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Ray Fisher is still waiting for an apology. On Friday night, the 34-year-old actor took to Twitter to reiterate his allegations against Warner Bros. Fisher, who portrayed Victor Stone, a.k.a. Cyborg, in the DC Extended Universe, was responding to the studio’s Black History Month tribute tweet, in which it showcased some of the Black actors who have played its […]
The white men who were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery had a history of sharing racist and violent messages online, an FBI intelligence analyst said Wednesday. While testifying during the defendant’s hate crime trial, Amy Vaughan told the jury that two of Arbery’s killers—Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan—repeatedly sent bigoted private messages and memes on social media in the years […]
Former presidential and New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang has apologized for a since-deleted tweet in which he claimed that he didn’t think Joe Rogan was “racist” because he “works with Black people.” “I don’t think Joe Rogan is a racist — the man interacts with and works with black people literally all of the time,” Yang tweeted on Sunday […]
With Joe Rogan facing backlash over his past use of the N-word and other racial slurs, an major fixture in the hip-hop industry is forgiving controversial podcast host. Rap-A-Lot Records CEO J. Prince took to Instagram on Monday to defend Rogan, claiming he “is not a racist.” “Joe Rogan is not a racist,” J. Prince wrote in a post. “I know this […]
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson appears to be reconsidering his support of Joe Rogan. After India Arie shared a clip of Rogan using the N-word and other racial slurs over the course of 12 years, Johnson was taken to task online over his initial support of Rogan amid his growing Spotify controversy. “You’re a hero to many people and using […]
Brian Flores’ legal team is questioning the NFL’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. The former Miami Dolphins coach is suing the league and three of its teams—the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos, and the Dolphins—over racial discrimination within their hiring practices. Flores filed the class-action lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday, weeks after he was fired by […]
An Alabama school official wants to make it very clear that critical race theory isn’t being taught in the classroom, as many residents believe. According to AL.com, Alabama Superintendent Eric Mackey told lawmakers Wednesday that he’s received numerous complaints from parents who say Black History Month lessons are the same as CRT. The claims comes nearly […]
Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores is suing the NFL, the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos, and the Dolphins for “racism in hiring,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Included in the lawsuit are text messages Bill Belichik sent to Flores prematurely congratulating him on landing the Giants head coaching job. The team eventually hired Brian Daboll, […]
Whoopi Goldberg expressed her “sincerest apologies” on Twitter Monday after saying that the Holocaust wasn’t “about race” in a recent segment on The View. Her comments came as the show’s hosts were discussing a Tennessee school district banning Art Spiegelman’s poignant graphic novel about the Holocaust, Maus. After the panelists focused on whether nudity—cited as a reason to cease teaching […]
Unfortunately, it’s time for another Joe Rogan-focused headline. During a recent podcast interview with oft-criticized conservative figure Jordan Peterson, as spotted by the nonprofit watchdog organization Media Matters, the UFC-commentating comedian made remarks about racial identity and skin tone that have since been called out as racist. The comments, notably, were preceded with Rogan’s mention of […]
