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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…

A Georgia police chief did not realize that an officer’s bodycam was on when he made racist statements that led to his resignation. Former Hamilton Police Chief Gene Allmond was ordered to quit by Mayor Julie Brown, while Police Sgt. John Brooks was fired after the two men engaged in casual conversation that featured gratuitous…

The Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has many artists addressing the country’s racial and economic divide, but revolutionary rockers Rage Against The Machine have always been on the frontlines in their music and personal lives. Picking right back up where the left off, Rage Against The Machine has teamed with The Ummah Chroma,…

A Louisiana doctor has been identified as the man who allegedly attacked a female student-athlete at Southern University. According to WBRZ News, the woman’s attacker has been identified as 54-year-old Shane McKinney, a Baton Rouge, LA pediatrician. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, McKinney was arrested and charged with simple battery. The physician’s arrest comes just one…

Lashana Lynch has dealt with “attacks” and “abuse” after being cast in the upcoming James Bond movie No Time To Die. The 32-year-old actress makes history in the upcoming movie as the first female and the first Black person ever to play the role of 007, but not everyone took the groundbreaking news well, as…

A Black teen was forced to endure racist language from a fellow student who was reportedly not punished. On Oct. 20, the attorney, Ariel Lett, for the teen, shared what occurred during virtual learning at Miami Senior High, according to Local 10 News. The 14-year-old Black student, who was identified as Jasmine, was the only…

A White teacher in Florida is seeking another job after making racist statements during a virtual classroom session. The incident occurred during virtual learning at Poinciana High School in Kissimmee, Florida, according to WFTV. During a discussion in social studies class, a student commented that “some Black people live in communities where cops do not…

The future of diversity training is in jeopardy. On Oct. 16, it was revealed that Texas State University decided to “pause” its employee diversity training, according to The Texas Tribune. The move comes after the White House issued an executive order, which banned diversity training by calling it anti-racism, divisive, and anti-American. Signed on Sept.…

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, Amy Cooper was arraigned remotely in a Manhattan court. Cooper’s claim to fame and crime occurred on May 25, when she racially profiled a Black man, Christian Cooper, at Central Park in New York City. Christian Cooper was birdwatching at the park when he noticed that Amy Cooper did not…

A Black man from Galveston, Texas, is suing the Galveston Police Department after enduring inhumane treatment. Donald Neely, 44, who suffers from mental health issues, filed a lawsuit for $1 million against the department after officers on horseback pulled him down the street by a rope, according to the Houston Chronicle. Neely’s lawsuit states that…

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California has become the first state in the nation to pass a law that would study and create proposals for slave reparations. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 3121, which will force the state to examine the history of racism in America and the systemic effects of slavery, according…

A group of individuals who calls itself “Christian,” has decided to raise money for an alleged White terrorist. On Sept. 29, the New York Post reported that a Christian fundraising site, GiveSendGo, has raised over $500,000 for Kyle Rittenhouse’s legal defense. At press time, $524,145 has been raised. It would seem that true Christians would…

A Black woman has filed a complaint against Whataburger after a disagreement for wearing a Black Lives Matter mask while on duty. Ma’Kiya Congious filed a discrimination complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission and called for a boycott of Whataburger, according to The Washington Post. In a statement released by her attorneys, Congious is asking…

Charles Barkley is facing backlash for comments he made about Breonna Taylor. On Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, Barkley and his fellow commentators on “Inside of NBA,” Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal, shared their thoughts about the case before the Los Angeles Lakers faced off against the Denver Nuggets. Barkley suggested that Taylor’s death…

Rickey Smily recently confronted a White man who reportedly harassed two Black women and called them the N-word. Smiley, an accomplished radio personality and comedian, recorded the incident which took place during a recent boating trip in Florida, according to Atlanta Black Star. In the video posted on his social media page, Smiley and two…

There’s an economic cost to racism. According to a report, “Closing the Racial Inequality Gaps: The Economic Cost of Black Inequality in the U.S.,” conducted by Citigroup and released on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, the American economy is suffering due to discrimination and racist acts against Blacks. The report broke down the value lost by…

Kentucky’s Attorney General, Daniel Cameron, held a press conference following a grand jury’s indictment of Brett Hankison, who was charged with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, on Sept. 23. The indictment states that Hankison is being charged for firing his weapon, but not with Taylor’s death. In turn, he was given a $15,000 bond…

Kerry Washington, an award-winning and multimillionaire actress, admits she has a “very real fear” of playing with her kids in her own neighborhood for fear that White people will call the cops on her. Washington made the sobering admission on former ESPN sports reporter Jemele Hill’s podcast “Unbothered” that will air on Monday, Sept. 21,…

A White graduate student resigned from a teaching position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after lying about being Black. CV Vitolo-Haddad, who is of Italian and Sicilian descent, came clean in an op-ed piece in Medium. Writing under the name “See Vee,” Vitolo-Haddad, who identifies as nonbinary and uses the pronouns “they” and “them,” revealed…

Terry Crews has returned to social media with another controversial observation about race in America. The actor and “America’s Got Talent” host took to social media after being mentioned by a Twitter user during one of Kanye West’s recent rants. West tweeted, “I have the utmost respect for all brothers … we need to link…