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An Ohio officer has been disciplined for using a racial slur while on duty. WCPO reports Rose Valentino—a 14-year veteran who appeared in the TLC series Police Women of Cincinnati—was stripped of her policing powers due to a hateful tirade caught on camera. According to the station, the incident took place on April 5 as the officer was […]
Newly released footage sheds more light on the Sesame Place controversy. Earlier this month, Jodi Brown shared a video in which her daughter and niece were seemingly ignored by a park employee dressed as the character Rosita. The clip shows the actor walking in a parade, while giving high-fives to a few white patrons. The worker then […]
A Mississippi police chief was terminated this week after he was allegedly caught on tape using racist slurs, as well as bragging about the number of people he’s shot. According to the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, newly leaked audio features the voice of a white man who claims to have killed more than a dozen people in the […]
LeBron James didn’t hesitate to call out Celtics fans. In the latest episode of Uninterrupted’s The Shop, the Los Angeles Lakers star named Boston as his least favorite place to play. When asked why “hates” Beantown, James flatly responded: “Because they’re racist as fuck, that’s why.” “They will say anything. And it’s fine,” he said, referring to Celtics fans. “I mean, fuck, it’s my […]
A proposal to teach slavery to second graders in Texas as ‘involuntary relocation’ has been struck down in a unanimous decision by the State Board of Education. The proposal was put together by a group of nine educators including a professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, according to the Texas Tribune […]
Twitter users are going in on “Bodega Bro.” Griffin Green, a recent college grad from the midwest, received backlash this week after posting a TikTok criticizing NYC bodegas—small convenience stores that sell a mix of food and staple household items.. The 22-year-old claimed he had just moved to the Big Apple for a tech job, but was struggling to find […]
Randy Cox was left paralyzed following his arrest last month, and video of the incident shows the 36-year-old Black man’s head getting slammed against a police van. As CBS News reports, Cox’s family is now calling for answers and accountability in his arrest by police in New Haven, Connecticut. Video footage of Cox’s arrest, which happened after […]
Bruce’s Beach will be returned to its rightful owners. The seaside property, located in Manhattan Beach, California, was previously owned by Willa and Charles Bruce—a Black couple who purchased the beach for $1,225 in 1912. The family would turn the land into a full-fledged resort for Black residents during a time when many beaches were racially segregated. They offered […]
The family of Emmett Till is demanding the arrest of Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who was accused of kidnapping the Black teen before he was tortured and lynched. According to Associated Press, members of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation are urging authorities to charge Donham in connection to Till’s 1955 murder. The calls were reignited […]
A Republican senator drew widespread criticism this weekend after citing an historic racial segregation ruling amid reactions to the Supreme Court’s horrifying decision on abortion. As previously reported, former POTUS Barack Obama addressed the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in a statement shared to social media on Friday. Per Obama, the Supreme Court […]
