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NeNe Leakes is still angry about her termination from Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta.” In fact, Leakes is so bothered by the termination she called on her fans to participate in a demonstration outside of the television network’s studio in Atlanta. On Thursday, Dec. 31, Leakes shared a series of tweets as she asked her…

In the midst of all the demonstrations and blatant racism, in America, the social organization, #NotMe has created a social app that allows individuals to report discrimination and other misconduct in the workplace. Andy Hinton, the organization advisor, spoke about the advantages of #NotMe on “A Seat at the Table” with Munson Steed.

Mo’Nique has been given the go-ahead to continue with her race and gender discrimination lawsuit against Netflix. The Precious actress filed documents last year in which she alleged the streaming service had offered her significantly less money for a comedy special in comparison to her fellow male and white comedians and the on Thursday, July…

Facebook‘s decisions are causing significant setbacks for civil rights, according to a new report. An audit commissioned by Facebook has concluded that the company’s decisions are causing significant setbacks for civil rights. The audit has claimed that the social networking giant has left many activists “disheartened, frustrated and angry” by some of their “vexing…

Online harassment is getting worse for minority groups in the United States. That is according to a new survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League, which found that 35 percent of respondents admitted to being harassed online due to their racial, religious or sexual identity. The figure is up by 3 percent, from 32 percent, in…

Gabrielle Union thought she signed up for the “easiest show” when she agreed to be a judge on “America’s Got Talent.” The television star and actress — who has publicly slammed the working environment on the talent series — has spoken out about her experiences, including her criticisms of boss Simon Cowell smoking on set…

After one of the most chaotic weeks in American history, I can say that I am extremely proud of Black people. The diligence, the resilience, the unity, and the overall outcry of support for the life of George Floyd has been so humbling, overwhelming, and satisfying to watch. This step toward justice was the result…

Algorithms are sets of step-by-step instructions that tell a computer what to do. Algorithms can also be designed to learn by themselves instead of only following instructions. For example, pretend you want to write an algorithm that tells the search engine how to identify pencils. So you feed the algorithm data — millions of photos…

Algorithms are everywhere. You rely on them every day to make countless important decisions. You hit the search button in Google, and the search engine filters through millions of webpages to find what you want. An algorithm — a set of mathematical rules embedded into the computer — is what makes this possible. Algorithms have…

A Black woman who checked into a Portland-area hotel is suing the hotel for discrimination based on race. Felicia Gonzales, 51, claims that a desk clerk at the Residence Inn by Marriott Portland Downtown-Convention Center told her that all guests had to sign a “no party policy,” according to The Oregonian. The two-page “no…

Gabrielle Union has urged women to take action following her departure from “America’s Got Talent.” The 47-year-old actress left the judging panel of the NBC show earlier last month after just one season, amid reports that she complained about “toxic” culture, racial bias and discrimination during her time on the show. And while speaking at a…

A man faces jail time after using racist antics to committing employment fraud. Christopher Crivolio, 47, a former employee at Mantality Health in Chesterfield, Missouri was apparently disgruntled because he was fired from his position with the company, according to St. Louis Post-Dispatch when he decided to spread the misery. Crivolio took out his employment…

A Black doctor from Houston may sue American Airlines after being ordered to cover up in a blanket before she could fly because her outfit was deemed inappropriate, according to ABC13 Houston. As CNN noted on Thursday, July 11, this is the same airlines that the NAACP issued a travel advisory against in 2017 because…

Kanye West has accused people of “discriminating” against him. The 41-year-old rapper was diagnosed with the mental health condition two years ago, and has likened his illness to a “sprained brain.” He’s gone on to slam critics for taking the issue and doing “everything to make it worse,” just because bipolar has a “strong…

A tech company in Virginia continues to face backlash after using discriminatory wording in an ad for a job opening. Cynet Systems, a $51 million-dollar company based in Ashburn, Virginia, recently posted an ad on LinkedIn seeking an individual to fill a mid-senior-level business development position. Twitter user Helena McCabe initially posted the job listing,…

A flight home after a wedding ended in an embarrassing arrest for a North Carolina woman. Rosetta Swinney, 53, boarded a Frontier Airline flight from Las Vegas to RDU Airport after attending her older daughter’s wedding. When Swinney and her younger daughter got to their seats, they were met with a rude shock. Her teenage…

Camille Sturdivant wanted to express her love for dance while being a student at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas. However, she faced discrimination from her dance coach and fellow students because she was Black, according to a lawsuit filed by Sturdivant against Blue Valley School District in the U.S. District Court…

A college professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio was reprimanded after she called police on a Black student. According to The San Antonio Express-News, Anita Moss, a biology lecturer at the university, will not be allowed to teach for the remainder of the semester while she is being investigated by the school.…

The effects of gentrification continues to be more evident across the nation. In Brooklyn, New York, a borough that has experienced extreme gentrification since the 2000s, gentrifiers are discriminating against Black residents. A coffee shop in Bedford-Stuyvesant is being accused of only serving Halloween candy to White kids, according to New York Daily News. The…

You’ve got to be kidding me. Caucasians believe they are disadvtanged? In what? By whom? They can’t exactly say. But according to a new poll that’s just been released, the majority of white Americans believe that they face discrimination in America. According to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan…