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White driver in Mississippi charged after allegedly recording attempt to run over Black children 

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Syracuse mayor responds to viral video of police accosting 8-year-old boy accused of stealing chips

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Instagram introducing tags that give Black content creators recognition  

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Pastor Mike Todd apologizes for rubbing spit on churchgoer’s face

Todd posted regrets for being “disgusting,” but the megachurch pastor’s viral moment continues to trend on social media.
/ January 19, 2022
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Black ‘Alors on Danse’ TikTok creators not given same opportunities as white counterparts

The Black creators of the viral “Alors on Danse” TikTok dance from last summer say they didn’t get the same level of credit as their white…
/ December 28, 2021

The #MilkCrateChallenge is taking over the internet

The #MilkCrateChallenge, which went viral on social media, involves successfully climbing up and down a freestanding stack of milk crates.
/ August 22, 2021

Atlanta airport pianist gifted $60K in tips after going viral

Tonee “Valentine” Carter dazzled traveling author Carlos Whittaker, who watched the pianist play late last month.
/ August 12, 2021
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Don Lemon defends Tucker Carlson after Fox host confronted by stranger in viral video

CNN host Don Lemon stunned longtime viewers when he defended Tucker Carlson after he was harassed in Montana by a man in a fishing store.
/ July 29, 2021

Georgetown Law professor caught making ‘abhorrent’ comments about Black students on Zoom

Two Georgetown Law professors are under investigation after one expressed that all of her underperforming students are Black.
/ March 11, 2021

White woman’s reaction to Black man wearing Kaepernick jersey goes viral

A white woman’s obscene gesture toward a Black man standing in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick was captured in a video that has garnered sharp reaction
/ October 24, 2019