Ted Williams is a former homeless man who gained national attention for his “golden voice” in 2011
He used his deep, smooth and distinctive voice to beg for money on the streets of Columbus, Ohio. A video of Williams demonstrating his voice and telling his story went viral on YouTube, leading to numerous offers of employment and media appearances.
After his viral video, Williams was offered a job by the Cleveland Cavaliers to announce games and appeared on numerous talk shows, including "The Today Show," "Dr. Phil" and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." He also did voiceover work for various commercials, TV shows, and video games.
The longer version of the video of Egyptian podcaster Rahma Zein confronting CNN reporter Clarissa Ward at the Rafah crossing. It's raw, sincere, and powerful. Much respect for Rahma, she expressed our collective pain at the Western media's dehumanization of the Palestinians.
Kenosha (WI) police officers reportedly tackled a Black man while he was holding a BABY, then proceeded to beat him! The officers WRONGLY suspected the man was involved in a hit-and-run crash down the road from the Applebee’s!
This is the incessant racism Black folks continue to endure. The racial profiling that determines you are “criminal “ for being Black. Or less than. I recently was refused an apartment in Harlem because my credit wasn’t satisfactory. I offered to pay a year’s rent in advance. NO
Here’s the police body cam video showing what happened when a @Hertz worker at the New Orleans airport called police because a Puerto Rican man kept insisting that his drivers license was valid. The Hertz worker denied the man his pre paid rental car because he couldn’t present his passport. The Hertz worker thought Puerto Rico was another country and so she insisted the man needed to show a passport. He didn’t. He is a U.S. citizen as are all Puerto Ricans.
This body cam video was first obtained by @FOX8NOLA.
You can judge for yourself the unidentified @KennerPolice officers demeanor / behavior. Marchand found it to be extremely rude and demeaning.
As for the Hertz worker, she seen on video saying to the customer, Humberto Marchand:
“Because you recorded as you’re not gonna be able to rent from Hertz ever!”
That’s not true. Hertz has already apologized to Mr. Marchand publicly and stated that the employees were wrong and will be retained.
It is clear that neither the officer, nor the Hertz employee, know that Marchand is right: his driver’s license is as valid as any other license issued in any other state. He didn’t need to show a passport to anyone. The officer could’ve provided clarity to the situation based on the fact that Puerto Rico is not a foreign country. He did not or was unaware of that fact.
In my initial report, I stated that Marchand heard the officer say that he would call border authorities. The body cam video does not show that.
As @FOX8NOLA’s @news_fuentes reported, the officer said: “Do not come back up here and cause any more disturbances.”
In the body camera video, Marchand asks, “You’re going to call what? Border services?”
This interview is a prime example of what not to do & will be studied in public speaking classes for years. Jon Stewart often lets interviewees self-sabotage, but here, the Deputy Secretary of Defense unravels before even making her argument.
Pues Nayib @nayibbuke pasamos de 90 homicidios por cada 100.000 habitantes en 1993 en Bogotá a 13 homicidios por cada 100.000 habitantes en 2022. No hicimos carceles sino universidades.
Es bueno comparar las experiencias. Te propongo un foro internacional.