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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 studioâs 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 defendantâs hate crime trial, Amy Vaughan told the jury that two of Arberyâs killersâTravis McMichael and William âRoddieâ Bryanârepeatedly 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 didnât think Joe Rogan was âracistâ because he âworks with Black people.â âI donât think Joe Rogan is a racist â the man interacts with and works with black people literally all of the time,â 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 âis not a racist.â âJoe Rogan is not a racist,â J. Prince wrote in a post. âI know this […]
Dwayne âThe Rockâ 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. âYouâre a hero to many people and using […]
Brian Floresâ legal team is questioning the NFLâs commitment to diversity and inclusion. The former Miami Dolphins coach is suing the league and three of its teamsâthe New York Giants, the Denver Broncos, and the Dolphinsâover 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 isnât being taught in the classroom, as many residents believe. According to AL.com, Alabama Superintendent Eric Mackey told lawmakers Wednesday that heâs 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 âracism in hiring,â ESPNâs 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 âsincerest apologiesâ on Twitter Monday after saying that the Holocaust wasnât âabout raceâ in a recent segment on The View. Her comments came as the showâs hosts were discussing a Tennessee school district banning Art Spiegelmanâs poignant graphic novel about the Holocaust, Maus. After the panelists focused on whether nudityâcited as a reason to cease teaching […]
Unfortunately, itâs 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 Roganâs mention of […]
