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Paula Deen Dropped by Food Network, Apologizes for Racial Slurs
Paula Deen has released a video of herself apologizing for making racial slurs in the past, but that wasn’t enough to keep her from being dropped by the Food Network. The down-South country cook was...
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Eva Longoria Responds to ‘Devious Maids’ Critics on Latina Stereotypes
“Devious Maids” is striking up national conversation about the Latina stereotypes that are often portrayed on primetime television, and while critics seem to be disappointed with the programming, Eva...
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Sharon Osbourne Thinks Justin Bieber Acting Out is Just Acting Black
Justin Bieber’s bad behavior has been making headlines lately. However, Sharon Osbourne’s comment that his crazy antics are the result of him thinking he is black, serves as a reminder that race,...
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Forest Whitaker, Lee Daniels Explain Why ‘The Butler’ Is More Than A Movie
Both Forest Whitaker and Lee Daniels have had very personal connections to Daniels’ new movie, “The Butler,” which may have created the difference between the film becoming “a movement” rather than...
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Oprah Offers Weak Apology For Swiss Racism Accusations Over $38,000 Handbag
Oprah Winfrey is sort of apologizing for accusing a boutique in Switzerland of being racist after the store clerk finally spoke up and gave her side of the story. Meanwhile, somebody has finally called...
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Russell Simmons Heartbroken by Backlash by Black Women Over Harriet Tubman...
Russell Simmons is apologizing for the incredibly degrading and disrespectful Harriet Tubman sex tape that sent women everywhere into a frenzy of outrage. Simmons claims that black women have...
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Lee Daniels: Americans are Showing ‘True Colors’ in Anger at Obama
Lee Daniels didn’t hold back during an interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan, saying that he believed President Obama’s term in office has revealed America’s “true colors” and it is still a racist and...
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The Real Problem With Miley Cyrus as the ‘Ratchet White Girl’
Miley Cyrus has been the talk of the country after her bizarre performance at MTV’s 2013 VMAs, but the real problem here may run even deeper than the fact that Cyrus got her start with Disney. Although...
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Dunkin’ Donuts Suffers Backlash for Bizarre, Racist Charcoal Donut Ad
Dunkin’ Donuts’ latest ad campaign in Thailand introducing a charcoal donut, recently garnered backlash because of imagery featuring a model in blackface. The print ad was deemed “bizarre and racist”...
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Racist Tweets Surge After Indian-American Wins Miss America Title
On Sunday night, Nina Davuluri became the first woman of Indian descent to snag the Miss America crown, but her victory was plagued by disappointing, disgusting and embarrassing racist tweets. Has...
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Jamie Foxx 'Racist' Comments Draw Fire from Conservatives
Jamie Foxx is drawing fire after his comments at the NAACP Image Awards, saying: “Black people are the most talented people in the world.” To some conservatives, that remark was more than just prideful...
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Black History Month: Why Isn't There A "White History Month"
“How come there isn’t a White History Month?” If you’re inserting an eye-roll after reading that question, you’re not alone. Many of us have heard that in response to the celebration of Black History...
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Forest Whitaker Frisked Publicly for Shopping While Black in New York
Forest Whitaker was publicly frisked in the middle of a New York deli after being accused of shoplifting which leads many to believe the only thing that made him suspicious was his race. Anyone who...
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'No Black Nurses': Nurse Files Lawsuit Against Hospital for Discrimination
The battle over quality patient care isn’t new, but administrative staff at a Flint, Michigan hospital may have taken that too far. Tonya Battle, an African-American nurse at Hurley Medical Center, is...
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The Truth Behind Skin Bleaching: Slavery Origins, Harmful Side Effects
Black is wack. White is right. Light skin is the right skin. “Beautiful black women, but I bet that b*tch look better red.” “I’m looking for a yellow bone long haired star.” These are just a few of the...
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Nigger VS. Nigga: Is There A Real Difference?
With Lisa Lampanelli finding herself in hot water for using the world “nigga” in a tweet, the old “nigger” vs “nigga” debate is back in full effect. The famous comedian tweeted a picture of herself...
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A New Look At Racism: Caucasians Turn the Mirror Around
When it comes to racism we always take a look after African Americans and other minorities who have been discriminated against, but rarely do we (or anyone else) take a look at racism through the eyes...
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Even Violence Has A Race? Virginia Mom Fights Against Historical Novels
A Caucasian mom with a child in the Fairfax Country, Virginia school system has spent half a year trying to get a violent, disturbing book pulled from the school’s reading curriculum – but it may...
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Fans KKK Hoods at Hockey Game Give ND School A Bad Reputation
A North Dakota school’s reputation received a harsh blow after three fans decided to wear KKK hoods to the school’s state hockey semifinal game on Friday. When it comes to sports, people won’t hesitate...
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Where's the Outrage?! White Model Dons Black Face in 'African Queen' Spread
If you want to film a documentary about Asians, you film Asians right? If you want to dig deep into the lives of Hispanics, you would go talk to Hispanics rights? If you wanted to shoot a movie all...
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Racial Economic Injustice: Wealth Gap Continues to Grow
Most people would be able to guess that there is a huge gap between how much the average black person makes compared to how much the average white person makes, but the exact size of this wealth gap is...
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Bloomberg Businessweek Racist Cover Sparks Outrage
The latest edition of Bloomberg Businessweek is getting a lot of press…for the wrong reasons. The newest cover of the magazine features what many are calling racist African American caricatures,...
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Black Women in the Media: Mammy, Jezebel, or Angry
During the days of slavery white used stereotypes such as mammy, Jezebel, and even the angry black woman to justify the cruel and inhumane ways they used to treat black women. Despite the cruel origins...
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Women’s History Month: The Brave, Beautiful & Black
It seems ever so fitting that women’s history month is celebrated immediately after black history month considering the fact that black women have been one of the most oppressed demographics in...
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The Pretty Brown Girl Movement: Black Girls Deserve A Doll Too
Where are all the black dolls? Most little girls who played with Barbies or Cabbage Patch Kids an tell you that their dolls were usually white with blonde hair and blue eyes. Fewer dolls had darker...
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Ex-Essence Editor Clashed with Time Inc Over Portrayal of Black Women
Former Essence editor-in-chief, Constance White, is finally revealing the truth about why she departed from the magazine. As it turns out, White never quit the position. Instead she was fired after...
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MC Hammer Charges Dropped After Racial Profiling Allegations
Did the MC Hammer strategy of accusing the police of racial profiling actually work? Apparently it did because the Dublin, California police department is dropping all of Hammers charges. The old...
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Chanel Iman Conquers Racism in Modeling Industry
Chanel Iman has become one of fashion’s most popular models, but the road to success was plagued with racism in the industry that almost kept her away from her dreams. It’s not secret that the fashion...
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Jourdan Dunn Refuses To Be Stopped By Model Industry Racism
Jourdan Dunn has had her fair share of racism in the modeling industry, but much like Chanel Iman she refused to let it hold her back from achieving her dreams. It’s embarrassing to think that we live...
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India Arie Releases ‘Cocoa Butter’ Amidst Skin Lightening Rumors
India Arie is finally back on the music scene after releasing her latest single “Cocoa Butter” but the new song came with tons of controversy. All of India Arie’s fans are still in love with her...
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Roland Martin Accuses ‘White Male Executives’ of Racism At CNN
Roland Martin is speaking out against CNN, claiming that the “white male executives” are the only reason his contract won’t be renewed and he never received his own program on the network. The...
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100% College-Going Rate at Chicago Charter School: A Miracle Or Scam?
Chicago finally has something to celebrate as the Urban Prep Academies are once again sending 100% of their graduating students off to college for the fourth year in a row. The only problem is that...
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Harlem Mom Pushes For Black Barbie Party Goods
Karen Braithwaite has had enough of the lack of diversity in the Barbie brand and is now pushing for Mattel to create party goods with Barbies of color. Karen has always been aware of the lack of...
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Outrage: Pregnant Woman Tased by Police
A pregnant woman was tased by police in Illinois in a Best Buy parking lot and series of events leading up to the incident has the public both outraged and is sparking up an interesting question: Where...
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Segregation in Schools Are NOT A Thing of the Past
A heroic group of Georgia high school students are coming together to organize their school’s first ever racially integrated prom. During class time, Wilcox County High School doesn’t seem different...
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Brad Paisley Defends ‘Accidental Racist’ Against Serious Backlash
Brad Paisley and LL Cool J’s collab on the song “Accidental Racist” has sparked tons of controversy, but the country star didn’t hesitate to defend his new collaboration with the New York rap star....
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ASAP Says Black Women Are Too Sensitive Amidst Lipstick Controversy
ASAP Rocky wanted to clear the air after he created some controversy with his comment about how only lighter women need to wear red lipstick, but if you’re expecting an apology you’ve got another...
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Michael Clarke Duncan Grave Vandalized In Racist Hate Crime
Michael Clarke Duncan’s grave site has been vandalized with racist graffiti and sparked a police investigation into what authorities are sure is a hate crime. Of all the tombs in the world it seemed...
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Interracial Family Cheerios Commercial Closes Comments After Racist Backlash
A new Cheerios commercial has received so much racist backlash for featuring an interracial family that the company was forced to shut down the YouTube comments section for the video. The new...
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Paula Deen Racist Controversy: Admits to Using N-Word, Racist Comments
Paula Deen is in serious hot water after she admitted to using the N-word on several occasions, making racist comments and jokes, and even trying to get black people to dress up as slaves for an...
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Jay Z Defends Partnership With Barneys After Racial Profiling Allegations
Jay Z has decided to follow through with his partnership with Barneys for the upcoming holiday season, despite allegations of the store racially profiling at least two African-American customers. The...
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Jay Z Takes New Stance On Barneys’ Racial Profiling Complaints, Still Keeps...
Jay Z is changing his stance on the racial profiling allegations that were made against Barneys New York and although he seems to be acknowledging that racial profiling occurred, he still isn’t ready...
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Suge Knight Would Rather Be Called the N-Word Than African-American
Suge Knight has many people in shock after he spoke to a TMZ cameraman and claimed he would rather be called the N-word than African-American because he’s not from Africa. The famous record producer...
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Ohio Teacher: ‘We Do Not Need Another Black President’
“We do not need another Black president.” Those are the racially insensitive words that were allegedly uttered by Fairfield Freshman School science teacher Gil Voigt, in response to a young...
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Decades Later, Black Students Still Facing Court Battle to Desegregate Little...
A federal judge is reviewing a legal deal that would put an end to programs and state funding aimed at desegregating schools in Little Rock, Ark., although there is still much more work to do to create...
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President Obama Gets Candid About How Race Impacts Approval Rating
President Obama spoke bluntly yesterday about how he thinks his race has affected his approval ratings, saying during an interview with The New Yorker that there are many Americans who may not ever...
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Texas Police Officer Shoots, Kills Unarmed Woman
A police officer in Texas shot and killed an unarmed woman over the weekend, sparking an investigation after it appears the officer may have lied in his initial statement. The Bastrop County Sherriff’s...
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