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Andy Hinton is a lawyer who has had an expansive career across all facets of law. He was previously the vice president and chief compliance officer at Google Inc. Hinton currently serves as an advisor for #NotMe, a mobile solution company that empowers people to tackle issues of racism, discrimination, and harassment in the workplace.…

The death of Robert Fuller has been officially ruled a suicide. On Thursday, July 9, 2020, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department concluded that Fuller hanged himself from a tree, according to CBSLA. During the early morning hours of June 10, someone called authorities after discovering Fuller, 24, hanging from a tree in Palmdale, California.…

Actress Thandie Newton says she’s filled with regret about some of the choices she made during her illustrious and prolific film career that “misrepresented African Americans” onscreen. Newton is best known for her starring roles in such gripping dramas as Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls and Good Deeds as well as Norbit, Mission: Impossible 2 and…

The Rev. Christoppher Stackhouse Sr. has always had a calling to serve a higher power while giving guidance to his community. A graduate of North Carolina A&T State University and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., he earned a master of divinity from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and a doctorate…

A Black man was nearly shot for encouraging people to practice social distancing. The incident occurred at Nick’s Roast Beef in Philadelphia, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Black man, who has yet to be identified, was riding a bike when he stopped at Nick’s Roast Beef, where several people were on a patio eating.…

Will Smith has been racially abused by police “on more than 10 occasions.” The Bad Boys actor admitted he got stopped “frequently” by officers in Philadelphia, who used derogatory language toward him because of his skin color. Speaking on podcast “On One With Angela Rye,” he said: “I grew up in Philadelphia. I grew up…

A Black man in Bloomington, Indiana, says that he was “almost the victim of an attempted lynching.” Vauhxx Booker, a Black civil rights activist in Bloomington and a member of the Monroe County Human Rights Commission, decided to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday by visiting Lake Monroe, according to The Bloomingtonian. While walking to…

As racial tension continues to increase across the country, a group of White employees added fuel to the fire with a recent post on social media. On Saturday, July 4, 2020, four White employees at a Jimmy John’s restaurant in Woodstock, Georgia, mocked a lynching. The White employees made a noose out of dough and…

Bubba Wallace faced a backlash from POTUS for the noose incident that occurred before a NASCAR race. The president tweeted, “Has Bubba Wallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers and officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, and were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that…

A Black child was forced to leave a daycare center because she wore a Black Lives Matter shirt. The incident occurred in Russellville, Arkansas, according to KARK. On June 25, Deval Brockman allowed her 6-year-old daughter to wear a Black Lives Matter shirt at the His Kids Learning Center. Brockman received a call from the…

The mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, encountered racism while attempting to keep the citizens of his city safe. On Friday, June 26, 2020, Mayor Quinton Lucas announced that all citizens within the city limits of Kansas City would be required to wear a face mask in public spaces where six feet of separation was not…

Mississippi finally changed its state flag, which has served as a symbol of hate for more than a century. On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill that will enforce the removal of the Confederate battle flag from its design, according to WJCL. The Confederate battle emblem was added by Mississippi in…

A woman went on a racist rant after she reportedly was fired by her Black boss. The incident occurred at Gibson Arnold & Associates, according to footage obtained by TMZ. The woman, whose name has yet to be released, was a temporary worker at the Houston-based company, which serves as a staffing agency for the…

Several White former cops reportedly made plans to kill activist Shaun King. In an article posted on Medium, King, 40, revealed evidence that detailed the plot. The plan began with an online thread that was started by Laura Tartaglione, a former Long Beach, California, police officer. Tartaglione, who runs a nonprofit called Honorbands, an organization…

A Black woman was reportedly a victim of a hate crime in Madison, Wisconsin. The incident occurred on June 25 in an area close to a protest near the state Capitol, according to the Associated Press. Althea Bernstein was driving near the state Capitol with her window rolled down when she stopped at a red…

David Oyelowo wants to educate the next generation to fight racism. The Selma star is curating a special podcast, titled STOR14S, where he will narrate children’s stories in a bit to inspire and educate the younger generation amid the Black Lives Matter movement. He said: “A lack of education breeds the ignorance that perpetuates the…

Bubba Wallace faced backlash after the FBI concluded that a hate crime did not occur at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama on June 21, 2020. Weeks after Wallace, NASCAR’s only Black driver, made a profound statement about the Confederate flag, a rope fashioned into a noose was found in his garage. However, the FBI investigated…

Dale Resteghini wants to challenge societal norms with his latest project, “Cracka,” a term that is viewed as a racial slur against Whites. Resteghini recently released a 90-second trailer for the series that takes a look at an alternative universe where Blacks are slaveowners and Whites are enslaved. Resteghini, who has directed projects for artists…

The racism that has existed for decades in police departments across the nation is being brought to the forefront as a result of technology. The latest incident occurred in Wilmington, North Carolina with members of the Wilmington Police Department, according to WWAY. The department ran an audio audit on June 4 and discovered racist language…

A Black man was beaten by police for reportedly walking on the wrong side of the road. The incident occurred in Hamilton County, Tennessee, on May 23, 2020, according to police dashcam video and WRCB. Someone called the police on Reginald Arrington Jr., 32, because he was allegedly walking in a community and asking questions.…