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BASIN EVENTS: Dec. 19-27
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and a lot of people will be spending time at home wi…
Headline-making missteps put focus on newsroom diversity
NEW YORK (AP) — Alexis Johnson figures she wasn't the loser when the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said she couldn't cover protests triggered by George Floyd's death. Her readers were — denied the perspective of a black …
Newspaper publisher resigns after printing racist cartoon
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The publisher of a family-owned Missouri newspaper has resigned after publishing a racist syndicated cartoon depicting a black man stealing a white woman's purse while hailing funding cuts to p…
Disney plans to reopen California theme parks in July
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disney is proposing to reopen its Southern California theme parks in mid-July after what will be a four-month closure due to the coronavirus, the company said on Wednesday.
Anna Wintour apologizes for race-related 'mistakes' at Vogue
NEW YORK (AP) — Vogue's Anna Wintour has apologized in an internal email for “mistakes" made in her 32-year tenure in not doing enough to elevate black voices on her staff and publishing images and stories that hav…
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Missouri woman prompts Merriam-Webster to redefine 'racism'
Merriam-Webster is revising its definition of racism after a Missouri woman's emails claimed it fell short of including the systemic oppression of certain groups of people.
Review: Gone West embrace a sunny country in superb album
Gone West, “Canyons” (Triple Tigers Records)
Chloe x Halle are all grown up and ready to turn up
NEW YORK (AP) — After the sister duo Chloe x Halle spent a year working on their sophomore album — which they co-wrote, co-produced and co-engineered — they sent it off to get thoughts from their mentor, King Beyon…
Cairo film festival's art director resigns amid controversy
CAIRO (AP) — The art director of Cairo's international film festival has resigned amid calls for his removal because of past inflammatory posts on social media, the festival said.
As protests grow, Belgium faces its racist colonial past
TERVUREN, Belgium (AP) — When it comes to ruthless colonialism and racism, few historical figures are more notorious than Leopold II, the Belgian king who held Congo as his personal property and may have been respo…
Grammys make awards changes, address conflicts of interest
NEW YORK (AP) — The Recording Academy is making changes to several Grammy Awards categories, including the often-debated best new artist title, and having nomination review committee members sign disclosure forms t…
Pick me up off the floor, Norah Jones asks on her new album
NEW YORK (AP) — The title of Norah Jones’ new album, “Pick Me Up Off the Floor,” has two chief meanings.
4 'Vanderpump' regulars ousted over slurs, racial profiling
NEW YORK (AP) — Four cast members are not returning for another season of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” — two over their racist social media posts, and the others after they racially profiled a coworker.
JK Rowling responds to critics over her transgender comments
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling said she refuses to “bow down" to criticism about her recent comments on transgender people.
Review: 'Artemis Fowl' wasn't worth the wait after all
No movie that features Judi Dench as a fairy who says “Get the four-leaf clover out of here” can be all bad, but the big-budget adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s “Artemis Fowl” tests that truism.