A racist video posted by a middle school student in Kentucky has prompted parents to speak out about the unchecked racism that Black students have had to grapple with for years at that school. Ashley White told local news outlets that her daughter has been bullied in-person and online by kids at College View Middle…
Rap purists were livid after seeing white hip-hop chart-topper Post Malone singing “America the Beautiful” at the 2024 Super Bowl. They claimed he was code-switching, abandoning Black culture that put him on the map and aligning himself with white mainstream America. During the live broadcast, The Roots founder Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson took to the X…
A video showing a group of girls at Sephora applying darker shades of makeup to their faces to do blackface is leaving many viewers online disgusted by their actions. The video shows three teenage girls walking around the store, painting their faces with darker makeup shades. One white teen with dark brown makeup on her…
Comedian David Lucas has gone viral after he made a crude joke about George Floyd at one of his recent shows at the Funny Bone in Kansas City, Missouri. The Macon, Georgia, native started out by performing a highly volatile show that said he would have never kneeled on the neck of the Black man,…
From left: Ahmaud Arbery’s convicted murderers: Gregory McMichael, William “Roddie” Bryan, Travis McMichael. | Source: Glynn County Sheriff’s Office What does Spider-Man do when he sees someone commit a crime and there are no police officers around to help? He swings in, wraps the wrongdoer in his web and leaves them hanging from a telephone…
Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Comedian David Lucas is stirring up controversy with his latest stand-up comedy bit. During a performance at the Funny Bone Comedy Club in Manchester, Connecticut, comedian David Lucas angered a few Black audience members when he made an insensitive remark about the 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of…
A white Missouri law enforcement officer whose seven years with the Kansas City Police Department have been tainted with accusations of killing three civilians, police brutality and legal actions against him remains on the job, even as a new lawsuit accuses him of excessive force against a Black woman. In a lawsuit filed Feb. 6…
Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan may not be headed down the aisle after all. The duo is the latest couple to fuel breakup rumors after unfollowing and removing images of each other from their respective social media accounts. Onlookers made the observation over Super Bowl weekend. Instead of catching the big game together, Larsa shared…
Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts at Head coach Andy Reid in the first half against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Source: Jamie Squire / Getty Just like every year, there were a number of memorable things…
A prominent banking executive from Nigeria who was among six killed in a helicopter crash in Southern California late last week posted a foreboding message to social media weeks before that advised his followers to “number our days.” Herbert Wigwe, CEO of Access Bank in Lagos, one of the largest financial institutions in Africa, was…
