Samira Sadeque

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

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Officer Johnson (L) called for backup on a Black teenager instead of giving him a ticket; and officer Robinson (R) showed up

Video shows mother defending her Black son against ‘Karen cop’

‘We will happily take the ticket, but I will not allow my son to stand here ... with your hand on your gun.’

On Sep 16, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

COVID-denier Karen uses baby voice to harass customer in fabric store

'Are you afraid? You should run away,' she tells the customer in the video.

On Sep 15, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Doctor says ‘group of BLM’ attacked daughter—but audio records prove otherwise (updated)

A woman told a 911 dispatcher that a couple was 'fighting with the squeegee kids.'

On Sep 15, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Screengrabs show James Bartolo and the officers who arrested him

Anti-lockdown conspiracy theorist live-streams his own arrest on Facebook

'You are illegally trespassing and you will be charged.'

On Sep 4, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

2 more women say Chris D’Elia exposed himself to them

D'Elia denied the new allegations.

On Sep 3, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

White professor admits she has been pretending to be Black

People are comparing Jessica Krug to Rachel Dolezal.

On Sep 3, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

‘Antifa hunter’ gets 3 years in prison for stalking Black Lives Matter activist online

He also threatened to sexually assault the autistic daughter of an anti-racism protester.

On Sep 2, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

Tech

These two Karens were trying to rally for another term of President Donald Trump

Group drowns out Karen’s rant by blasting ‘WAP,’ ‘FDT’

Well, that's one way of tuning out the Karens.

On Sep 1, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

Internet Culture

People side with ‘Karen’ over bank password drama

Haven't we all been 'fed up' with customer service?

On Sep 1, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Victoria Redstall seen with a companion at Wells Fargo, recording on her Facebook live

‘Karen’ harasses bank employee wearing Black Lives Matter mask on Facebook Live

Victoria Redstall says Wells Fargo asked her to bank elsewhere.

On Aug 31, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Man seen in blackface being escorted by an officer

Protesters punched white man in blackface outside the White House

The chase ended with a cop putting a Black protester in a chokehold.

On Aug 28, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

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Government official caught having sex during Zoom meeting

The meeting was held to discuss the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

On Aug 27, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

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Round Lake Beach police officer punches woman

Video shows cop punching restrained woman who was in mental health crisis

It is being pointed to as an example of the potential risk of calling cops for mental health aid.

On Aug 26, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

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At least six officers were at the scene where officers detained Muhammad Muhaymin Jr. before he died in 2017

Video shows officers mocking Black man who called for Allah before he died

'Allah? He's not gonna help you right now, dude.'