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Forcing predominantly Black athletes to choose between their beliefs and passions is a major plight within the world of sports at all levels. Though LeBron James and other big-name superstars have worked to combat the “shut up and dribble” narrative, one Florida high school proved that this mindset is still prevalent. On Saturday, Girls Talk Sports reported that […]
Twitter users are slamming Mulatto over her alleged denial of colorism. However, the 21-year-old rapper is calling BS on those claims, insisting she never made such comment. The drama apparently started Monday, following Mulatto joined a conversation on Clubhouse—an audio-based social media app that is becoming increasingly popular among celebrities. Shortly after Mulatto’s Clubhouse appearance, people claimed they […]
A Russian TV station has generated outrage over a skit it aired in which an actress donned blackface to play Barack Obama. The caveat to that statement is that most of that outrage seems to be based in America, which is to say it’s unlikely to matter in any way to the actual station. According to TMZ, the […]
A white man from Nebraska was arrested Saturday and charged with making terroristic threats, with a hate crime enhancement, after he threatened a fellow resident, a Black woman, with a chainsaw, per the Kansas City Star. The incident occurred at around 1:30 p.m. when Daniel Stueck confronted the woman, who has been identified by Newsweek […]
Faizon Love has filed a lawsuit against Universal Studios. He’s accusing the studio of race discrimination for removing him from the international poster for the 2009 comedy Couples Retreat, Variety reports. The suit also accuses Universal of fraud, breach of contract, and violation of California’s fair employment act and civil rights law. “This film was […]
According to a press release put out on Monday by the FBI, reported hate crimes in America in 2019 reached the highest level they’ve been at since 2008. Data collected from participating law enforcement agencies pinned the total number of crimes meeting the criteria at 7,314, which (again) reaches the highest total since 7,783 such crimes were recorded […]
A Massachusetts State Police officer has been fired after allegedly firing off racial slurs during an off-duty confrontation, the New York Post reports. The incident occurred when the unidentified officer got into an exchange with a motorist. The race of neither the trooper nor the victim has been disclosed, but the department made it clear that it doesn’t […]
For the likes of Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and the late Carrie Fisher, their careers and level of fame took off into another stratosphere following their star-making turns in Star Wars. For someone like John Boyega, his tenure serves as a reminder of what could’ve been. The main theatrical poster for 2015’s Star Wars: The Force […]
In an anonymous survey conducted by The Athletic, one NBA agent was critical of the league’s decision to embrace the Black Lives Matter movement, calling it a “horrible look for the league.” This agent claimed the players were “being manipulated” by the movement, which this person believed “really hurt the business.” “They initially did a great job by […]
Amy Coney Barrett is facing additional criticism over a controversial ruling in a workplace discrimination case. The conservative Supreme Court nominee was pressed on the issue during Wednesday’s confirmation hearing, when Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) expressed concern over Barrett’s position on racial bias in the criminal justice system. Barrett told the former presidential candidate she was convinced such bias […]
