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Chris Harrison is taking a break from The Bachelor series in the wake of racist controversy. The host announced the decision on social media Saturday, just days after he seemingly defended Rachael Kirkconnell, a current contestant who has been accused of racist actions. “This historic season of The Bachelor should not be marred or overshadowed by my mistakes or […]
Violent hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise in the U.S. and have been for quite some time now. Back in March of 2020, a New York Times piece—featuring interviews with nearly two dozen people—took a hard look at the hate many Chinese Americans were facing while then-president Donald J. Trump repeatedly insisted on […]
Aunt Jemima is finally gone, for good. Following last year’s decision to retire the racist logo from products, Quaker Oat’s parent company PepsiCo announced the launch of its replacement: Pearl Milling Company. “We are starting a new day with Pearl Milling Company,” a PepsiCo spokesperson said, per CNN. “A new day rooted in the brand’s historic […]
A charter school in Utah is now facing backlash after allowing students to opt-out of its Black History Month curriculum. According to the Standard-Examiner, Maria Montessori Academy Director Micah Hirokawa announced the decision on the school’s private Facebook page on Friday. He reportedly wrote that he “reluctantly” sent the letter to parents saying that the […]
In the wake of losing Georgia in the 2020 runoff election, GOP leaders and strategists are scrambling to launch an attack against the woman who made the Democrats’ victory in her home state possible: the remarkable Stacey Abrams. Abrams, who lost the 2018 governor race to Republican Brian Kemp, launched her organization Fair Fight in […]
White New Yorkers descended on a COVID-19 vaccination site set up in a Latino community, taking vaccines from people of color living in the neighborhood. According to a report from CNN, the clinic launched on Jan. 14 at the Armory Track & Field Center in Washington Heights, a neighborhood that was hit hard by the […]
The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for helping bring awareness to racial justice worldwide. USA Today reports that Norwegian Parliament member Petter Eide nominated the organization because the protests against police brutality and systemic racism in the United States reached international recognition. “To carry forward a movement of […]
Last week a Louisiana cemetery refused to bury a Black sheriff’s deputy because of its “white-only” sale restriction. Reminder, it’s 2021. Karla Semien, the wife of the late Darrell Semien, was told by Oaklin Springs Cemetery in Allen Parish that she couldn’t bury her husband there because of the 1950s sales contract that included language […]
Variety reports Nick Cannon‘s daytime talk show will be moving forward with plans to launch this fall. “It’s been a longtime dream of mine to host my own daytime talk show and that I’m able to do this in New York City, bringing daytime television back to the place that has fostered generations of talent, is […]
Rapper Mulatto has garnered criticism for her name, which some have flagged as offensive due to the historical connotations around the term being used to describe people of mixed race. She later confirmed she would change her name, and in an interview with Hot Freestyle, she’s opened up about her decision and hinted at new music on […]
