O.J. Simpson's legacy will forever be linked to the trial for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson. Experts say America saw a major shift on a subject that had historically been framed as a private matter, others say the case amplified a harmful reality. bit.ly/3xzVa6a

Support from the South Carolina women's basketball coach is 'absolutely critical' as trans participation in sports is politically targeted, advocates say. bit.ly/3xItEDl

A look at the essential work Spanish-speaking multilingual case managers, translators and interpreters have been providing nonstop (at great emotional cost) since the Key Bridge collapse, which claimed the lives of six Latino construction workers baltimoresun.com/2024/04/12/tra…

NEW INVESTIGATION: a California prison sergeant sexually abused an incarcerated woman for months, then harassed/stalked her for yrs after her release, records show.

🧵on Nilda Palacios' long fight to be believed + how Sgt Tony Ormonde evaded consequences: theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int…

NEWS: a group of former WAMU/DCist staffers are launching a 'worker-led, community-based, local outlet.' They want help naming it. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

New: North Carolina gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson built a brand through online vitriol — especially toward prominent Black women
Experts say Robinson's rise reflects the incentives to appeal to the extremes, and how hate spreads online 19thnews.org/2024/04/mark-r…

We’re a little more than three months into this election year, so let’s talk politics!

Join us on Reddit at 1 p.m. ET for an AMA with politics reporter Grace Panetta to learn more about key races and issues Americans will be voting on.

Ask us here: bit.ly/43IIy8P

Zero Black talent. This is what we are talking about. This is the norm here. We HAVE to hold these institutions accountable.

Beyoncé's album is the latest effort in a long fight to disrupt the erasure of history in the genre. tnvge.co/OHhMoLf

NEW: Video reveals San Bernardino sheriffs fatally shot Savannah Graziano, 15, a reported kidnapping victim, while she was unarmed + following deputies instructions to move to them.

They continued shooting even after one officer said 'Stop shooting her'

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🧵Since the pandemic, social media has been flooded w/ influencers calling on Black folks to visit and permanently move to Mexico -- and thousands of Black folks have.

Last month, I spent a few weeks in the country to talk to folks about their experience.
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Having lots of feelings this morning, but please read my latest for 19thnews. I spoke with Black fans of country music about Beyoncé, the conversations about Black country and the long fight to disrupt the erasure of history in the genre: 19thnews.org/2024/03/cowboy…

When Beyoncé announced 'Cowboy Carter' it sent fans & naysayers into a social media frenzy — as if country music & rodeo culture isn't a part of Black culture.

I spoke to real Black cowgirls & women in rodeo about it & their deep love for the rodeo.

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“It is a revival, not a reclamation, and Beyoncé is here to cleanse us of our sins.“

for my debut in ⁦The Daily Beast⁩, I reviewed #COWBOYCARTER thedailybeast.com/beyonce-reshap…

I made you a #COWBOYCARTER Release Day reading list, including taylor crumpton, Candice Norwood, and the incomorable D a n y e l 🔆 S m i t h, among so many others.

HAPPY BEY DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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and listen to this playlist we made while you read Candice's great reporting 🤠: open.spotify.com/playlist/0rOxQ…

Best thing you'll read today: A dive into the *real* history of country music, the Black country fans who've felt erased & how Cowboy Carter (who else is weeping w/ me at protector omg) is helping reclaim it for Black fans.
Via the great Candice Norwood
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Been listening to her Blackbird cover and weeping basically half the morning. This is so fucking good.

With 'Cowboy Carter,' Black country music fans are front and center, at last 19thnews.org/2024/03/cowboy… via 19thnews' Candice Norwood