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Burning Man s complicated relationship with the Black community Chinwe Oniah FacebookTwitterEmail A Que Viva camp member at the Burning Man event.Courtesy of Tony Edwards On the final night of Burning Man 2020, in a virtual affair in what was called the Multiverse, Burning Man co-founder Crimson Rose took part in the ritual burning of a wooden sculpture of the Man. Activist and artist Favianna Rodriguez watched on at home: They were filming it and they lit up the Man. I was like, That era is over. That era of how they envision Burning Man is over. Burning Man is seen by most as a hippie’s paradise that takes place in a man-made desert city called Black Rock City, but according to attendees, it’s much more than that, and you just have to be there to understand. Most will say it’s an indescribable, life-changing event that everyone should experience. ....
Turning into a national security issue. the turkish economy is collapsing because of sanctions over this dispute about a pastor. but we re at risk of losing an important u.s. ally and an important military base as tensions escalate between the u.s. and turkey. iran s going to hell economically. russia is. china is. my god, the list is unbelievable. and we re doing all right. explain, lucy. tomorrow. morgan debon, who s the co-founder of a media said called blavity, just raised $6.5 million for her site. the reason that s important is because she s an african-american woman. it s the largest fund-raising number for an frnl frm this year. african-american women only raised $36,000 while most people are able to raise $1.3 million for a start up, mostly white men for a startup. african-american women only raised $36,000. it s a huge raise it s very important and we ve got to field goal out how to get more of that if we want to grow what s her name again? her name is morgan debon. ....