Author: Catherine Chorney, DI

Catherine Chorney was a Digital Intern at Black News Alerts.

Ryan Higa brought on Andrew Yang, an entrepreneurial candidate running for Democratic nominee, to the “Off the Pill Podcast”. During the podcast they covered everything from sports to Yang’s policies. What We Know: Ryan Higa started his YouTube career in 2006 at the age 14. He has been considered one of the OG YouTubers and brought to light the lives of Asian Americans. Right now, he is #45 most subscribed creator on YouTube. Throughout the podcast, Yang was able to explain his stances and policies to a different and younger audience than he normally would. Higa eases Yang into the…

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On the show, Same Bed, Different Dreams, hosted on SBS, world-renowned Korean model/fashion designer Kim Won Joong showed his bias towards BLACKPINK with his wife, Kwak Ji Young. What We Know: BLACKPINK is an all-girl Korean-pop (k-pop) group compromised of four women, Jisoo, Lisa, Jennie, and Rosé. On August 8, 2016, BLACKPINK debuted their single album Square One. BLACKPINK’s fans are called Blinks! Although all their music videos are successful (ranged from 372M – 952M views), their 2018 video 뚜두뚜두 (DDU-DU DDU-DU) is the most popular. Within the past three years, they have gained a lot of attention in the…

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It was announced that the Trump Administration will be repealing the clean water regulation placed during the Obama Administration. What We Know: The regulation restricts the polluting chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and other bodies of water. During the time of the Obama Administration, they created a list of environmental rules. In those rules, there are restrictions mostly on eliminating fossil fuel pollution – coal-fired power plants, automobile tailpipes and oil and gas leaks – but also restricts chemical hazards like pesticides. The Obama Administration expanded the legal definitions of “waters of the United States” under the 1972 Clean Water Act. Trump’s…

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National Security Adviser John Bolton is no longer a part of the Trump administration. One thing that seems to be unclear is if Bolton resigned or was fired. After Trump’s tweet, the differences between Bolton and Trump’s story recently came to light. What We Know: Although it can be agreed that Bolton is no longer with the Trump administration, we do have different stories on how that occurred. Trump’s account of the instance was shared over Twitter. Bolton’s response seems to imply that there’s a contradiction to Trump’s account. In addition to the Twitter response to Trump, Bolton wants to…

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A Minnesota School District is being sued by a group of parents after ignoring a 6-year-old black student’s long and repeated history of being bullied. What We Know: These reported instances included the student repeatedly being called the n-word,  told he “didn’t belong”, and having food thrown at him. As a response, the school district labelled the bullied student as “aggressive” and suspended him after confronting a student who repeatedly called him the n-word. The school district had some other instances at a middle school as well. A t-shirt was vandalized with the n-word and “leave now” after it was stolen…

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Law

There are a lot of issues in the American Foster Care system that many of us don’t see.  Dustin Moore, 19 years old, is an example of someone who is trying to balance a lot in his life; what he wants to do as a career, but also how he’s going to survive when he’s out of the foster care system (age 21). What We Know: Worrying about the future and a career is extremely hard to focus on when you need to focus on the absolute basics of living, such as a place to live along with food and…

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Katie Hopkins was brutal with her thoughts on Megan Markle on 60 Minutes Australia. What We Know: Shamelessly, 60 Minutes Australia posted a documentary trailer talking about the “Duchess of Sussex” under the hashtag “#Megxit”. The documentary included quotes on how Markle went from “adored to insufferable in less than a year”. The release tweet is as such (although many of these tweets cannot be found on Twitter): It’s no secret that Hopkins disapproves of Markle. Although Hopkins has a past of speaking poorly of Markle, some quotes that have been pulled from the trailer include that Markle is “a…

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Ariana Grande has been a pop icon for the past several years now. The “Thank U, Next” artist and Forever 21 were talking about a “deal in December 2018, but the company wouldn’t pony up enough dough to use her name and likeness.” What We Know: Despite the deal not going through, Forever 21 launched a ripoff Ariana Grande ad campaign. It’s been described that Forever 21 was “piggybacking off of the huge success” of her “Thank U, Next” album. Forever 21 was extremely sneaky about their unauthorized images and videos. They published around 30 on their website and social…

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On The View, the topic of gun legislation reform came up due to the recent event when “the gunman (36) who killed seven people and wounded 23 others in a rolling rampage across West Texas obtained an assault-style rifle despite failing a background check.” What We Know: The shooting in Texas occurred on August 31, 2019 soon after the man was fired from his trucking job. The View creates a safe space for a debate and a place where the hosts can open up about their beliefs. Whoopi Goldberg, another co-host, emphasized the fact that even though he failed a…

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Netflix is possibly changing the binge-watching culture that it’s notable for. What We Know: Changing what they are known for, Netflix is now planning on releasing the season of The Great British Baking Show and Rhythm & Flow through week by week releases. According to ComicBook, what drove Netflix to do this is that “this time around, Netflix really wants to keep the suspense of eliminations alive.” The release dates of the episodes were revealed. “On October 9th, the first four episodes of the series will be released, those all make up the audition portion of the series. One week…

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