The Washington Post Fires Its Last Black Opinion Columnist For Directly Quoting A Bigot
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The Washington Post Fires Its Last Black Opinion Columnist For Directly Quoting A Bigot
The Washington Post isn't what it used to be. While the paper is still peppered with a few decent journalists trying to do good work, the outlet is being slowly strangled to death by billionaire owner Jeff Bezos, who is steadily dismantling the last vestiges of the paper's sagging credibility in a desperate bid to…


Columnist Karen Attiah Fired at The Washington Post
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — According to Attiah, she was the last full-time Black opinion columnist at The Post, where she was employed for 11 years. Other Black Washington Post staffers in senior positions who have recently departed, via the recent buyout round, include Monica Norton and Krissah Thompson.
Karen Attiah, a columnist for the American newspaper The Washington Post, said she was fired for comments she made on social media following the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. He was killed at age 31 on September 10th during an event at Utah Valley University in the United States. Attiah, who worked for 11 years in the newspaper's opinion section, published an article on Substack on Monday (September 15, 2025) in which she claims sh…


Columnist Karen Attiah fired at The Washington Post
By: Lauren Burke, special to NNPA Washington Post opinion editor Karen Attiah posted on her Substack, The Golden Hour, that she was fired last week by The Washington Post. According to Attiah, she was the last full-time Black opinion columnist at The Post, where she was employed for 11 years. Other Black Washington Post staffers in senior positions who have recently departed, via the recent buyout round, include Monica Norton and Krissah Thompso…
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