The Atlanta spa shooting and the hate crime gap
Those targeted by hate see evidence of bias that law enforcement doesn t see. Authorities investigate a multiple fatal shooting at a spa March 16, 2021, in Acworth, Georgia. Cherokee County sheriff’s Capt. Jay Baker said Robert Aaron Long of Woodstock, Georgia, was taken into custody in Crisp County on Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
May 14, 2021
(RNS) In March, a 21-year-old white man went on a killing spree in Georgia. He targeted three massage businesses and murdered eight people, six of whom were Asian American.
The killer, Robert Aaron Long, told police that he did not target the victims because of their race. One Atlanta police officer, apparently attributing the killing spree to Long’s mental health, dismissed his crimes as the result of “a bad day.” Long himself claimed his actions were the result of “sex addiction.” At the time, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said that while the shootin
Tan France attends the Netflix and Net-A-Porter x Next In Fashion launch event on 5 February 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Queer Eye star Tan France has joined with other celebrities to demand better for Asian and Asian American individuals in a new Netflix campaign video.
The video, titled “Welcome to Our World”, features a variety of celebrities discussing various stereotypes perpetuated by the media.
Netflix said it was highlighting the issue because Asians “deserve better than the erasure, caricatures and stereotypes perpetuated by the entertainment industry”.
The video stars
To All The Boys star Lana Condor,
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Raya with her father, Benja, the subject of fan crushes, in Raya and the Last Dragon. Photo / Supplied
Raya with her father, Benja, the subject of fan crushes, in Raya and the Last Dragon. Photo / Supplied
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I thought the whole man-bun thing was played out, and then along came Benja. First, I sparked to his voice, which is warm, soothing and capable of delivering large amounts of exposition in a single breath. Then there s his face: high cheekbones, strong eyebrows, no pores. And would you look at the way he dotes on his daughter, Raya? Come on, the guy s a catch.
Can Amazon repeat an eye-popping year of growth? The Week Staff
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Amazon s pandemic-fueled boom shows no sign of slowing, said Dan Gallagher at
The Wall Street Journal. With the pandemic easing, a short-term question has been whether online shoppers would curb their clicks and return to brick-and-mortar stores after a year of panic-buying everything from toilet paper to office supplies through Amazon. The answer so far is a resounding no. Amazon s revenue jumped 44 percent year over year in the past three months, to $108 billion, and its e-commerce related business â consisting of online stores, third-party, and subscription segments â grew at an even faster clip, 49 percent. Despite aggressive investment, adding roughly 400,000 workers, about the total number of employees at Home Depot, the company s profits tripled to $8.1 billion.
Daniel Dae Kim Admits to Causing Fellow Plane Passengers Distress
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When speaking to Jimmy Kimmel, the actor portraying Jin Soo Kwan on ABC s drama series Lost claims he did not realize how successful the show had been until he boarded a flight to Los Angeles. May 8, 2021
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Daniel Dae Kim has just admitted to causing fellow passengers some distress. On the reason why, the actor best known for portraying Jin Soo Kwan on
Lost divulged it had to do with the ABC s drama series, which narrates about the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 crash.
The 52-year-old star recalled his story when making a virtual appearance on