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Disney+ last week announced the cast for its upcoming adaption of Rick Riordan’s best-selling fantasy novels Percy Jackson and the Olympians, with Walker Scobell set to star as the titular character alongside Aryan Simhadri and Leah Sava Jeffries. Simhadri will play Grover while Jeffries will play Annabeth, friends of Percy. Since the announcement, some Percy Jackson fans have complained […]
A Memphis TV station is investigating its meteorologist after he used a racial slur in a tweet directed at Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. Fox 13’s Joey Sulipeck, who is white, wrote the since-deleted tweet on Saturday during Game 3 of the Grizzlies-Warriors playoff game. “And chew on this: Draymond runs his knuckle-dragging open mouth ALL GAME LONG, […]
It’s been a turbulent time for DaBaby, who was recently charged with felony battery stemming from an alleged beating during a music video shoot last year. Over the weekend, the rapper posted a video of the alleged assault victim using a racial slur, and called out those who have been “helping em assassinate my character.” The clip, shared […]
A Michigan man has been hit with federal hate crime charges after he allegedly harassed Black Lives Matter supporters with racist messages and nooses. According the United States Department of Justice, 61-year-old Kenneth Pilon began terrorizing his community members in June 2020, just weeks after the police killing of George Floyd. Investigators say Pilon had called nine Michigan […]
Less than a month after President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, making lynching a federal hate crime for the first time in U.S. history, Till’s family are calling for a renewed investigating in the 1955 killing of the Black teen. ABC News reports Emmett Till’s relatives are seeking prosecution against the white woman who set off the […]
Florida officials rejected dozens of textbooks for the 2022-2023 school year curriculum. Their main concern? Student “indoctrination.” According to the New York Post, the state’s department of education banned 42 of 132 math textbooks that were proposed for grades K-12. Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran said the decision was made after officials reviewed the books and found some […]
From Eminem to Mac Miller to Post Malone, every white rapper has been forced to acknowledge the benefits of white privilege. The latest, of course, is Jack Harlow, who’s fresh off scoring his second No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with his latest single, “First Class.” In the wake of Jack Harlow’s chart dominance, David […]
NeNe Leakes has filed a lawsuit against her former boss Andy Cohen. According to the Associated Press, the 54-year-old reality TV star is suing Cohen and the Bravo network over claims of racism during production of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Leakes starred in the Bravo series for the first seven seasons, and resumed a full-time […]
A Wisconsin man is facing federal charges over a series of racist incidents directed at his Black neighbors. According to legal documents obtained by the Daily Beast, 54-year-old William McDonald is accused of using force and threats of force to interfere with the housing rights of multiple people because of their race, color, or national origin. Authorities […]
Bianca Lyons goes back to that same hospital room in Virginia every time she tells what happened to her and her baby. That day, eight doctors, nurses, and her husband Will all filled the room. London was there too, but she hadn’t arrived. Her baby’s heart rate dropped seven times before she was delivered. […]
