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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

woman in brown sweater in bagel shop

Video shows ‘Karen’ calling barista N-word in front of mixed-race children

She has a well-documented history of racist, anti-mask harassment.

On Mar 24, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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A man sitting in his car.

#JusticeForMarvin sheds light on Black man’s death in police custody

Marvin Scott III was reportedly undergoing a mental health crisis when Texas cops arrested him for less than two ounces of marijuana.

On Mar 23, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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A man looking out a window.

No, this app designed to help women walk safely is not being used for human trafficking

Viral tweets claim WalkSafe is sending women's locations to predators.

On Mar 22, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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Lake Wales Police

Cop said man attacked him—but home security footage proves otherwise

The man was facing years in prison until the footage was released.

On Mar 18, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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Video shows low turnout for anti-vaxx 'walkout'

‘I’m embarrassed for them’: TikToker puts classmates who participated in high school anti-mask walkout on blast

The protest was attended by 'less than 30 kids.'

On Mar 18, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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Atlanta shooting outside a massage parlor

People are begging Instagrammers not to post yellow squares after spa killings

'Posting a yellow square to show your 'support for asians' is both performative and offensive, so please don't do that?'

On Mar 17, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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A hand coming out of the Dunkin' Donuts logo.

TikTok shows customer verbally abusing Dunkin’ worker for not saying ‘have a nice day’ in drive-thru

The customer calls the worker a 'b*tch' before speeding away.

On Mar 17, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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A cop pulls his gun on a person in a car.

Video shows shocking moment woman shoots at police officer after he tases her in deadly traffic stop

She fled the scene and died in an accident.

On Mar 15, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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San Diego police officers are facing backlash for pointing a gun at a 8-year-old boy

‘Can you take the gun off him? He’s 8 years old’: Video appears to show cop pointing gun at child

The child's dad asks the cop to 'take the gun off him.'

On Mar 11, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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A young boy (L) and an adult woman (R).

‘She made me do it with my bare hands’: White teacher accused of making Black 5-year-old clean feces out of toilet

'My teacher made me get booboo tissue out of the toilet,' the 5-year-old recalls in a video.

On Mar 11, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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Uber driver harassed by three anti-mask female passengers

People are outraged Uber initially only offered $20 to driver who was attacked by passengers in viral video

On the other hand, a GoFundMe for Subhakar Khadka has since raised $50,000.

On Mar 10, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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A woman attacks a man driving a car.

Video: Rideshare driver begs customer to get out of car after she hits him

'Get out of my car. You’re a danger to me.'

On Mar 10, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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SeMarion Humphrey

Video of Black middle school student forced to drink urine by white classmates sparks social media uproar

People are demanding justice for SeMarion Humphrey.

On Mar 9, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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Cortez Rice, nephew of George Floyd, carries an empty casket through downtown Minneapolis.

‘George Floyd is not on trial’: Activists gear up online for Chauvin trial

'The man whose breath was squeezed out [of] his body is not on trial.'

On Mar 8, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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Surveillance footage showed the men entering through the backdoor, attacking the father on the front porch, and then leaving a bloody home after they sliced a teenager's arms

Video: Machete-wielding men attack family, hurt teen

'My dad and I had to scrub (his) blood off the walls, doors, and floors.'

On Mar 4, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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