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Albert Samaha

BuzzFeed News

New York, United States

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  • Yahoo
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  • Village Voice

Past articles by Albert:

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Review: Not As Good As The First But Still Moving

The movie thrives in intimate moments between the central characters, but loses the thread with MCU fan service. → Read More

Thank God For The “Black Panther 2” Trailer

The trailer felt like collective mourning for the late Chadwick Boseman. → Read More

A Black Man Is Facing Murder Charges After Shooting At White Teens He Said Attacked Him

For Kyle Rittenhouse, George Zimmerman, and others in high-profile homicide cases, claims of self-defense led to acquittals. Will the same be true for a young Black man who killed a white teen in Georgia?View Entire Post › → Read More

The Coronavirus Outbreaks In Meatpacking Plants Were Likely Much Worse Than Official Numbers Show

Of the 45 JBS, Smithfield, Tyson, and Cargill facilities around the country that recorded at least 50 confirmed COVID-19 cases, only 20 ordered full-scale testing for all employees, according to a BuzzFeed News investigation. → Read More

Republican Electoral College Voters Say Biden Won

BuzzFeed News spoke to 11 members of the Electoral College in swing states — including two Republicans — who do not buy the GOP’s baseless efforts to undermine Biden’s victory. → Read More

There Are Several Swing States That Could Determine The Next President. Here's The State Of Play In Each.

Here is the current state of play. Final results could take days and may come down to absentee and mail-in ballots that officials are still counting. → Read More

What Happens If There Is A Recount In Wisconsin?

With the critical state going down to the wire, here are the rules for how such a scenario could unfold. → Read More

Newly Released Documents Reveal How The Feds Were Monitoring BLM Protests.

Records obtained by BuzzFeed News show agents monitored protesters’ social media and braced for battle. → Read More

The Coronavirus Cost Of Your July 4th Barbecue

Hundreds of workers may have contracted Covid-19 to get you the food on your plate this July 4th. Some may have even died. A BuzzFeed News investigation exposes the cost of your BBQ. → Read More

Starbucks Is Now Very Pro Black Lives Matter, But It Won't Let Employees Wear Anything Supporting The Movement

The retail giant said wearing pro-BLM pins or T-shirts would violate its dress code policy because the accessories advocate a "political, religious, or personal issue." → Read More

Retired Police Officer David Dorn Killed Protecting St. Louis Shop From Looters

"You killed a man over some TVs," yelled a man who recorded the death on Facebook Live. “That’s somebody’s granddaddy.” → Read More

Smithfield Foods Coronavirus Outbreak: Company Blames “Living Circumstances In Certain Cultures” For One Of America’s Largest COVID-19 Clusters

New details show how Smithfield Foods failed to take action in the crucial days before the plant turned into one of the nation’s largest coronavirus clusters. → Read More

Coronavirus Paid Leave: Employees At These Big Companies Must Work Sick Or Lose Pay

The Trump administration says America’s largest employers “can afford” to give paid coronavirus sick leave — but many workers still don’t have enough to quarantine. → Read More

Coronavirus: Starbucks Employees Got Sick. Stores Stayed Open.

Inside a week of fear, confusion, and coughing at branches around the country before the coffee giant took decisive action. → Read More

Never Ran, Never Will

This uplifting story of a boys' football team shines light on the underappreciated virtues that can bloom in impoverished neighborhoods, and asks challenging questions about the impact of economic progress in America's cities. → Read More

Looking For Right And Wrong In The Philippines

I went back to the Philippines to see the farm my family left behind, and to try to understand why they — and most of the country — have rallied around a president most Westerners see as a violent, dangerous despot. → Read More

Racist Vandalism In Oregon Is Pulling Residents Into A Free Speech Fight

Oregon's constitution banned black residents until 1926. A century later, swastikas and other racist vandalism are on the rise statewide, but police are struggling with a surprisingly complicated q... → Read More

He Says Police Pressured Him To Lie. Now, He Could Get 40 Years For Perjury

More wrongful convictions are being overturned than ever before, thanks in part to witnesses coming forward. But in New Orleans, recanting witnesses are facing perjury charges, creating a chilling ... → Read More

Four Mosques Have Burned In Seven Weeks — Leaving Many Muslims and Advocates Stunned

"The short answer is we haven’t seen anything like this in the past.”.. → Read More

A Black Cop From Baltimore Speaks Out On Race And Policing

"I don’t wanna do this shit no more.".. → Read More