Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah was fired from the Opinions department after speaking out against political violence, racial double standards, and America’s apathy toward guns. Her bio has been revised to indicate she is no longer employed.
Attiah recently wrote about Charlie Kirk’s assassination, criticizing “empty rhetoric” that hasn’t matched with actions. She accused some people of using performative mourning for white men who espouse hatred and violence as not being the same as taking action against it.
The Post declined to comment on personnel matters, but Attiah said her comments received thoughtful engagement from readers and virtually no public backlash. However, she claims the Post falsely accused her of “gross misconduct” after some of her posts were deemed unacceptable by management.
Attiah’s departure comes amid a growing effort to silence those who criticize violence, with conservative activists targeting people who expressed support for Charlie Kirk’s killer. Attiah was one of the last remaining Black full-time opinion columnists at the Post and had been speaking out against issues like racial double standards and gun apathy.
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Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/15/media/karen-attiah-washington-post-wapo-fired-charlie-kirk-bluesky