Washington Post opinion columnist Karen Attiah said she was fired over social media posts she made in response to the fatal shooting of conservative figure Charlie Kirk, per HuffPost.

Kirk was shot and killed last week during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University. The alleged gunman is currently in custody.

While condemning the killing, Attiah also shared commentary on gun violence, racial double standards, and America’s broader political climate, which she said led to her dismissal.

“Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot”.

-Charlie Kirk

— Karen Attiah (@karenattiah.bsky.social) 2025-09-11T01:40:48.549Z

Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodne

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