In a recently uploaded YouTube clip, a Black woman and a white couple in Mississippi squared off in a Walmart parking lot over the use of space between their vehicles. During the testy exchange, the couple calls the woman the “n-word” and the situation escalates.
The Chicago Police Department face their fair share of corruption just like any other force across the United States. Unfortunately for their reputation, they have been trying to withhold a terribly racist photograph from the public for the last two years.
Activist Deray Mckesson has been one of the most active voices among the police brutality protests in support of movements such as #BlackLivesMatter and similar groupings. Mckesson was a guest on CNN this weekend discussing recent reports, and once again checked the news network on how race is presented in mainstream media.
Ronica Copes of the village Lindenhurst, New York got an unpleasant surprise in her mailbox last week and it wasn’t from some bill collector or The Maury Show.
Marvel Comics employs several alternate variations of their beloved characters, with many appearing as a different race, color or often, another sexual orientation.
A New Orleans restaurant is likely thinking about an exit strategy now that their racist receipt for a group of Black customers has went viral.
A Duke University professor is facing criticism after he made questionably racist comments against Black people while praising the efforts of Asians in comparison. Political Science professor Jerry Hough raised concerns with Duke faculty and students after his comments on a New York Times editorial were less than favorable.
Last Sunday (May 10), police in Kentucky shot John Kennedy Fenwick after a car chase that ended in a deputy shooting the suspect during a fight. The sheriff for the county where the incident took place held a press conference Monday (May 11) and expressed what seemed to be relief that Fenwick wasn’t a Black […]
Nike might have made one of the largest public relations goofs in some time after announcing a Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on Wednesday (May 13). Considering the deaths at the hands of police across the nation, the shoe and apparel company‘s decision to award those in law enforcement with a discount sparked outrage.
Nancy Gordeuk, the white principal whose “all you Black people” comments went viral during the recent graduation ceremony at Georgia’s TNT Academy.
Lee Daniels has plenty to be proud about, considering the whirlwind success of his Fox series, Empire. The director and film producer was part of a recent Hollywood roundtable discussion that focused on race, including Daniels speaking out forcefully against white writers working for Black television shows.
Last Friday (May 8) at the TNT Academy in Stone Mountain, Ga., a graduation ceremony shifted gears into a negative space after the alternative private school’s principal, Nancy Gordeuk, blurted out some questionably racist statements. Gordeuk has since apologized, but the damage might be far too severe to recover from.
