Both organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony in Hudson, Ohio, have now resigned under pressure after they silenced a retired U.S. Army officer’s microphone while he was talking about how freed Black slaves honored fallen soldiers just after the Civil War. Video Transcript BARNARD KEMTER: 3,000 African-American schoolchildren singing the Union marching song, “John Brown’s Body.” They were carrying armfuls of flowers and went to decorate the graves. Interesting that there would be a tie back to… Source link
Read More »Vanessa Bryant channeled her innermost Kobe in HOF speech
Vanessa Bryant spoke on behalf of her late husband Kobe Bryant. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) It’s impossible to fantasize what Kobe Bryant would’ve said at his Hall of Fame speech Saturday night, the way the gifted storyteller would’ve narrated the ending to his basketball life, the tone it would’ve taken and the reaction from the audience. Vanessa Bryant, not only speaking as his wife but as the person who knew him best — at the simplest and most complex levels — was the fitting… Source link
Read More »Google Speech Chief to Talk Story with Maui Entrepreneurs
Luke Leonhard, Chief of Staff to Google’s Speech team, will speak at the April 29 Maui TechOhana, The Chief of Staff to Google’s speech team, Luke Leonhard will share his career story at this month’s Maui TechOhana, April 29. Presented by Maui Economic Development Board, Leonhard will speak at the virtual event on the topic, “Applied Tech to Big Tech: My path to Google.” Leonhard has been working with Google for eight years and says he has his dream job. He shared that… Source link
Read More »Naomi Osaka’s awkward name mistake during victory speech
Naomi Osaka looked perfect during her 2021 Australian Open finals win, but she made one unforced error after the match had concluded. During her victory speech, Osaka made things awkward while trying to thank her opponent. Osaka — who defeated Jennifer Brady in straight sets Saturday — had good intentions. Before giving credit to Brady for her play, Osaka turned to Brady and asked whether she preferred to go by Jennifer or Jenny. Brady responded by saying “Jenny.” Osaka then turned back… Source link
Read More »Amazon is ‘judge and jury’ over speech after Parler ban: CloudSigma CEO
Amazon (AMZN) was hit with a lawsuit Monday from conservative social media app Parler over its decision to block the startup from Amazon Web Services (AWS) — and at least one AWS competitor would make no moral judgement about hosting Parler’s content on its servers. Amazon’s policy, and the policies of other tech giants that blocked Parler after millions of President Donald Trump’s supporters flocked to the startup, stand in contrast to those adopted by that competitor, Zurich-based… Source link
Read More »Google suspends ‘free speech’ app Parler
Apple has warned Parler it will be removed from the App Store on Saturday in a letter published by Buzzfeed News. Source link
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