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That’s not the only time being trans has affected her comedy. Once, when touring with a headlining comic, a club owner refused to let McBride perform. And another comic refused to perform in a venue on the same night as McBride. “It gets to you,” she said. “That’s real cancel culture.” McBride is just one of many trans comics who faces prejudice and discrimination in landing gigs because of who they are. Yet it’s not trans comics who are loudly complaining about cancel culture. It...

WOOSTER  – Mamoudou NDiaye called for greater accountability and careful listening as society grapples with teaching and talking about racism in America. "Many people in this country have been fed a single story, and not only has that single story omitted many of us, been responsible for dangerous stereotypes and so divisiveness in the populous, it fed us an extremely white-washed and heavily edited version of history," said NDiaye, keynote speaker at the College of Woosters virtual Martin ...

Valerie Royzman, Staff Writer and Alexander Thompson, Correspondent The Daily Record Area counties are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, though the holiday wont be as packed with activities and service projects throughout the community as normal. To avoid gatherings and further spread of COVID-19, some organizations are opting for virtual events and programs. Others are still meeting, though activities are modified to follow safety guidelines. Here are some events happening l...