Articles by Vishakha Sonawane

Who is Victoria Greer? Support Gathers for Sharon Public Schools Superintendent After Racial Discrimination Claim

Victoria Greer alleged that one committee member said that black students were "insignificant" when she tried to advocate for more black students in advanced placement courses.

Sep 17, 2020

Gas Pipeline Explodes in Piedmont, Oklahoma, Sending Huge Ball of Fire in Sky [VIDEO]

Firefighters were forced to work in rotating shifts due to the intense heat generated by the explosion, local reports said.

Sep 17, 2020

Who is Charlie Kirk? Conservative Activist's 'Turning Point Action' Hired Teens to Push Pro-Trump Agenda

The online attack was mainly on Democratic politicians and news organizations in the form of replies and comments under their posts.

Sep 16, 2020

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Coronavirus: Waiting for Life to Return to Normal? Here's What WHO's Chief Scientist Has to Say

Soumya Swaminathan explained that while vaccines will be likely rolled out in 2021, there will not be enough doses next year to allow people to their pre-pandemic lives.

Sep 16, 2020

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Black Woman from London Sets Up GoFundMe Page After Racists Tell Her to 'Go Back' to Her Country

Jordene Phillips set a target of nearly $6,500 for racists to pay for her ticket to Jamaica, her ancestral country.

Sep 15, 2020

Deja Vu Trump Campaign: Nazi Image in 2015, Russian MiG-29s Photo Now to 'Support Our Troops'

The GIF format ad showed silhouettes of three soldiers carrying weapons as fighter jets fly over them with a message: "Support our troops. Show your support."

Sep 15, 2020

Was Compton Shooting Retaliation to 'The Executioners'? Lynwood City Manager's Cryptic Post Draws Outrage

Blaming the cause of Saturday's shooting on "deputy gangs," Jose Ometeotl said the violence against the deputies was "expected in the society we live in today."

Sep 14, 2020

Trump Campaign Ad Linking Churchgoers to 'Rioters' Upsets Black Church Leaders

Since the campaigning for the upcoming elections kicked off, the Trump campaign has painted a bleak picture of chaos and violence if Joe Biden was elected as the President

Sep 14, 2020

NAACP Accused of Undermining 9/11 Attacks by Calling it 'Horrific Incident' and Not Terrorism

Social media users accused NAACP of dishonoring the memories of the people who lost their lives in the attacks

Sep 12, 2020

What is Prone Position? 'Life-Saving Method' Causes Permanent Nerve Damage in Coronavirus Patients

Most common injuries found were wrist drops, foot drops, loss of hand function and frozen shoulder.

Sep 12, 2020

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Feminist Book 'I Hate Men' Sold Out After French Official Threatens Criminal Prosecution

Publisher Monstrograph said the book did not incite hatred toward men and was a "feminist and iconoclastic book" that "defends misandry as a way of making room for sisterhood."

Sep 11, 2020

Are Political Leaders Immune to COVID-19? Facebook Post Claiming People 'Being Played' By Politicians Debunked

The deadly novel virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times infecting people in more than 170 countries

Sep 11, 2020

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How is This Legal? University of Michigan-Dearborn Slammed for Organizing Virtual Events Based on Racial Segregation

The university clarified that the virtual cafés were not meant to be exclusive or exclusionary for individuals of a certain race.

Sep 10, 2020

Black Lives Matter LA Protests: Twitter Lashes Out at Woman for Bringing Baby to Demonstration

Twitter users criticized the woman for bringing the baby to the protests and some even accused her of using the infant as a shield

Sep 10, 2020

Who is Navid Afkari? World Body Demands Iran's Expulsion from Wrestling if it Executes Athlete Today

Navid Afkari's supporters accused the Islamic Republic of targeting him for participating in anti-government protests in 2018.

Sep 9, 2020

Who is White Hispanic? Tariq Nasheed Sparks Twitter Debate After Dijon Kizzee's Police Shooting in Los Angeles

Twitter users asked Tariq Nasheed what race was white Hispanic was, while others maintained that white Hispanic was not a made-up term but an actual ethnic identity.

Sep 1, 2020

Kyle Rittenhouse's Christian GiveSendGo Fundraising Campaign Now Seeks $500K in Donations

The campaign said Kyle Rittenhouse was "unfairly" charged with murder and he "just defended himself" from the protesters.

Sep 1, 2020

Will Kenosha Protests Help Trump Win Elections? Parallels Drawn Between Wisconsin Unrest and 2016 Milwaukee Riots

A latest poll of Wisconsin's registered voters showed that Republicans, Democrats and independents had a negative outlook of Black Lives Matters protests

Aug 31, 2020

Maskless Trump Supporter Threatens TV Journalist On Camera, Says 'Someone's Gonna Bomb You'

The unidentified man's diatribe against the mainstream media continued and called all journalists liars

Aug 30, 2020

Michael Moore Says Donald Trump Will Become President Again, Sends Twitter Into Frenzy

The documentarian warned that the enthusiasm in swing states for President Donald Trump was "off the charts" compared to that of his Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

Aug 30, 2020

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