San Diego Sheriff’s Department Investigating Incident of Man in KKK Hood While at Vons’ Grocery

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an incident involving a man wearing a Ku Klux Klan mask while shopping in a California Vons’ grocery store.

According to Essence, the incident took place on Saturday afternoon. The sheriff’s department condemned the incident and is investigating.

“The Sheriff’s Department is investigating,” Santee Mayor John Minto said Sunday. “I hope they will have more information for us tomorrow.”

Local officials have also condemned the incident, saying hate will not be tolerated. East County Supervisor Dianne Jacob called the situation “abhorrent.”

“This blatant racism has no place in Santee or any part of San Diego County,” Jacob said in a statement Sunday. “It is not who we are. It is not what we stand for and can’t be tolerated.”

Vons also released a statement, saying store employees asked the customer to remove the mask several times. Vons is also reviewing operations to ensure another incident does not happen.

“Unfortunately, an alarming and isolated incident occurred at our Vons store in Santee, where a customer chose an inflammatory method of wearing a face covering.” the release said. ” Needless to say, it was shocking.

“Several members of our team asked the customer to remove it, and all requests were ignored until the customer was in the checkout area. This was a disturbing incident for our associates and customers, and we are reviewing with our team how to best handle such inappropriate situations in the future.”

The incident was quickly shared on social media and according to the Times of San Diego, protests are being organized at the Vons location.

African Americans have been expressing their concerns about wearing face masks during the coronavirus pandemic. Sens. Kamala Harris and Cory Booker have asked the Justice Department to publish guidance to help local law enforcement.

Several supermarkets around the country have implemented policies requiring customers to wear face masks, but some have resisted.

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Trevor Noah is Paying His Furloughed Crew’s Salaries Out of Pocket During COVID-19 Crisis

If only more bosses were better leaders! Comedian and talk show host Trevor Noah is paying the salaries of his furloughed workers while the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to hurt the economy, according to The Daily News.

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah host is doing his television show remotely but he is making sure that the crew of 25 that works with him are being paid. He is doing so by paying the staff members out of his own pockets while everyone waits for the rest of the world to return to some type of normalcy. Although all 25 crewmembers aren’t working with him remotely, he is still paying their normal salaries.

Noah had informed his crew members that he will continue to pay their current salaries until production begins to ramp back up in the television industry.

“These are the people who have been on the show with Trevor from day one and help him put on the show,” a source reportedly told Variety magazine. “Trevor is personally covering their salaries until the production business opens again. He respects his crew tremendously and feels it’s only right that they get through this together.”

Comedy Central announced last week that, as long as he films The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah from inside his apartment, the show will be 45 minutes long instead of its traditional half-hour. It is the first time in the franchise’s history that it has expanded beyond its typical half-hour format.

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah currently reigns as the No. 1-rated show in late-night among viewers in the 18-34 age range. Noah’s March 26 interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci has garnered more than 43 million views.

Back in 2014, Noah became the senior international correspondent for The Daily Show, and in 2015, he took over when long-time host Jon Stewart left. Noah is signed on to remain in this position until 2022.

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Trevor Noah is Paying His Furloughed Crew’s Salaries Out of Pocket During COVID-19 Crisis

If only more bosses were better leaders! Comedian and talk show host Trevor Noah is paying the salaries of his furloughed workers while the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to hurt the economy, according to The Daily News.

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah host is doing his television show remotely but he is making sure that the crew of 25 that works with him are being paid. He is doing so by paying the staff members out of his own pockets while everyone waits for the rest of the world to return to some type of normalcy. Although all 25 crewmembers aren’t working with him remotely, he is still paying their normal salaries.

Noah had informed his crew members that he will continue to pay their current salaries until production begins to ramp back up in the television industry.

“These are the people who have been on the show with Trevor from day one and help him put on the show,” a source reportedly told Variety magazine. “Trevor is personally covering their salaries until the production business opens again. He respects his crew tremendously and feels it’s only right that they get through this together.”

Comedy Central announced last week that, as long as he films The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah from inside his apartment, the show will be 45 minutes long instead of its traditional half-hour. It is the first time in the franchise’s history that it has expanded beyond its typical half-hour format.

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah currently reigns as the No. 1-rated show in late-night among viewers in the 18-34 age range. Noah’s March 26 interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci has garnered more than 43 million views.

Back in 2014, Noah became the senior international correspondent for The Daily Show, and in 2015, he took over when long-time host Jon Stewart left. Noah is signed on to remain in this position until 2022.

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Chris Christie says U.S. should reopen: ‘There are going to be deaths’

The former governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, said yesterday that America needs to reopen despite the data that shows that more people will die from coronavirus.

“Of course, everybody wants to save every life they can — but the question is, towards what end, ultimately?” the former governor who was once a part of President Donald Trump’s presidential transition team said on The Daily DC Podcast hosted by CNN’s Dana Bash.

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He also said that “we’ve got to let some of these folks get back to work because if we don’t, we’re going to destroy the American way of life in these families — and it will be years and years before we can recover.”

Christie’s sentiment is one that has been pressed by Republicans for weeks.

Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick told Fox News, “there are more important things than living.” In March, Patrick said on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News that “No one reached out to me and said, ‘As a senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance on your survival, in exchange for keeping the America that all America loves for your children and grandchildren?”

Republicans, including President Trump, have advocated for the reopening of the country placing economics above the loss of human life, but even that messaging has been inconsistent.

READ MORE: Trump pushes economy reopening, says virus could kill 100K

When Georgia governor Brian Kemp was the first to make moves to reopen his state, President Trump publicly scolded him saying that he strongly disagreed with Kemp’s move.

On her podcast, Bash asked Christie what he would say to the American public if he was President, which was once a possibility, he responded, “The message is that the American people have gone through significant death before.” He pointed to the first and second World Wars as examples of how “we’ve gone through it and we’ve survived it. We sacrificed those lives.”

God help us all.

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Tina Knowles-Lawson and Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Initiative Offering Free COVID-19 Testing in Houston

While undeniably heartbreaking, it’s no surprise that black and brown people are disproportionately affected by the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the CDC, as of mid-April, roughly 33 percent of COVID-19 fatalities are African-American people.

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