All posts tagged "racism"
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Ole Miss Fraternity Suspended, Noose Suspects Expelled
A social fraternity chapter at Ole Miss has been indefinitely suspended by its national organization and three freshmen members have been expelled due to their…
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New Jersey High School Wrestling Team Posts Racist Team Photo
School officials in New Jersey are investigating this photo of the Phillipsburg High School wrestling team posing with a black dummy hanging by its neck, according…
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Noose Tied Around Statue Honoring Integration at Ole Miss
Police at the University of Mississppi are investigating the individuals involved in a vandalism incident in which a noose was tied around the neck of…
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California School’s Black History Month Menu Causes Controversy
A California school is the center of controversy after planning a Black History Month lunch menu that included fried chicken, cornbread and watermelon. Administrators at…
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ASU Fraternity Suspended For Racist MLK Day Party
Members of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Arizona State University are facing backlash and a chapter suspension following a racially themed party thrown for…
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Black Woman Pretends To Be White After Two Years Of Unemployment
One African-American woman was unemployed for two years, even after she applied for more than three hundred open positions in the insurance industry. It…
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Fox News Ends Black Santa Controversy With Gut Check About Race In America
Fox News Channel anchor Megyn Kelly has found herself in the middle of a heated racial debate after insisting that both Santa and Jesus were white…
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Gas Giant BP Alledgedly Fires Black Executive For Ethinic Appearance
(Via The Huffington Post) Melphine Evans, a former executive at BP (British Petroleum Oil Co.), is suing the oil company for allegedly firing her…
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Conservative Author Calls Obama A “Grown-Up Trayvon”
Conservative author Dinesh D’Souza took to his Twitter account on Tuesday to express his gratitude that America has survived having a “grown-up Trayvon in…
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ELLE France’s Beauty Editor Dons Blackface
Blackface strikes again, and this time it isn’t even Halloween. ELLE France beauty editor, Jeanne Deroo, posted a picture of herself on Instagram this weekend…
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Musician Forms Unlikely Friendship With Members of The KKK
Daryl Davis is no ordinary musician. In addition to having performed with Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Coasters, The Drifters, and President Clinton, to…
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San Jose State Students Charged With Hate Crime After Bullying Rommate
Members of the San Jose State University Black Students Union rallied Thursday to demand answers from the university over the reported bullying of an African-American…
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Actor Rob Brown Seeks Class Action Status Against Macy’s
Rob Brown of HBO’s “Treme” is seeking class-action status for his profiling suit against Macy’s. The 29-year-old actor filed a lawsuit with the state last month…
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KKK Drops Recruiting Fliers In The Wrong Neighborhood
Residents of a predominately black neighborhood in Florida woke up Monday morning to find Ku Klux Klan fliers scattered across their lawns. According to Florida news…
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Washington Post Columnist Slammed Over Remarks Regarding Bill de Blasio’s Family
Washington Post columnist, Richard Cohen, has been taking a lot of heat after saying that the sight of New York’s newly elected, Democratic mayor Bill…
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Watch: Students Call Out UCLA For Lack of Diversity
African American students at the University of California, Los Angeles, took to the internet last week to send a strong message about diversity, or the…
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Home Depot Apologizes For Racist Tweet
Home Depot landed in hot water yesterday after an outside agency sent a racist tweet on behalf of the home improvement retailer. The tweet sent out promote…
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Study: Racism Effects Online Dating Habits
There has been a recent increase in interracial marriages and birth of multiracial babies but one study has revealed that racism is still a factor…
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Barneys New York Employees Speak Out On Store’s Racial Culture
Several current and former employees of Barneys New York, the luxury retailer currently being accused of racially profiling customers, spoke out against the store’s racial…
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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Edgar Ray Killen In “Mississippi Burning” Case
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Edgar Ray Killen, convicted of manslaughter in 2005 for the 1964 slayings of civil rights…
