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Chris Rock has been testing out new stand-up material about the Will Smith Oscars slap, and he recently joked he watched Emancipation just to see the actor getting whipped, per Huffington Post. Ahead of his live stand-up performance on Netflix this Saturday, Rock played a number of shows where he joked about the moment he got hit by […]
A Black mother filed a lawsuit on behalf of her daughter after she discovered her elementary school created a cotton field to get students to “identify with the real-life experience of African American slaves,” per the Los Angeles Times. In her suit, Rashunda Pitts alleges she dropped off her now-14-year-old daughter, referred to in court documents as […]
Researchers from the Alabama Historical Commission will be commencing a 10-day evaluation of the sunken remains of the last-known slave ship in the U.S., per CBS News. The Clotilda, which researchers have described as the most complete slave ship discovered, illegally dropped off 110 West Africans on the Alabama coast in 1860 via the Mobile River. Salvage company Resolve Marine will now […]
Kanye West being removed from the Grammys performance roster prompted J. Prince to speak up. The music executive took to Twitter on Monday to share some thoughts about the award show’s treatment of hip-hop over the years, nodding to Ye’s banishment as a recent example of the “control” the Grammys exercises over the genre. “I’ve been watching the Grammys control […]
After his death on Dec. 12, Pennsylvania’s Venango County District Attorney Shawn White announced at a press conference on Tuesday that Peter Spencer’s death was a result of self-defense under the state’s stand your ground law. Spencer’s family says they are “not surprised” by the announcement—describing his death as a ‘modern-day lynching.’ When Spencer’s […]
Shark Tank star Daymond John appeared on TMZ Live Friday and criticized the NCAA Tournament, calling it “modern-day slavery.” TMZ Live hosts Harvey Levin and Charles Latibeaudiere were clearly taken aback by the statement and asked John to elaborate. He brought up the NCAA’s TV deal with CBS and Turner, saying, it was $850 billion in […]
In a tweet that has since been made unavailable, the Game has blasted his former label Interscope Records for running “a modern day slave trade.” On Friday, the Cali rapper reflected on his past with the label and shared some harsh words. “Fuck interscope,” he tweeted. “I meant it when I said it 17 years ago & […]
A group of Missouri students who were disciplined over a racist petition have taken legal action against their school. According to the Associated Press, four freshman at Park Hill South High School were punished earlier this year after one of them created a Change.org petition that called for the return of slavery. The incident reportedly began […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Colin Kaepernick’s 6-episode limited series, Colin in Black and White debuted on Netflix this weekend, where the former quarterback […]
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), who stalled the passing of Juneteenth as a federal holiday, was booed at a celebration commemorating the day in Milwaukee. According to WDJT, the senator was heckled by the crowd while he spoke to reporters. “We don’t need you out here,” one person can be heard saying in a video. The frustration […]
