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'DC Karen' Banned From Uber After Racial Tirade Caught On Video: Reports 'DC Karen' Banned From Uber After Racial Tirade Caught On Video: Reports
'DC Karen' Banned From Uber After Racial Tirade Caught On Video: Reports A woman dubbed "DC Karen" has been banned from ride-sharing app Uber after she was captured going on a racial tirade against her driver Thanksgiving week. Videos of the outburst were shared by Washingtonian Problems on Twitter and show an SUV pulled over to the side of the road as the woman and the driver argue on the sidewalk. ** WARNING: The following footage contains offensive language ** TRIGGER WARNING: Seen in Cathedral Heights, DC this morning. Apparently this man was her Uber driver and is seen getting verbally and physically assaulted by this woman. She repeatedly hurls racist…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Extremely Distributing' Social Media Post Involving Maryland HS Students Under Investigation 'Extremely Distributing' Social Media Post Involving Maryland HS Students Under Investigation
'Extremely Distributing' Social Media Post Involving Maryland HS Students Under Investigation Social media once again reared its ugly head for officials in one Maryland school district who are investigating a hateful post made by a student, officials announced. Top officials from the Frederick County Public School District issued an alert on Thursday, Sept. 29 advising of a “disturbing social media post involving a student who attends a high school in our district.” The social media post in question contained hate speech and racial slurs, according to the district officials, who did not disclose which school was targeted by the message. “Frederick County Public Schools is committed…

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by Zak Failla
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WHO Renaming Monkeypox Amid Concerns Over Racism, Stigma WHO Renaming Monkeypox Amid Concerns Over Racism, Stigma
WHO Renaming Monkeypox Amid Concerns Over Racism, Stigma The World Health Organization will officially rename monkeypox to make clear that it isn’t African and remove the possibility of offending anyone by making a particular race or skin complexion the face of the disease. The concerns about racism and stigma are similar to those that convinced the WHO to rename SARS-CoV-2 after it became commonly called the China or Wuhan virus. With more than 1,600 reported human infections in over two dozen countries, the WHO is “working with partners and experts from around the world on changing the name of monkeypox virus, its clades and the disease it cau…

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by Jerry DeMarco