Just a heads up, today's show contains talk of violence and sexual harassment and may not

be suitable for all listeners.

You're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR.

I'm Brittany Luce.

Today, I want to talk about something that's really important and frankly, something that

isn't getting the kind of coverage that I think it deserves.

After a two week trial, rapper Tori Lanes has been found guilty of assault.

In July 2020, he shot his former friend in the feet.

Grammy winner Megan Thee Stallion.

Since Megan went public with the allegations in August 2020, the backlash has been intense.

On social media and popular gossip blogs, but also from her peers in the hip hop community.

Some feel that her allegations are simply her trying to bring a black band down.

Others question whether she was shot at all, despite plenty of evidence showing that

she most definitely was.

And the comments haven't stopped there.

We've seen the way that black women who are involved in this case have been treated

and vilified online have been told to, and their lives have been called out their name

completely.

And I think it has a ripple effect for her regular black women like you and me.

That's Gabby Bulgarelli, my friend, colleague and senior producer of NPR's Louder Than

a Riot.

Gabby's been on the ground in Los Angeles for the trial and was in the courtroom when Megan

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