Charles M. Blow
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What high fashion is doing about cultural appropriation
Commes Des Garçons became the latest fashion house to cause offence at Paris Fashion Week on Friday.
Hackers Are Coming for the 2020 Election -- And We're Not Ready
Why the threats to our elections are more sophisticated and widespread than ever
Charles M. Blow
2020 Election Hackers Are Coming — And We’re Not Ready – Rolling Stone
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If people of color showed up to a Capitol protest heavily armed — Trump would call them terrorists: commentator
Legal analyst Areva Martin explained in a CNN panel discussion Sunday that the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday has historically been a day in which white supremacists rear their ugly heads with racist protests and other public displays of...
Meghan kept clothes in Canada when she moved to Britain to start new life
When Meghan Markle married Prince Harry at St George’s Chapel in Windsor in May 2018 it was assumed that the couple would base themselves permanently in Britain.
How U.S. Firms Helped Africa’s Richest Woman Exploit Her Country’s Wealth
Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s former president, built an empire in a country mired in corruption. Western consultants were her advisers.
Latest approval ratings for vulnerable GOP senators are some serious bad news
Look at the chart below of approval ratings for seven of the most vulnerable members of the Senate and see if you find anything notable about the status of Democrats and Republicans.
Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren Are Democrats’ Top Choices for President
In 2020, both the radical and the realist models warrant serious consideration.
The Agitated M.L.K. I Came to Love
We’ve come to know a more complex King, one who reacted realistically to white backlash.
Charles M. Blow
Read my column, “The Agitated M.L.K. I Came to Love,” and let me know what you think. nytimes.com/2020/01/19/opi… via @NYTOpinion
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Row over white fashion models' cornrow wigs
The Japanese fashion brand is accused of cultural appropriation at Paris Fashion Week.
Bloomberg proposes multi-billion-dollar initiative to provide economic justice for black Americans in Tulsa speech
In a program similar to calls for reparations for slavery, Bloomberg proposed $70 billion in investment in the country’s “100 most disadvantaged neighborhoods,” along with steps to create 1 million new black homeowners and 100,000 new black-owned...
Bloomberg pledges $70 billion to bolster black America in new plan
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his presidential campaign's plan for bolstering economic opportunity for black Americans.
Bloomberg: "My story might have turned out very differently if I had been black"
Bloomberg is ready to acknowledge his white privilege, and he's hoping it'll help him with black voters.
Rod Rosenstein says he made call to release Strzok-Page texts
Peter Strzok and Lisa Page filed separate lawsuits against the Justice Department last year.
'There Were a Number of Factors': Jussie Smollett Will Not Be Returning to 'Empire' for the Series Finale
Last month Brett Mahoney, who's the showrunner for "Empire," said there's a possibility that Jussie Smollett could return for the series finale.
Texts suggest Robert Hyde passed along details about Yovanovitch whereabouts
They include screenshots of messages about the U.S. ambassador's movements that appear to have been sent to Hyde, who forwarded thems to Lev Parnas.
Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyer Asks Potential Jurors If They Watch ‘Law & Order’
Fictional court made its way into real court when one of Harvey Weinstein’s attorneys brought up “Law & Order” in his line of questioning during jury selection on Thursday. &#…
Three White Supremacists Arrested Before Gun Rights Rally in Virginia
There are fears that an upcoming “gun rights” rally this Monday in Virginia has the potential to become the next Charlottesville. Unfortunately, those fears may be come to fruition.
Andrew Yang Is Listening
Mr. Yang interviews for The New York Times’s endorsement.
California Senator Launches Bold Plan to End HIV, STIs
A proposed bill spearheaded by out politician Scott Wiener could serve as a blueprint for the nation.