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Cuomo And His Protectors A Textbook Example – Complicity And Silence Around Sexual Harassment Are Common
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VIDEO REELS

Cuomo And His Protectors A Textbook Example – Complicity And Silence Around Sexual Harassment Are Common

Sandy Hershcovis, University of Calgary; Ivana Vranjes, Tilburg University; Jennifer L. Berdahl, University of British Columbia, and Lilia M. Cortina, University of Michigan New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation came after more than a week of bad news, starting with a damning report from the state attorney general’s office that detailed his sexual harassment of 11 women, some of whom worked in his office. An executive assistant to Cuomo, Brittany Commisso, filed a criminal complaint against him with the Albany County sheriff’s office. The state Legislature readied impeachment proceedings. Then, top aide Melissa DeRosa resigned amid a flurry of questions surrounding her role in protecting Cuomo. Attorney Roberta Kaplan also resigned from the #MeToo advocacy organization Time’s Up after...
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A Conspiracy Of Silence Led By Baseball’s First Commissioner To Preserve The Color Line
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Journalism

A Conspiracy Of Silence Led By Baseball’s First Commissioner To Preserve The Color Line

The Baseball Writers’ Association of America recently announced that it would remove former Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ name from the plaques awarded to the American and National League MVPs. The decision came after a number of former MVPs, including Black award winners Barry Larkin and Terry Pendleton, voiced their displeasure with their plaques being named for Landis, who kept the game segregated during the 24 years he served as commissioner from 1920 until his death in 1944. The Brooklyn Dodgers ended the color line when they signed Jackie Robinson to a contract in October 1945, less than a year after Landis’ death. Landis has had his defenders over the years. In the past, essayist David Kaiser, baseball historian Norman Macht, Landis biographer David P...
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Listen to the Silence
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SOCIAL JUSTICE

Listen to the Silence

As the number of unarmed black men killed by law enforcement officers increase, I am struck by the silence of my white friends. I am left with feelings of incomprehension.The anger that rises up in me from the worry and concern for my 18 year old grandson in particular, my younger grandsons, my nephews, cousins, friends, and every black male in America takes away my aliveness. There is a knot in my stomach on a daily basis. The worry; concern; the fear. I get angry by the realization that the color of my skin makes me a potential target. I get angry because all the warriors on whose shoulders I stand, gave their lives in vain. I get tired as I bear the burden of my race, this country and the institutional ways in which we black people are marginalized. I get angry when the non-conversation...
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Tyga Breaks His Silence on Kylie Jenner Breakup
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IN OTHER NEWS

Tyga Breaks His Silence on Kylie Jenner Breakup

Just hours after news of Kylie Jenner and Tyga's split was revealed, the rapper was in New York City to promote his upcoming clothing line collaboration with Marcelo Burlon for a Saks Fifth Avenue capsule collection.E! News caught up with Kylie's ex to see how he's been doing since the breakup and he admitted, "I'm good, you know? Just another day and working hard and trying to get to that next level and achieve big things and evolve."Tyga added that he's definitely working on designing his own line eventually, but added that he "won't put a timeline on it."But when it comes to his breakup with Kylie, an insider previously told E! News that "it was a long time coming." Source: Tyga Breaks His Silence on Kylie Jenner Breakup | E! News
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