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A Facebook employee has resigned in protest of Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to allow controversial posts from President Trump to remain on the site. In a public post on LinkedIn, software engineer Timothy Aveni said he is on the lookout for a new job thanks to “Facebook’s continued refusal to act on the president’s bigoted messages …

Oprah Winfrey says that her longtime partner Stedman Graham is one of millions of black Americans who has been racially profiled. During a Facebook conversation with best friend and CBS reporter Gayle King on Sunday, Winfrey, 66, said, “A lot of white people don’t understand what they’re seeing … but when you feel invisible and …

Murals of the late Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna have remained untouched in Los Angeles amid the nationwide protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Vanessa Bryant shared Monday. “Kobe and Gigi ❤️ ” Vanessa posted to her Instagram Story. “L.A.❤️.” Vanessa, 38, also shared a clip from a newscast in the city’s …

Many academics, business leaders, and governments are claiming that technology is a critical part of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. By utilizing the surveillance capabilities of modern data acquisition systems, it is believed, citizens can be provided with tools that will allow them to see if they have come into contact with someone infected …

January Jones shared a rare photo of her 8-year-old son amid the George Floyd protests taking place around the country. In the photo, Xander wears a mask that reads “Black Lives Matter” and holds up a sign with “I CAN’T BREATHE” written on it in honor of Floyd. “I promise that I will always continue …

Most modern critics of capitalism don’t know what it is, or simply choose to ignore the data. You can’t escape it; capitalism has a bad rap. Last night, thousands of anti-capitalist protestors took to the streets in capital cities across the world. Wearing V for Vendetta-inspired Guy Fawkes masks (most of which are made in China), …

Lennie Niehaus, who went from Stan Kenton sideman to Clint Eastwood’s movie composer during a nearly 60-year career in music, died Thursday at his daughter’s home in Redlands, Calif. He was 90. Niehaus’s two dozen films for Eastwood include original scores for the best picture-winning Western “Unforgiven,” the Charlie Parker biopic “Bird” and the popular …

Representative Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) said he was carrying a “badge of honor” after Twitter labeled one of his tweets against Antifa, saying it violated the platform’s policies against glorifying violence. Gaetz, a prominent ally of President Trump who in 2018 was “shadow banned” by Twitter to limit his visibility, tweeted Monday calling members of …

Lea Michele has been accused of making a “Glee” co-star’s life a “living hell” during their time together on the hit series. Samantha Ware, who played Jane Hayward, called out Michele, 33, for “traumatic microagressions” after the star tweeted about the Black Lives Matter movement by writing, “George Floyd did not deserve this. This was …

Eminem has joined the cause. The 47-year-old rapper announced that his music studio, Shady Records, will be participating in the #BlackoutTuesday campaign, a movement that started within the music industry to symbolize standing against racial injustice. The day has been widely accepted by the public and other businesses, many of whom are posting plain black …