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Christian Cooper, birdwatcher targeted by ‘Central Park Karen’, wins Emmy

Cooper launched his National Geographic show ‘Extraordinary Birder’ in the wake of his viral fame

The Independent UK

What to watch for Pride Month 2024: our picks of LGBTQ+ programming

Our picks for Pride Month 2024 programming — here are some TV shows and movies worth watching.

WhatToWatch

‘Central Park Karen’ who called police on Black birdwatcher still ‘in hiding’

Amy Cooper claims she received an ‘avalanche of hate and death threats’ following incident in May 2020

The Independent UK

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Ornithological society to rename dozens of birds — and stop naming them after people

Birds in North America will no longer be named after people

The Independent UK

These American birds and dozens more will be renamed, to remove human monikers

The official naming organization for birds in the U. S. is making a bold move, after concerns were raised about birds being named after people with questionable histories.

WEKU

Central Park birder's advice to liberals

Christian Cooper, who went viral for being Black in Central Park, shares his two passions: birding and voting

Salon

First Thing: Rescuers race against time to find missing Titanic submarine

Race against time to find craft that went missing on Sunday with five people onboard. Plus, does the world really need a $4,650 Indiana Jones bag?

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TV Tinsel: Birder Christian Cooper found his wings early in life

In elementary school Christian Cooper found himself in a class that bored him to death. Little did he know that that class would spawn a lifetime passion and even a TV show.

Tribune News Service

‘She doesn’t have the power’: Central Park birdwatcher Christian Cooper on why racist ‘incident’ won’t define him

A white woman made a threat against Cooper in 2020, and the world took notice. Now he wants to share the joy of ‘birding while Black’

The Guardian - US

Central Park birder Christian Cooper is turning his viral video fame into a memoir and TV show

There’s nothing that can keep Christian Cooper from enjoying his happy place, the bird-friendly Ramble of New York's Central Park

The Independent UK

Allegations That Particular Conduct Stemmed from a Racist Motivation Generally Aren't Defamatory

(though false allegations about the details of the conduct may be).

Reason

‘Central Park Karen’ loses appeal over firing from job

Amy Cooper, who falsely accused Black bird-watcher Christian Cooper of harassment in May 2020, has lost an appeal to get her job back

The Independent UK

Uber driver shares video of woman calling him n-word in alleged spat over phone chargers

Uber says rider has been banned

The Independent UK

Berkeley ordinance would outlaw racially biased 911 calls

LOS ANGELES — Berkeley could make discriminatory and racially biased 911 calls illegal in a new ordinance being considered by the City Council.

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WEKU

The woman who called 911 on a Black bird watcher wasn't wrongfully fired, judge rules

Amy Cooper, a white woman, lost her job as a portfolio manager at a New York investment firm after she called the police on a Black man who asked her to put her dog on a leash.

The Independent UK

‘Central Park Karen’ loses lawsuit claiming she was illegally fired after infamous outburst

Police dropped charges of filing a false report

Reason

"Central Park Karen" Defamation & Discrimination Lawsuit Rejected

From today's opinion by Judge Ronnie Abrams (S.D.N.Y.) in Cooper v. Franklin Templeton; this seems correct to me (for more on the defamation theory here, see this post): Plaintiff Amy Cooper, a white woman, was formerly employed by Defendant Franklin Templeton in New York as a Portfolio Manager. On May…

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Pennsylvania Toy Firm Creates A ‘Karen’ Action Figure

The name has become a meme to reflect those who use their privilege to demand their own way.

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Evening Standard

Flock together: the UK’s first birdwatching collective for people of colour

A Gucci campaign, album and now a book deal — how founders Ollie Olanipekun and Nadeem Perera are shaking off the hobby’s “old, white and tired” image

Tribune News Service

NYC Mayor Adams doubles down on push to probe Rudy Giuliani for falsely reporting a crime

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams stepped up his assertion that former Mayor Rudy Giuliani falsely reported a crime, likening Giuliani’s recent assault allegations to the notorious “Central Park Karen” saga in which a white woman accused a black man of threatening her and was later charged with filing a…

Los Angeles Times

Central Park birder Christian Cooper is getting a National Geographic TV show

Christian Cooper, the avid birder and science writer and editor who went viral after he was falsely accused of threatening a woman in Central Park for asking her to keep her dog on a leash, is getting his own TV show.

The Independent UK

Birdwatcher targeted by racist ‘Central Park Karen’ lands his own National Geographic show

Series has not been giving a date

WEKU

Bird-watcher wrongfully accused in Central Park video gets a bird-watching TV show

In the series, Christian Cooper will take viewers into the "wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of birds," according to National Geographic.

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