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'RHOA' fans enraged as Marlo Hampton calls out 1stDibs and Grailed over stolen items: 'Literal nightmare for any fashion collector'
'RHOA' fans enraged as Marlo Hampton calls out 1stDibs and Grailed over stolen items: 'Literal nightmare for any fashion collector'
Marlo Hampton posted screenshots of the items listed on the two brands' websites alongside old pictures of her wearing some of those outfits
2023-07-07 11:24
White supremacist leader pleads guilty to threatening New York journalist
White supremacist leader pleads guilty to threatening New York journalist
The leader of White supremacist group pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to conspiring to threaten a Brooklyn-based journalist, the US attorney's office for the eastern district of New York said in a statement.
2023-09-28 02:20
Who is Patrick Dai? Internet turns on Cornell 'safety officer' facing 5 years in prison for violent threats against Jewish students
Who is Patrick Dai? Internet turns on Cornell 'safety officer' facing 5 years in prison for violent threats against Jewish students
Patrick Dai, a junior majoring in engineering, has been charged with posting threats to kill or injure others using interstate communications
2023-11-01 17:46
Most of Florida work group behind controversial new guidelines on African American history did not agree, report says
Most of Florida work group behind controversial new guidelines on African American history did not agree, report says
Most of the members taking part in the working group developing new standards for teaching African American history in Florida reportedly didn’t agree to the parts of the controversial measure which has drawn strong rebukes. Three members of the group have told NBC News that this includes the policy that middle school students should be taught that enslaved people developed “skills” that they were able to use for their “personal benefit”. The members, who chose to remain anonymous, told the network that most of the working group didn’t want the inclusion of language stating that high school students should be taught about violence carried out “by African Americans” during lessons about issues such as the race massacres in Ocoee and Tulsa. “Most of us did not want that language,” one of the members told NBC, noting that two out of the group’s 13 members pushed for the inclusion of those two items. The work group’s standards were unanimously approved by the Florida Board of Education on 19 July. They are now set to be instituted in teaching kindergarten through 12th grade. The standards have been slammed as propaganda and pushing a sanitized version of US history. Critics argue that the standards are attempting to conceal the horrors of slavery, such as rape, murder, and forced labour in an attempt to make it seem like an apprenticeship. “These extremist, so-called leaders should model what we know to be the correct and right approach if we really are invested in the well-being of our children,” Vice President Kamala Harris said last week. “They dare to push propaganda to our children. This is the United States of America. We’re not supposed to do that.” The members of the working group who spoke to NBC News told the network that only two members wanted the inclusion of the controversial language. Those members, William Allen and Frances Presley Rice, said in a joint statement last week that the new standards set guidance for “comprehensive and rigorous instruction on African American history”. “The intent of this particular benchmark clarification is to show that some slaves developed highly specialized trades from which they benefitted,” they said. “This is factual and well documented.” The members said that Dr Allen pushed for including that slaves benefitted from the skills that they learned and that Dr Presley Rice argued for the inclusion of “violence perpetrated against and by African Americans”. “People were very vocal,” one group member said, questioning “how there could be a benefit to slavery”. “However, Dr Allen is focusing on the few slaves who actually did learn something and keeps alluding to Frederick Douglass,” one work group member told NBC. “What he is saying is not accurate for most of the slaves.” The three group members said separately that Dr Allen is “persuasive” and “knowledgeable” and that the working group ended up deferring to him. Two of the members said the issue was tabled to be discussed at a later time and didn’t remember that it ever came up for a vote. One member said the language was “problematic” and that the group “could have done a better job” if given more time. Dr Presley Rice told NBC: “I recommend highly that you get in touch with the communications department at the Department of Education, and all your questions will be answered.” The Independent has reached out to the department for comment. The changes were put in place to satisfy a new law signed by Florida Governor and Republican Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, who has distanced himself from the process of creating the new standards even as he defended them. “You should talk to them about it,” he said about the group last week. “I didn’t do it. I wasn’t involved in it.” “What they’re doing is, they’re probably going to show some of the folks that eventually parlayed, you know, being a blacksmith into doing things later in life.” “Any attempt to reduce slaves to just victims of oppression fails to recognize their strength, courage and resiliency during a difficult time in American history,” Dr Allen and Dr Presely Rice said in their statement. “Florida students deserve to learn how slaves took advantage of whatever circumstances they were in to benefit themselves and the community of African descendants,” they added. Dr Presley Rice wrote on 22 July on Facebook that “It saddens me to observe how falsehoods are being perpetuated now by some people with questionable intent, using cherry-picked language, taken out of context, to undermine the fact-based Academic Standards crafted by the Workgroup I was a part of, due to my decades-long quest to have the full, unvarnished history told about African Americans”. Dr Allen previously told NBC that the group “deliberated between February and the end of April to review the curriculum standards and to propose new benchmarks and standards”. “I think we may have had, over the course of the period from February to April, three or four meetings,” he added. Mr DeSantis said last week that the new curriculum “is rooted in whatever is factual”. “They listed everything out,” he added. “And if you have any questions about it, just ask the Department of Education. You can talk about those folks but I mean, these were scholars who put that together. It was not anything that was done politically.” The president of the Florida Education Association, Andrew Spar, told NBC last week that “Right now we are working to bring people together to get these standards changed or overturned”. “We are concerned about the conflict that teachers have — we are required to be honest and ethical in our dealings and we are required to teach the standards. What do we do if the standards are not honest and ethical?” he asked. Read More Historically Black fraternity drops Florida for convention because of DeSantis policies DeSantis car crash revealed misuse of government vehicles for 2024 campaign, report claims Water is refreshing in the heat, right? In parts of Florida this past week, not so much CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here's what you need to see and know today Historically Black fraternity drops Florida for convention because of DeSantis policies Seven in 10 US adults believe in angels, new poll shows
2023-07-30 02:18
Israel pressured to protect Gaza civilians as fighting encircles hospital
Israel pressured to protect Gaza civilians as fighting encircles hospital
Israel faced growing calls Saturday to protect civilians in Gaza as its battle with Hamas encircled the territory's main hospital, where an aid agency...
2023-11-11 12:51
What happened to Dr Roxy? Ohio medical board permanently revokes plastic surgeon's license for livestreaming surgeries
What happened to Dr Roxy? Ohio medical board permanently revokes plastic surgeon's license for livestreaming surgeries
Dr Katharine Roxanne Grawe, popularly known as Dr Roxy, was also accused of harming some patients due to her botched procedures
2023-07-13 15:27
US Coast Guard rescues 25-year-old man more than a day after he went missing off Florida coast
US Coast Guard rescues 25-year-old man more than a day after he went missing off Florida coast
The US Coast Guard rescued a 25-year-old man Saturday who was reported missing after failing to return to a boat ramp in St. Augustine, Florida, for nearly two days.
2023-08-06 23:56
Zherka slams Island Boys on Adin Ross' live stream, trolls say it's 'all for entertainment'
Zherka slams Island Boys on Adin Ross' live stream, trolls say it's 'all for entertainment'
The Island Boys participated in one of Adin Ross's live streams alongside Sneako, Zherka, YothatsEJ, and Jidion
2023-08-06 21:48
2nd escaped inmate captured after breaking out of Philadelphia prison
2nd escaped inmate captured after breaking out of Philadelphia prison
The second of two inmates who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison earlier this month has been captured
2023-05-18 03:17
Amazon's prototype Kuiper satellites operate successfully
Amazon's prototype Kuiper satellites operate successfully
Amazon.com said on Thursday its two prototype satellites for its planned Kuiper internet network have been operating successfully,
2023-11-16 23:50
Who was Melissa Porter? Skydiver dies testing high-risk method of landing while trying out swooping in Texas
Who was Melissa Porter? Skydiver dies testing high-risk method of landing while trying out swooping in Texas
'She’ll forever be in the sky roaming the world now,' the mother of the 29-year-old said
2023-07-05 18:59
Kai Cenat plays 'Would You Rather Marry' game involving Nicki Minaj, Addison Rae, among others during livestream, here's what happened
Kai Cenat plays 'Would You Rather Marry' game involving Nicki Minaj, Addison Rae, among others during livestream, here's what happened
Kai Cenat displayed notable enthusiasm as he came across the names of his crush and other top-tier female internet personalities
2023-09-30 18:50