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Racial slur at BAFTA awards stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndrome For Black people living with Tourette syndrome, a racial slur being shouted by someone with the disorder at the British Academy Film Awards has left them with complicated feelings.

For Black people living with Tourette syndrome, a racial slur being shouted by someone with the disorder at the British Academy Film Awards has left them with complicated feelings.

Border Patrol Left a Refugee at a Cafe. Days Later, He Was Found Dead. The disabled man had been released from jail when federal officers showed up and drove him to a coffee shop. His family searched for him for days.

A visually impaired refugee from Myanmar, who could not speak English, had spent a year at a county jail in Buffalo, when, on a cold winter day, he was picked up by Border Patrol agents and left alone at a coffee shop. His family had searched for him for days, but he was found dead.

True North: Andy Milne in Concert | VIFF Live Award-winning jazz pianist Andy Milne will perform a solo set live before the West Coast premiere of Michèle Stephenson's brilliant essay film, True North.

Tomorrow!

Drugmaker Settles With Henrietta Lacks’ Estate For Using, Profiting Off Her ‘Stolen’ Cells Drugmaker Settles With Henrietta Lacks’ Estate For Using, Profiting Off Her ‘Stolen’ Cells

Lacks' cells were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements, including the polio vaccine.

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period."

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses. “The letter…marks one of the most significant erosions of transgender civil rights in the United States to date.” [erininthemorning.com]

We are all human, and the pursuit of equal dignity, respect and justice extends well beyond the #CivilRights Movement — it's a current struggle.

The #StateOfTheUnion is about more than just policy. It's about whether this nation lives up to its promise for everyone.

Brazil’s Supreme Court Convicts Four Men in Murder of Marielle Franco Two politicians and two former police officers were found guilty in the assassination of a rival, Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman who fought corruption and violence.

Four men, including two politicians, were found guilty on Wednesday in the assassination of Marielle Franco, a councilwoman in Rio de Janeiro who achieved global renown for fighting corruption and systemic racism and whose 2018 killing set off a lengthy quest for justice.

Israel kills more journalists than any nation on record: Media watchdog Israel responsible for 84 of 129 journalist killings in 2025 tracked by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Israel responsible for 84 of 129 journalist killings in 2025 tracked by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

After Trump threats, Canadian military recruits surge "They want to make sure that Canada remains a secure and sovereign country," Canada's defense minister said.

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Democratic representative Al Green was ejected from Trump’s State of the Union address after holding up a sign that read “Black people aren’t apes!”.

The message is a reference to the racist video the president shared depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.

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John Davidson ‘deeply mortified’ if anyone felt Bafta N-word incident was intentional Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were on stage when the incident occurred

Jordan's former co-star on The Wire, Wendell Pierce, also reacted furiously, saying: 'It's infuriating that the first reaction wasn't complete and full throated apologies to Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan. The insult to them takes priority. It doesn't matter the reasoning for the racist slur.'

The FBI Director, everyone. You paid for it.

The story of singer-songwriter Mon Rovîa, who takes his stage name from the Liberian capital, is one that shares some overlap with that of "Sinners" protagonist Sammie ... albeit featuring a ukulele, not a guitar, and minus any garlic-fearing bloodthirsty monsters. https://cnn.it/3MmQtEE

Read three of the biographies I wrote for DCB.

YouTube video by Frank Ocean - Topic Pink + White

Mama's on my mind.

#IKnowMyWorth #YouAboutToLearn #IAmNotYourNegro

Congratulations Adrian!!!!

Justine A. Chambers and Lorna Brown Win the 2025 VIVA and Balkind Awards | The Tyee The two influential BC artists will be celebrated at the Vancouver Art Gallery on March 11.

Justine A. Chambers and Lorna Brown will be celebrated at the Vancouver Art Gallery for their commitment to the B.C. art community. #TyeePresents

He made a fake ICE deportation tip line. Then a kindergarten teacher called. A Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified” in the U.S. immigration crackdown.

"One woman reported the new girlfriend of her ex-husband. Another person reported his neighbor for using his trash can."
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Counterfeit drugs that look like PEZ candies circulating in Montreal, public health says The circulation of pink tablets that look like the PEZ candy and contain etizolam are circulating in Montreal, prompting a warning from the city’s public health department.

The circulation of pink tablets that look like the PEZ candy and contain etizolam are circulating in Montreal, prompting a warning from the city’s public health department.