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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world hit more than 10 million on Sunday, the Associated Press reports. The virus still has a firm grip on European countries; there have been outbreaks in Switzerland and England. “We have seen flare-ups across the country in recent weeks,” British Home Secretary Priti Patel told BBC before claiming that the government is […]
Sacha Baron Cohen has taken his trolling to new heights. On Saturday, the comedian infiltrated the “March for Our Rights 3” rally, a right-wing militia event in Olympia, Washington, where he dressed as a country singer and led the crowd in a hateful, racist song, The Daily Beast reports. Outfitted in overalls and fake facial hair, […]
The political rhetoric coming from President Donald Trump seems to create an environment where hatred and bigotry can thrive. Unfortunately, the President doesn’t actively combat this notion. In fact, he promotes it. On Sunday morning, President Trump quoted tweeted a protest happening in Florida‘s Sumter County retirement community, The Villages. In the video, Democratic senior citizens were holding signs […]
Slavery is the backbone of many things in this country. Realtors in Houston have taken it upon themselves to remove at least one remnant of that moment in history. On Saturday, TMZ reported that the Houston Association of Realtors will no longer use the term “master” when describing the biggest bedroom and bathroom in a home. From […]
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge has ordered ICE to release all detained immigrant children by July 17. Judge Dolly Gee of California issued the order on Friday, describing the ICE-operated facilities across the U.S. as “on fire,” NPR reports. She added that the Trump administration hasn’t even provided basic health protections for the families […]
Broadway actor Robert Hartwell’s story has gone viral after he took to Instagram and shared an image of the house he purchased with a particular history. On Thursday, Hartwell posted a photo of himself standing in front of the white plantation-style home. In the post’s caption, Hartwell opens up about how he discovered it three […]
Atlantic Records celebrates its Black artists with a roundtable discussion titled #BlackMusicSavedMe. The roundtable features producer Hitmaka, Los Angeles-based rapper Symba, and Atlanta-based singer/songwriter Breland. Complex News’ Pierce Simpson is the moderator of the discussion, which focuses on Black artists’ contributions to the industry, as well as what Black music means to them. You can livestream the roundtable via YouTube above. The event […]
Jenna Marbles, whose reach on YouTube included more than 20 million subscribers, has announced she’s leaving her main channel. “I wanna hold myself accountable and it’s painful to do it and it’s not fun and it hurts,” she said during the final moments of an 11-minute video titled “A Message,” uploaded Thursday. “I’m ashamed of things I’ve done and said […]
Another day, another viral “Karen” moment. A video posted on social media this week showed a June 22 altercation between two customers at a Sacramento 7-Eleven. The footage begins in middle of a heated argument in which an unidentified white woman calls a Black woman a racial slur. It’s unclear what exactly started the argument, but the white woman […]
Three residential facility workers in Michigan have been charged with involuntary manslaughter after 16-year-old Cornelius Fredericks died after he was restrained. CNN reports that the staff members restrained Fredericks while he stayed at Lakeside Academy, a residential treatment facility for individuals between ages 12 to 18 placed in the foster care system. Fredericks died on May 1, […]
