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It’s been 65 years to the day since the murder of Emmett Till, whose death became one of many catalysts for the mid-century civil rights movement. On this anniversary, ABC announced its decision to move forward on a project spotlighting the legacy of Till’s mother, Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley. According to Deadline, the six-part series titled […]
A Black father was interrogated by police this month because they believed he had “too many” credit cards. According to Daily Mail, the incident took place Aug. 12 at a gas station in the Fort Worth suburb of Burleson, Texas. The man, 39-year-old Brian Friar, told the outlet he was withdrawing money from an ATM when three […]
Some people want to be oppressed so badly that they’ll leapfrog real inequalities. This line of thinking was on full display after a white woman claimed “racism” was the reason she and her daughter being removed from a plane. Per TMZ, a woman and her daughter were removed from a commercial airline. The motive behind […]
The Ellen DeGeneres Show has upgraded its perks for its staff, perhaps as an effort to assuage the relationship between workers and higher-ups. New benefits include increased paid time off and a lenient medical leave policy, Variety reports. Staffers will have five paid days off to use whenever they want, birthdays off, and granted paid time […]
After his family filed a lawsuit back in May, a Texas federal judge has ruled in favor of a Black teenager who had been told to cut his locs or he wouldn’t be able to attend school. According to a report from NBC News, U.S. District Court Judge George C. Hanks Jr. issued an injunction on Monday […]
Authorities in Virginia have issued an arrest warrant for Louise Lucas, a Black state senator who has been charged with damaging a Confederate statue in Portsmouth last month. According to the Washington Post, Lucas is among the local leaders charged in the June incident, which occurred during the nationwide protests against police brutality and racial […]
Footage that’s gone viral in recent days shows a woman hurling racist language at a Latino man who had intervened during her verbal attack on another man who was walking his dog. The footage in question, per a report from San Francisco-based news outlet KGO, was taken by Stanley Gonzalez on Sunday. Gonzalez is said […]
Officials at an Irish university say they are investigating a viral video that shows a racist attack that took place on campus. The incident was brought to light earlier this week, when the victim posted footage of a white man repeatedly shouting a racial slur at her: “Ireland isn’t racist?” Twitter user @Adejokexe captioned the […]
Throughout the global pandemic, an increasing number of expectant mothers have opted for at-home births. Actress Jodie Turner-Smith was among those women; however, she said she and her husband, Joshua Jackson, chose to forgo a hospital birth prior to the health crisis. Turner-Smith opened up about her pregnancy journey in an essay for British Vogue‘s September issue. She confirmed […]
TikTok’s live, interactive virtual concert with The Weeknd on Aug. 7 was a massive hit. According to the social media platform, the concert raised $350,000 for the Equal Justice Initiative by selling new and limited Weeknd x TikTok merchandise. The nonprofit is dedicated to ending mass incarceration in America, challenging racial and economic injustice, and protecting […]
