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A Black couple is taking legal action after their home appraisal increased nearly $300,000 because of race. According to the New York Times, Nathan Connolly and Shani Mott filed the housing discrimination lawsuit in Maryland District Court on Monday—about a year after they applied to refinance their mortgage with loanDepot. Connolly, a professor at John Hopkins University, says he and his […]
Just over a month after settling a lawsuit with Netflix that claimed racial and gender bias, Mo’Nique has landed a stand-up comedy special with the streamer. Mo’Nique, as well as Netflix, took to social media on Tuesday to break the news, posting a video in which the comedian made light of the recent suit she settled with the […]
A proposal to teach slavery to second graders in Texas as ‘involuntary relocation’ has been struck down in a unanimous decision by the State Board of Education. The proposal was put together by a group of nine educators including a professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, according to the Texas Tribune […]
Bruce’s Beach will be returned to its rightful owners. The seaside property, located in Manhattan Beach, California, was previously owned by Willa and Charles Bruce—a Black couple who purchased the beach for $1,225 in 1912. The family would turn the land into a full-fledged resort for Black residents during a time when many beaches were racially segregated. They offered […]
The family of Emmett Till is demanding the arrest of Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who was accused of kidnapping the Black teen before he was tortured and lynched. According to Associated Press, members of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation are urging authorities to charge Donham in connection to Till’s 1955 murder. The calls were reignited […]
After 24 years on the job in law enforcement, Officer Bruce Dyker has resigned. He’s tired of all the “scrutiny” he’s been receiving for, as his union puts it, “doing his job.” Dyker is white. John Catanzara, head of the Chicago Police Union said Dyker was unjustly targeted, per Atlanta Black Star. “Bruce […]
Disney+ last week announced the cast for its upcoming adaption of Rick Riordan’s best-selling fantasy novels Percy Jackson and the Olympians, with Walker Scobell set to star as the titular character alongside Aryan Simhadri and Leah Sava Jeffries. Simhadri will play Grover while Jeffries will play Annabeth, friends of Percy. Since the announcement, some Percy Jackson fans have complained […]
From Eminem to Mac Miller to Post Malone, every white rapper has been forced to acknowledge the benefits of white privilege. The latest, of course, is Jack Harlow, who’s fresh off scoring his second No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with his latest single, “First Class.” In the wake of Jack Harlow’s chart dominance, David […]
A Wisconsin man is facing federal charges over a series of racist incidents directed at his Black neighbors. According to legal documents obtained by the Daily Beast, 54-year-old William McDonald is accused of using force and threats of force to interfere with the housing rights of multiple people because of their race, color, or national origin. Authorities […]
Bianca Lyons goes back to that same hospital room in Virginia every time she tells what happened to her and her baby. That day, eight doctors, nurses, and her husband Will all filled the room. London was there too, but she hadn’t arrived. Her baby’s heart rate dropped seven times before she was delivered. […]
