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Whoopi Goldberg has issued an apology for her recent remarks about Jewish people. Last week, the Anti-Defamation League called out Goldberg for making “deeply offensive” comments to The Sunday Times of London. In an interview with the British newspaper, Goldberg suggested Jews are not a race. “My best friend said, ‘Not for nothing is there no box on […]
Construction of the Obama Presidential Center came to a halt this week after a noose was reportedly discovered at the $830 million worksite. Lakeside Alliance, a coalition of Black-owned construction firms overseeing the project, confirmed the news in a statement Thursday, shortly after the noose was found. The group told outlets it was suspending operations indefinitely so it […]
Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, two Black activists who own the rights to “White Lives Matter,” are willing to sell the phrase to Kanye West for a hefty price tag. As previously reported, Kanye sparked outrage in October when he debuted the “White Lives Matter” designs during the YZY Season 9 fashion show. Last week, Ja and Ward, […]
Twitter has entered a new chapter. And LeBron James has big concerns. Just hours after Elon Musk officially acquired the platform, media watchdog groups found that the use of the n-word had increased nearly 500 percent on the platform. The Washington Post cited data shared by the Network Contagion Research Institute, an independent organization that predicts threats emerging from social media content. After catching wind of […]
The artist formerly known as Kanye West sat down for an interview with Piers Morgan and said he doesn’t regret his recent string of antisemitic remarks. In previews from his chat with the British broadcaster, Ye was asked if he was “sorry” that he said he planned to go “DEFCON 3 on Jewish people.” “No. Absolutely not,” […]
Unaired footage from Kanye West’s recent interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson surfaced on Tuesday, as Vice’s Motherboard obtained several unedited clips that see Ye making more controversial statements about a variety of topics, including more antisemitic comments in line with what he’s shared over social media in recent days. In the clip up top, West shared his […]
A Home Office immigration official, who made jokes about raping 15-year-olds, tasering kids and the disabled, and sent racist messages in a group WhatsApp chat, has been suspended following a BBC investigation. It was reported by BBC show Newsnight that Rob Lewis, an ex-policeman, had created a group chat dubbed Bottle and Stoppers with other officers William […]
Ahmaud Arbery’s mother is the latest individual that’s come forward to criticize Kanye West for his controversial behavior this week, which included the rapper wearing a t-shirt with the phrase “White Lives Matter” during his YZY SZN 9 presentation that took place in Paris on Monday. Kanye also doubled down on Tuesday, calling Black Lives Matter a “scam.” Kanye […]
Anthony Martini is facing another wave of controversy. The music executive made headlines this year for his defense of FN Meka, an A.I.-generated rapper that was backed by Martini’s New Factory project. The digital artist would go on to land a deal with Capitol Records, but was quickly dropped by the label following outrage over […]
Caleb McLaughlin is opening up about the racism he’s experienced from fans of Stranger Things. While speaking at the Heroes Comic Con Belgium convention over the weekend, McLaughlin, who plays Lucas Sinclair on the hit Netflix series, talked about some of the racism he’s dealt with as the only Black male actor on Stranger Things. “It definitely […]
