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This year has been a complete shitstorm. From a global health crisis to an economic downturn to the worst civil unrest the nation has seen in decades, it seemed no one could’ve predicted just how much turmoil 2020 would bring. Well, except for one man. In 2010, Peter Turchin wrote a scientific report published in Nature predicting economic […]
Gabrielle Union has filed a new harassment complaint against those behind America’s Got Talent, including NBCUniversal and Simon Cowell‘s Syco. Included in the complaint, per Variety, is an accusation that Paul Telegdy—NBC Entertainment chairman—threatened her in connection with going public about on-set racism. That threat, attorney Bryan Freedman has since explained in response to a statement of […]
An Arizona man was arrested this week after he allegedly held a black DoorDash driver at gunpoint. The incident reportedly occurred at around 3 p.m. Sunday outside an apartment building in Mesa. Witnesses told authorities that 32-year-old Valentino Tejada, a resident of the complex, was seen pointing a firearm at 24-year-old Dimitri Mills, who was on the property […]
A Muslim woman is suing the City of Yonkers after local police allegedly forced her to remove her hijab. According to the civil lawsuit obtained by the Huffington Post, 42-year-old Ihsan Malkawi has accused the police department of violating her religious rights after she was taken into custody last year. The complaint states Malkawi and her husband were […]
A California woman has filed a lawsuit against the Marriott hotel chain, claiming she was asked to sign a “no party” pledge because she was black. According to the Oregonian, the case stems from January 2019, when 51-year-old Felicia Gonzales was checking into the Residence Inn by Marriott Portland Downtown/Convention Center. Gonzales said that upon arrival, a front-desk employee […]
Will.i.am is putting a Qantas flight attendant on blast, following an onboard incident that ended with police involvement. The Black Eyed Peas artist took to Twitter on Thursday, claiming he and his crew were targeted by an “overly aggressive flight attendant” during their flight from Brisbane to Sydney. According to TMZ, the incident started after passengers were instructed […]
A Colorado woman says she was racially profiled last week when she was told to remove her hijab before entering a Nuggets game. The incident occurred on Nov. 5 when Denver hosted Miami Heat. The woman, 36-year-old Gazella Bensreiti, says she was at the arena to watch her 8-year-old daughter perform the national anthem with her school […]
Two Muslim men have filed a complaint against American Airlines over alleged racial profiling. On Thursday, Dallas residents Abderraoof Alkhawaldeh and Issam Abdallah told reporters that their Sept. 14 flight was abruptly canceled because their fellow passengers had reportedly expressed safety concerns. Abdallah said that after the jetliner was evacuated, an FBI agent informed him […]
8chan founder Fredrick Brennan is calling for the shutdown of the website following Saturday’s El Paso Walmart shooting, the New York Times reports. Patrick Crusius, the suspected gunman who has already been charged with capital murder, posted a four-page manifesto on the site minutes before carrying out the horrific act which resulted in 20 people being killed and 26 more injured. […]
Afton Williamson explained on Instagram Sunday, why she left ABC’s The Rookie, where she played one of the show’s main characters, Talia Bishop. In a lengthy message posted Sunday, Williamson revealed that she was subjected to racial discrimination by the hair department, and bullying from the show’s executive producers dating as far back as filming of the pilot episode. Williamson claims she was sexually […]
