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When Columbus Short previously dated pop singer Britney Spears, her parents weren’t exactly thrilled about their fling. Now, details about her parents’ alleged remarks toward the actor-dancer are going viral. On Thursday, Feb. 25, reports began circulating about one aspect of Short’s recent interview where he revealed Spears parents once called him the n-word. Short…

One of the things that Black Americans had to cope with during the current administration was the increasing boldness by which many of Donald Trump’s overzealous followers articulated their disdain for people of color. Famed West Coast rap manager Wack 100 reportedly felt compelled to introduce a pair of wayward White men to his hands…

Jhene Aiko decided to make major changes to the music she releases. From now on, you won’t hear the N-word in any of her songs. In a series of now-deleted tweets shared on Monday, Dec. 7, Aiko opened up about her heritage, as she discussed her new perspective on her lyrics, according to Madame Noire.…

Roger Stone, a friend and former adviser of the president, who had his federal conviction commuted, can be heard calling a Black reporter “Negro” during a recent interview. The episode popped off when Stone was peppered with tough questions by Black radio host Morris W. O’Kelly on the “Mr. Mo’Kelly Show” on KFI AM 640…

Two 7-Eleven shoppers in Sacramento, California were involved in an altercation that left one middle-aged White woman on the floor and in need of medical attention. Video footage of the incident was captured on June 22 and has since gone viral. It is unclear how the argument started nor how it got out of hand.…

The heat beneath comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has been turned up after he chose to go on vacation instead of apologizing for wearing blackface and saying the N-word in the 1990s. A cacophony of cries calling for ABC to fire the host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” began after it was uncovered…

The news of Kobe Bryant’s sudden passing was tragic enough, but a national news reporter poured salt into the wounds when the woman allegedly uttered a racist epitaph during the live broadcast. While reporting on the tragic passing of Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles, MSNBC…

Oscar-winning film director Quentin Tarantino has come under fire for his gratuitous use of the N-word in several of his high profile films, especially the blockbuster classics Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained. Both critically-acclaimed films starred Samuel L. Jackson, 70, who riddled off the N-word at high rates in the films. That became a major…

Trevor Noah shared his thoughts on the recent debate over who should be allowed to say the N-word. Appearing on “The Breakfast Club” Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, Noah spoke candidly about who has the right to use the word as it relates to rap music. “In America, there’s a fundamental confusion that happens in and…

Actress Gina Rodriguez, star of the CW’s hit series “Jane the Virgin,” issued an apology after she was captured saying the N-word. On Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, Rodriguez, who is of Puerto Rican heritage, posted an Instagram story video where she rapped the Fugees’ “Ready or Not,” which includes the N-word in the lyrics. After…

The Los Angeles Police Department has officially launched an investigation into an episode involving rapper Lil Xan brandishing his firearm during a confrontation at a gas station near downtown L.A. this past weekend. The LAPD’s Robbery and Homicide Division divulged to TMZ that the probe is underway. it began after a Black man filed a…

The Los Angeles Police Department has initiated an investigation after a Black man posted a video of Lil Xan pointing his handgun at him and calling him the n-word during a confrontation at a local gas station, the media is reporting. Lil Xan, it appears, continues to feel repercussions from disparaging the late, legendary rapper Tupac…

Uber was in hot water on Monday after a racist tweet was posted on behalf of the company and hit the web. The transportation service’s Twitter support account created controversy after an unknown worker replied to a customer complaint about a bad driver experience. The support account followed up with the customer by sincerely apologizing for…

Things just got a little worse for Corinne Terrone, after a racist rant against a Black man at a grocery store was caught on video. It was bad enough that she let the n-word flow from her lips along with gobs of spit directed at her victim, while in the presence of her young daughters.…

A Connecticut’s woman’s racist rant caught in a grocery store has gone viral and the repercussions came quick. The incident at a ShopRite is shocking given the language used and the fact that the woman’s two small children were present. Corinne Terrone was identified by the Hartford Courant as a secretary in the Hamden school…

Prince George’s County, Maryland, which straddles the eastern edge of Washington, D.C., is renowned as arguably the wealthiest collection of Blacks in the nation. This seems to irk some White legislators and others of her ilk back at the Maryland statehouse. Del. Mary Ann Lisanti (D-Harford), apologized Tuesday for characterizing the majority-Black county in suburban…

When it comes to comedy, subjects that were unacceptable for mainstream America were the norm in small Black clubs. Comedians such as Redd Foxx, Dick Gregory, Richard Pryor and Moms Mabley were popular first in clubs on the “Chitlin’ Circuit” in urban hubs. Subject-matter material in these clubs frequently included jokes about race relations, women…

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Chris Rock made a career out of using comedy to examine the complexities of race in America. However, many in the Black community are furious at Rock for allowing White comedian, Louis C.K., to use the N-word in his presence. The incident occurred during a taping of HBO’s “Talking Funny” that featured Rock, Louis C.K.,…

Rising country music star Kane Brown came up in Tennessee believing that he was a “full” White boy until he got hammered with the N-word by a White racist during his prepubescent years. Brown, 25, is the product of a father who is mixed with Black and Cherokee Indian, and his mother is Caucasian. The…