food"

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