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Kanye West has donated $150,000 to the family of Jemel Roberson, the 26-year-old security guard who was killed by police, TMZ reports. Roberson was working security at Manny’s Blue Room Bar in Robbins, Illinois this past week when a gunman opened fire. Roberson was able to subdue the shooter and waited for the authorities. Upon arrival, police […]
A Texas university has launched two investigations after a white professor reportedly called the cops on a black student during class. What was the student’s offense? She reportedly propped her feet up on a lecture hall chair. The incident occurred Monday at the University of Texas at San Antonio. A man who was in the class […]
Indian-American producer Adi Shankar set out to help solve what has become known as The Simpsons’ “Apu Problem.” The show’s character has long been a staple in the series, as a convenience store owner, voiced by Hank Azaria. However, Apu’s character has been controversial, largely because many thought he was an incorrect representation of Indian-Americans. […]
On Monday, Netflix stated that they do not use skin color as a determinant for how to market the same movie to people of different ethnicities. This particular and specific denial came after social media allegations arose stating marketing materials sent to black Netflix subscribers featured images of black actors (even if they were just in […]
Racial profiling impacts far too many on a daily basis, but people don’t usually expect to be denied entry to their home by a complete stranger. As the New York Times reports, a white woman from St. Louis named Hilary Brooke Mueller did just that when she physically blocked D’Arreion Toles as he attempted to enter the […]
