Source: OLIVIER DOULIERY / Getty An open letter was sent to the advertisers on Twitter demanding they take action after bigotry, racism, and disinformation exploded on the platform. The surge in hate came within hours of Elon Musk successfully purchasing Twitter. MORE: Fact Check: Is Elon Musk Really ‘African American’? In the letter, activists called…
Julia Roberts’ connection to civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. has social media shook. The Academy Award-winning actress appeared on the History Channel’s series “HISTORYTalks” in September, where she revealed a little-known fact about her life: The revered preacher and activist and his wife, Coretta Scott King, footed the bill for her birth. Julia…
Rapper Takeoff of Migos performs at Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre on May 1, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. | Source: Jeff Hahne / Getty There are more questions than answers in the immediate aftermath of the tragic killing of Takeoff, one-third of the superstar rap group Migos who died early Tuesday morning following a…
An Illinois teacher has been terminated after students recorded him using racial epithets when talking to a Black student. School board administrators moved swiftly to send a message that bigoted and racist language is not acceptable from teachers or school staffers. On Thursday, Oct. 20, several students at the Kankakee High School secretly recorded first-year…
Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders surveys the field of play during the Jackson State Tigers and Campbell Fighting Camels NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision game at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium on October 21, 2022, in Jackson, Mississippi. | Source: Jackson State University / Getty It’s no secret that Jackson State University head football coach Deion…
As news of rapper Takeoff’s death spread early Tuesday morning continues to send shock waves through the hip-hop community, grief has quickly turned into anger as many industry members demand that social media users not share highly graphic photos and videos of the Migos member’s last living moments. Several celebrities, including “A Million Dollaz Worth…
Toni Braxton and LeBron James are concerned about the exploitation of free speech on Twitter under new owner Elon Musk. With $44 billion, the Tesla founder bought the social media platform that rivals with Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook. He tweeted, “Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints. No major content decisions…
Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in at least six films directed by Quentin Tarantino, whom many call “racist.” The blunt actor is synonymous with cursing and righteously using the N-word on screen. He said both phrases in Tarantino’s 1997 film, “Jackie Brown,” starring leading lady, Pam Grier. In a recent interview, the actress blamed Jackson…
Source: Reach Media / Radio One Digital November is Hip-Hop History Month, and today we’ll be taking a look at one of the most vital portions of the modern-day on-air radio genre: “The Mix Show.” MORE: Music Visionary Fats Domino Honored With Street Naming In New Orleans For many, the best part of Hip-Hop radio…
A Black woman who was removed from a plane and falsely accused of stealing earrings from a Swarovksi jewelry store in the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport two years ago finally will get to stand up to her accuser in court. Court documents obtained by Atlanta Black Star show Mariam Aromashodu was one of three customers…
