Race
As if there wasn’t already enough happening in the news cycle, this (also) happened… CNN has made a significant move as part of its major restructuring. The news giant has disbanded its “Race and Equality” team and laid off around 100 employees. That’s nearly 3% of its workforce that were part of a department similar […]
29-year-old Rapper Bia set the record straight about her ethnic roots, nationality, and how she identifies culturally after some fans incorrectly called her out as "white." The chatter initially started on Twitter when a fan tweeted "Bia is not black" a day after the "Whole Lotta Money" rapper went live with Nicki Minaj and some people learned she was Spanish speaking for the first time.
The Nirvana Lead Gives His Unfiltered Take Nirvana front-man Kurt Cobain had some opinions about White rappers that could put the mayo spitters and their fans in a stir. In a newly unearthed interview, he followed up on comments he made in the past when he said White people should leave rap music to Black folks. […]
The ‘Raven’s Home’ Star Clarifies Controversial Statements Raven-Symoné has managed to not get dragged for a while ever since she left The View back in 2016. During her run on the talk show, it seemed Raven was called out every other week for comments she made supporting the police during instances of brutality, as well […]
On April 12, 14-year old Brennan Walker missed his bus to school and decided to ask a neighbor for help with directions. According to reports, Walker decided to walk up to the front porch of 53-year old Jeffrey Zeigler’s home in Rochester Hills, Michigan and footage shows the teen scurrying away a few moments later […]
Racial Tensions Run High In A North Carolina Community Taraji P. Henson is confronting school segregation face-to-face in the trailer for her upcoming flick The Best of Enemies. According to Deadline, the movie is based on the true story of Ann Atwater (Henson), a civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis (played by Sam Rockwell) a […]
He Now Faces The Consequences One Georgia Bulldogs baseball player got the boot from his team due to his alleged racist remarks, according to ESPN. Adam Sasser, who was one of the Bulldogs’ top hitters, was in the stands at a football game when he allegedly started shouting racial slurs at University of Georgia quarterback […]
Some Customers Were Hype When She Left The Premises Once again, what’s supposed to be the friendly skies turned out to be not so friendly when the familiar face a racism showed its head. According to Newsweek, an unruly passenger had to be kicked off a Southwest Airlines plane on Saturday after calling a flight […]
Opposing Officers Say A Domestic Violence Case Was The Reason He Didn’t Get Promoted One NYPD officer is speaking out against the department, saying his promotion to lieutenant was blocked because of his political views. According to New York Daily News, Sgt. Edwin Raymond scored No. 26 out of 1,325 sergeants on the lieutenants’ test […]
Serena Williams Banned From Wearing Black Bodysuit To French Open The hate is too real when it comes to Black women — and stars like Serena Williams bare the brunt of it. French Tennis Federation president, Bernard Giudicelli, announced that limitations will be imposed on what players can wear this year. He singled out Serena […]