Friday, February 14, 2025

We need to talk about Ye's antisemitic rant

Experts in Jewish history and culture say we should be talking about Kanye West's antisemitism. That to be silent is to be complicit. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Kanye West (pictured) wants to be the name on everybody's lips – he always has.

Experts in Jewish history and culture say we should be talking about Kanye West's antisemitism. That to be silent is to be complicit.

USA TODAY elections columnist Sara Pequeño
 

Voices: Coming out didn't make dating easy. But I'm happier without men.

As Valentine's Day nears, many of us won't be able to escape what it's like dating in modern American politics. This is my experience.

Disneyland guests can register for its Disability Access Service and learn about other accommodations online or in-person outside the parks.
 

Disabled visitors allege Disney parks aren't accommodating

The class-action lawsuit accuses Disney of discriminating against guests with physical disabilities in Disability Access Service qualifications.

Draped in an American flag, Jeanette Vizguerra raises her fist during a rally in support of her decision to take sanctuary inside a Denver church. Vizguerra faces deportation back to Mexico because she lacks immigration permission to live in the United States.
 

Schools, churches sue Trump administration over aggressive ICE efforts

Trump officials say policy change will allow them to target criminals taking sanctuary within churches, repealing a Biden-era sanctuary rule.

FILE PHOTO: A person holds a smartphone with Tik Tok logo displayed in this picture illustration taken November 7, 2019. Picture taken November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
 

A 'virtual HBCU' thrives as Trump dismantles DEI

Americans can enroll in free courses at the rapidly-growing HillmanTok University, a 'virtual HBCU' that launched on TikTok in late January.

Shopping carts sit at the ready in the brand new Target store in the Cross County Center in Yonkers, which is set to officially open on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023.
 

Consumers are being encouraged to boycott retailers. Why?

A growing number of organizations and activists are calling on consumers to boycott retailers. We explain why.

Coleman Domingo gives the final toast during the TIME Impact Dinner: The Closers, at Second Floor NYC on Thursday night
 

Colman Domingo, Olympian Gabby Thomas talk DEI at Time dinner

Time magazine's Impact Dinner honoring Colman Domingo celebrated 25 Black leaders working to close the racial equality gap.

NCAA president Charlie Baker speaks during a press conference celebrating the 25-year anniversary of the NCAA moving its national office to Indianapolis on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024.
 

Opinion: NCAA used to fight bigotry. Transgender ban reveals cowardice.

The NCAA will no longer allow transgender women to compete on women's teams, sacrificing already-vulnerable kids.

For generations, Valerie Cabrera's family members served in the U.S. military. Cabrera, whose photo is seen on her bedroom wall in Vernon, N.J., had planned to join the Marines after turning 18. But as a transgender female, she was stifled by President Donald Trump's threat, during his first term, to ban transgender people from serving in the military. Trump has moved to renew that ban in his second term.
 

Shrinking share of Americans support transgender military service

While still a majority, the portion of Americans who support transgender military service members has declined. Advocates worry that's by design.

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