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Playwright Reacts to the White Casting of MLK in The Mountaintop
“I remember he had the prettiest skin I had ever seen. Flawless. So chocolate you could see yourself reflected in it,” Carrie Hall, my mother, recounted wistfully. On March 28, 1968, she had caught a glimpse of Martin Luther King Jr. when he came to Memphis, Tenn., to lead a march for sanitation workers. It…
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H&M Apologizes for Racist Response to Lack of Diversity in Marketing Campaign
The fashion industry has never been known as a bastion of diversity, but talk about letting the proverbial cat out of the bag: H&M apologized last week for a comment on Twitter that said white models portray a more “positive image” for the brand, according to Eyewitness News. The apology came after social media user…
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Greg Hardy Apologizes After Domestic Violence Photos Drop on Twitter
Dallas Cowboy defensive end Greg Hardy, who last year was arrested and charged with attacking and threatening an ex-girlfriend, apologized on Twitter Saturday night after images of the incident appeared online. On Friday afternoon, Deadspin published the images after obtaining them during an investigation, along with hundreds of pages of records in the case. Hardy,…
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Mom of Slain Chicago Boy Condemned for Spending Funeral Money on a Car
“Help me lay my baby to rest,” is the heading of a GoFundMe page set up for the mother of slain youth Tyshawn Lee, who was shot down last week in an alley on Chicago’s South Side, lured there by his father’s gang rivals, police say. Chaquela Moore created the page on Nov. 2 for…
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Watch: Donald Trump Hosts SNL Despite Protests, Dances to ‘Hotline Bling’
The debate over Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s role as host of Saturday Night Live was, well, livelier than the actual event. He appeared as the show’s host despite protests by Hispanic groups, who called on NBC to yank the real estate mogul from the program over racist comments he made about illegal Mexican immigrants,…
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Watch: Ohio County Worker Recalls Terrifying ‘DWB’ Encounter With Cops
In yet another terrifying story about driving while black, a 27-year-old Ohio county worker was surrounded by officers with their guns drawn in Brooklyn, Ohio, this week. They accused the man, Michael J. Houser, of driving a stolen vehicle, according to Cleveland.com. But the white Ford Fusion was not stolen after all, and belonged to Houser,…
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Hispanic Groups to Rally Saturday to ‘Dump Trump’ as SNL Host
“Dump Trump.” That’s what a group of Hispanic leaders and protesters are calling on NBC’s Saturday Night Live to do regarding Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who is slated to host the popular comedy sketch show on Saturday. If not, protesters plan to march outside the studio with “Dump Trump” placards and chants, according to…
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Native American Leader Apologizes for Blackface Halloween Costume
Calling it a “poor choice,” an Arizona Native American leader apologized this week for wearing blackface while dressed as Bob Marley on Halloween. “Recently, I posted on my Facebook page a picture of my Halloween costume dressed up in reggae style,” Terry Rambler, chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona, wrote in a…
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2 La. Cops Charged in Shooting Death of 6-Year-Old Boy During Chase
Just days after a 6-year-old Louisiana boy was caught in the crossfire of a shootout between his father and police, two officers have been arrested in child’s death, according to the New York Times. Norris Greenhouse Jr., 23, and Lt. Derrick Stafford, 32, were both charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the…
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Why You’re Wrong to Be Mad About Spike Lee’s Chi-raq Trailer
Quite typically, there’s a lot of controversy over the trailer for Spike Lee’s latest film, Chi-raq. This happens every time Lee releases a new film. Every. Single. Time. This time, folks are upset with Lee for the name of the film, a slang term merging the city of Chicago with the war-torn Middle Eastern country…
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