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A court said this week Harvard can be sued in connection with photos of enslaved people produced as part of a racist professor’s 1850 study. Per a report from the Associated Press, Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that a woman whose enslaved ancestors are said to be depicted in the widely distributed photos can sue […]
After 24 years on the job in law enforcement, Officer Bruce Dyker has resigned. He’s tired of all the “scrutiny” he’s been receiving for, as his union puts it, “doing his job.” Dyker is white. John Catanzara, head of the Chicago Police Union said Dyker was unjustly targeted, per Atlanta Black Star. “Bruce […]
An Indiana museum has apologized for selling a watermelon menu item in honor of Juneteenth. As pointed out by TMZ, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis faced widespread criticism this week after someone posted a photo of its “Juneteenth Watermelon Salad” offered in its cafeteria. Social media users slammed the museum for the labeling, saying it perpetuated a stereotype about […]
Charles Booker calls for healing and unity in a proactive ad campaign that highlights racial injustices. The 37-year-old politician, who became the first Black Democrat nominated for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, released the controversial spot on Tuesday. The 1-minute and 13-second ad opens with a shot of a noose hanging from a tree, as Booker begins to […]
Liz Cambage reportedly had multiple behavioral issues while on the Australian Opals team, including an outburst where she hurled racial slurs at another team. Prior to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Cambage called Nigerian players “monkeys” during a five-minute rant in Las Vegas, which ended in her walking away from her teammates. The Sunday Telegraph acquired video […]
Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell shared video of a white woman harassing him at a gym in Las Vegas on Tuesday. “This girl’s insane, bro,” Powell begins the video, before informing viewers that the woman was at the gym earlier and was bothering him before she left. The woman returned and said, according to Powell, that “we’re not […]
Five students from Georgia and their mothers have filed a lawsuit against Coosa High School and the Floyd County School district for alleged racial discrimination. CNN reports that the five students, all of whom are Black, have accused the Rome, Georgia school and its district of violating their First Amendment and equal protection rights. “The Plaintiffs, […]
A video of a young white boy cracking a whip against a Black family’s front door has been making the rounds on social media. The incident happened in Forney, Texas, with the Ring alarm footage showing the child repeatedly cracking a whip until Carissa Nash pried open the door and told the kid to get lost. […]
A Lyft driver shared footage of an exchange he had with a passenger, who asked him if he was a “normal guy” who speaks English. In the dashcam-recorded clip shared to Facebook, driver James W. Bode can be seen letting a woman into his vehicle at 10:37 p.m. on Friday night, before she asks if […]
Content warning: This story contains descriptions of anti-Black racism which may be disturbing to some readers. Ontario’s Minister of Education Stephen Lecce participated in a mock slave auction while he was a frat leader at Western University. The event took place in 2006 at Sigma Chi fraternity’s Epsilon Omicron chapter, where Lecce served as president. Archives from Sigma […]
