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Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Black Players for Change with Justin Morrow

Black Players for Change assembled after George Floyd. They’re just getting started

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

In a TikTok, a group of women are seen opening a food truck after it was closed.

‘His reaction was right’: Food truck owner goes off on girls for opening serving window on closed truck in viral TikTok

hand holding junk mail (l) woman speaking (c) junk mail on table (r)

‘These manipulation tactics worked’: TikToker shows how nonprofits flooded their grandpa with mail

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

A woman yelling (L), a woman looking into camera (C), and a woman looking at another woman through a door (R).

‘You mad because my titties nice?’: ‘Karen’ allegedly rips Black TikToker’s wig off over her outfit

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

Former Starbucks worker says customer threw a Frappuccino at her in drive-thru because there wasn’t a cherry on top

two young men walking on sidewalk with caption "Bytch A$$ punks wanna hit my daughter" (l) woman in car seat (c) woman chasing young man on sidewalk

Mom chases down man who she says hit her daughter in viral TikTok

Liza Bautista is a former reporting intern at the Daily Dot. She is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and is based in NYC. Her work has appeared in i-D, Decider, and the Interlude.

Liza Bautista

‘Go back to Africa’: Man yells ‘white power’ at Black man, does Nazi salute in viral video

‘What the f*ck did I do?’: TikToker and boyfriend surrounded by 8 cop cars, helicopter after police mistook their GoPro for gun

Sabine Joseph was a former reporting intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Miami and Connecticut publications, including Montage, the Miami Laker, and Connecticut Health I-Team.

Sabine Joseph

Police officer taking a woman's ID and writing in a notebook.

‘You ignored her and now he’s dead’: TikToker says cop didn’t let her help a motorcycle crash victim

woman getting out of car bangs door against a nearby car, sees her error, then climbs back in the driver's seat with caption "Karen took off on me"

TikToker catches a Karen dinging his Mercedes-Benz with car door while he sits in it

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Not y’all glamorizing this’: Video of Harvard Law student fainting and still completing argument resurfaces, sparking debate

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

Karen calls Black man ‘pimp,’ blocks his car in viral TikTok

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

‘I don’t get paid enough for this’: Karen yells at Arby’s worker about root beer float proportions

two women yelling at one another at baggage claim with caption "I have been back in NYC for literally 8 minutes"

‘Karen standoff’: Women accuse each other of being racist at baggage claim in viral TikTok

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

woman wearing sunglasses and hat covering smirk with hand with caption "Literally just called the prison to ask for day laborers" (l) woman replying (r)

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