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Exposed: WaPo Fires Black Columnist for Telling the Truth About White Male Violence

2025-09-24 News & Politics
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Roland S. Martin
Roland S. Martin
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WaPo Fires Black Columnist Over Posts on White Male Violence

Discover why Karen Attiah calls her firing from The Washington Post "gross misconduct" and what this signals for declining press freedoms and the rise of "annihilation culture" in US media institutions.

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  • WaPo terminated columnist Karen Attiah for 'gross misconduct' following social media posts discussing political violence and white men.
  • Attiah argues this dismissal transcends standard "cancel culture," labeling it "annihilation culture"—a desire to eliminate critics.
  • Panelists assert this action supports a disturbing trend where Black columnists speaking on systemic violence are silenced.
  • The discussion underscores that corporate interests may now sacrifice accountability journalism for profit.

This conversation interviews former Post columnist Karen Attiah immediately following her dismissal after 11 years. She rejects the official reasoning, explaining her commentary tackled America’s history of political violence and noting the factual basis for linking mass violence to specific demographics. The panelists evaluate this event against a broader context of shrinking press freedoms and rising institutional self-censorship.

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Exposed: WaPo Fires Black Columnist for Telling the Truth About White Male Violence Karen Attiah revealed that she was fired from The Washington Post after being accused of ‘gross misconduct’ for her posts highlighting the dangers of white male political violence. She described this as part of what she calls ‘annihilation culture,’ a new wave of censorship that goes beyond cancel culture. The panel emphasized that Black columnists are on the front lines, often ‘taken out’ when they speak truth about systemic violence and oppression. The case underscores declining press freedoms and a dangerous retreat from accountability in U.S. media institutions. 🔥 WaPo accused columnist Karen Attiah of ‘gross misconduct’ over her social posts. 🔥 Attiah: ‘This is not cancel culture… I’m calling this annihilation culture.’ 🔥 Roland Martin: ‘This ain’t Katharine Graham’s Washington Post by a long mile.’ 🔥 Black columnists are on the front lines of being silenced and ‘taken out.’ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXB7nX8bL2U2sje8d212Yw/join Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3ccgYyfSQ8y45kl 👉🏾 PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ [email protected] Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com #RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

Top Comments (10)

@FaithRenewedFemininityRestored 2025-09-24

Alright folks let’s get on it!! Boycott Washington Post!!! Cancel those subscriptions!!!

96 15 replies
@JudyHunter-k1d 2025-09-24

This is retaliation by trump and his cronies.

47 1 replies
@seanharvey883 2025-09-24

It seems like a wronful termination lawsuit is on the way.

39 1 replies
@cathyyonce8492 2025-09-24

Now what? Sue the hell out of them.

34 2 replies
@jerelwilliams2310 2025-09-24

Man RELEASE THE FILES. THIS IS A DECOY.

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@JenedraBinyard-j6t 2025-09-24

they're just upset that she told the truth

27 3 replies
@MB-zg2fk 2025-09-24

Washington post should be charged with promoting Domestic Terrorism!

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@leejohnson6328 2025-09-24

the bible says that a racist is not even worthy of passing out bread

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@lessiewhite9577 2025-09-24

Can we Boycott the Newspapers

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@CocoaErmine 2025-09-25

I cancelled my WaPo subscription back in 2024 when they refused to endorse Kamala Harris. The writing was on the wall and unfortunately for them 'democracy has already died in the darkness' over there at The Washington Post.

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