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‘This is a very odd way’: Rudy Giuliani’s strange trip went sideways fast

This is what happens when a public official loses complete public trust.

We Got This Covered · Sep 1, 2025

‘Emancipation’ producer called out for showing off photo of enslaved man at premiere

LOS ANGELES — Joey McFarland, a producer on Antoine Fuqua’s “Emancipation,” apparently did not think through the ramifications of showing off the original 1863 “scourged back” photo of an enslaved man at the film’s L.A. premiere Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 2, 2022

Patterson: White authors face racism

"It's even harder for older writers. You don't meet many 52-year-old white males," said the bestselling author

Salon · Jun 13, 2022