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@piper4missouri I had some random man in a Target say I had great legs and asked if he could touch them. He followed me around pestering me for a few minutes until I walked into the sports section & grabbed a baseball bat. Security walk me to my car & I drove a different way home. So yeah, bear. / X

The executive director of the civilian oversight board for Philadelphia police said Monday that the officers involved in the arrest of two black men a Rittenhouse Square-area Starbucks last week appeared to act “in accordance with the law” and Starbucks employees “broke no laws either” — but he did note the obvious undercurrent race was playing in the explosive case. “Starbucks and the residents of this city should consider if their handling would have been different if the subjects were not...

That report omits that the US has guaranteed to Colombia that deportees will not be delivered in chains, according the the Colombian government. You can't just rely on western English speaking media to understand what has happened today. #Colombia.

This is why #diversity and #representation matters. It literally shapes the #what and #how as it pertains to every facet of life, with the education system being key among many. I can't but wonder how many physicians innocently misdiagnose patients of colour because they have not been trained beyond the white paradigm.

“A homeless person can walk 28 kilometres a day in search of food and shelter. Being outdoors in the elements means they’ll often suffer from sunburn. It’s especially bad for families with babies in prams,” says Theresa Mitchell, Founding Director of Agape Outreach Inc, a street-level organisation working to alleviate disadvantage and homelessness in the Tweed Heads area of NSW. “Homeless people might get given a meal by a charity, but then have no storage for food. One gentleman comes to ...

Comments from former Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger about Ivory Coast's "wild" playing style could be considered racist, says their manager Emerse Fae. Schweinsteiger, speaking before Germany beat Ivory Coast in their 2026 World Cup Group E match, said F