Race

Twitch star Pink Ward banned for 30 days for saying N-word—he says he said ‘yikers’

‘In this situation,’ he said, ‘context matters.’

On Jun 11, 2019 by Josh Katzowitz

Leslie Jones is done with Sephora

Many on Reddit are sharing similar stories.

On Jun 6, 2019 by Nahila Bonfiglio

The feel-good viral hero behind #ItsAboveMe has been canceled

Hotel employee Craig Brooks’ viral fame stumbles when users find a history of transphobia.

On Jun 4, 2019 by Brooke Sjoberg

Netflix’s ‘When They See Us’ ignites call for boycott of prosecutor’s books

Fairstein allegedly tried to ‘negotiate’ her involvement in the series.

On Jun 3, 2019 by Audra Schroeder

Racist Airbnb host refers to Black guests as ‘monkeys’ in viral video

The host has been removed from Airbnb.

On Jun 2, 2019 by Dominic-Madori Davis

A review of officers’ Facebook accounts shows routine racist, violent posts

3,000 officers’ social media accounts were analyzed.

On Jun 1, 2019 by Dominic-Madori Davis

Facebook is still letting border militias organize on its platform

‘Patriots’ are harassing incoming migrants, and Facebook is allowing these videos to circulate.

On May 30, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

Black Americans share stories of their ancestors to show that slavery wasn’t so long ago

‘Too many people want to forget it ever happened, but we can’t and shouldn’t.’

On May 28, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

Ohio KKK rally met with massive counter-protest and witty signs from local businesses

Local businesses wanted to take a stand against hate through signs.

On May 25, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

Conservative rising star Kyle Kashuv busted using the N-word a whole bunch

Evidence circulated in the form of an old Google Doc and text message screenshots.

On May 23, 2019 by David Gilmour

Police raid Black woman’s house after white neighbor complains about loud Malcolm X speeches

They searched her house and seized numerous electronics.

On May 21, 2019 by Alex Dalbey

Graduating Moorehouse students thank billionaire for vowing to pay off $40m in student debt

The generous grant has furthered the conversation of the burden of student loans.

On May 20, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

YouTube star tweets and deletes video of his Black cousin ‘Peanut’ acting as a stool

He deleted the video after receiving backlash.

On May 18, 2019 by Eilish O’Sullivan

School faces backlash for deeply offensive ‘Thug Day’

White students thought it was totally fine to wear cornrows and fake tattoos for a spirit week celebration.

On May 17, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

Teen spells out the N-word to propose to his prom date

Totally romantic stuff.

On May 16, 2019 by Samira Sadeque