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A white comedian was fired after a clip surfaced of him using the N-word several times during his stand-up routine on a cruise ship. TikTok user Pamela Frilot posted a since-muted video of Rob O’Reilly performing while aboard a Carnival cruise, with the caption, “Get me off this ship!!” Frilot later elaborated on what happened during O’Reilly’s set. Additional […]
A Georgia man will spend years behind bars for a fatal shooting he claims was in self-defense. According to the Statesboro Herald, 23-year-old William “Marc” Wilson was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of Haley Hutcheson, a white 17-year-old he allegedly shot and killed on June 14, 2020. Authorities say the incident took place shortly before […]
Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver has said that he will be selling both of the franchises, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. “As a man of faith, I believe in atonement and the path to forgiveness. I expected that the commissioner’s one-year suspension would provide the time for me to focus, make amends and remove my […]
LeBron James took to Twitter on Wednesday to share his thoughts on Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver receiving a one-year suspension and $10 million fine from the NBA following a nearly year-long investigation into “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies.” “Read through the Sarver stories a few times now. I gotta be honest…Our league definitely got this wrong,” James wrote. “I don’t […]
Eight years after the Donald Sterling saga rocked the NBA, Steph Curry still regrets that the Warriors didn’t boycott their 2014 first-round playoff series against the Clippers. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Curry expressed regret how things went down that postseason. Back in April 2014, Sterling’s downfall occurred in the middle of the Warriors-Clippers series, as […]
It’s been revealed that another contestant, this time involved in The Bachelorette franchise, donned blackface as part of a Halloween costume in high school. The image resurfaced this week, where Erich Schwer is shown wearing blackface while dressed as what TMZ says is Jimi Hendrix—wearing an afro and makeup that makes Schwer’s complexion darker. The […]
The Brown family has no intentions of returning to Sesame Place—at least not anytime soon. According to TMZ, the Brown family declined an invitation to go back to the amusement park where their Black children were allegedly snubbed by an employee. The incident made headlines back in July, when Jodi Brown posted a video of a Sesame […]
Shortly after Sunday service, Reverend Michael Jennings went to his neighbor’s home to water their outdoor flowers at their request. Minutes later, the Black pastor found himself handcuffed in the back of a police car. According to the New York Times, the arrest took place May 22 in Childersburg, Alabama, where Jennings had been spotted outside a […]
Walmart has been ordered to pay $4.4 million to Michael Mangum, who filed a lawsuit against the supermarket chain last year after an employee racially profiled him. Mangum, who is Black, sued Walmart after he alleged he was followed by a security worker in a Wood Village, Oregon store, per CBS News. In court documents, Mangum […]
A BYU fan has been banned after directing racial slurs toward a Duke volleyball player during their match on Friday in Provo, Utah. The accusation first surfaced on Twitter when user Lesa Pamplin said her goddaughter was called the n-word. “I’m looking at you BYU,” she wrote. “You allowed this racist behavior to continue without intervening.” […]
