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Netflix Fires Chief Communications Officer After Use of N-Word
After using the n-word on two separate occasions, Netflix’s chief communications officer, Jonathan Friedland, has been fired. In a memo, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said that Friedland’s use of the word at work “showed unacceptably low racial awareness and sensitivity.” According to the Hollywood Reporter, the n-word was used during a staff meeting and during…
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Alfre Woodard Is Back as Mariah Dillard on Luke Cage: ‘Black Women Have Always Had Superpowers’
A new trailer for Netflix’s Luke Cage has dropped, and this time Mariah Dillard (Alfre Woodard) is dropping some gems about black women in power. But don’t let Dillard’s proud-black-woman stance fool you. She’s still one of Harlem’s biggest crime bosses, but she’s about to meet her match. Last season, Dillard thought Luke Cage was…
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Tennessee Woman Says She Was Racially Profiled, Accused of Shoplifting and Handcuffed at Victoria’s Secret Store
A Victoria’s Secret store in the Carriage Crossing mall in Collierville, Tenn., has issued an apology and offered a $100 gift card to a customer who was handcuffed and accused of shoplifting Monday after attempting to return an item to have a security tag removed. Instead of simply having the tag removed from her item,…
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Diddy Changes Mind About Buying NFL Team, Says He Doesn’t Want to Be Associated With Oppressing Black Men
If there was one person who wanted to get his hands on the Carolina Panthers, it was Sean “Diddy” Combs. The music mogul had his sights set on buying the NFL team but eventually backed out. Now Combs is singing a different tune and says he doesn’t want to be associated with an organization like…
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Roseanne Barr Says She Begged ABC to Let Her ‘Make Amends’
Roseanne Barr just can’t stay away from Twitter, but it makes sense that she has to find something to spend her time on nowadays since she’s out of a job. In a series of now-deleted tweets, Barr explained how she was in full grovel mode with ABC executives when it came to trying to keep…
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Pennsylvania High School Students Under Fire for Playing N-Word Hangman
The young wypipo are at it again, and this time a school district in Pennsylvania has gotten a lesson in just how racist some of its students can be once a teacher leaves the classroom. A group of high school students in the Hollidaysburg Area School District thought it would be a great idea to…
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Drake Explains Blackface Photo From Pusha T’s ‘Story of Adidon’
Shortly after being revived back to life after being slaughtered by Pusha T on “The Story of Adidon,” Drake has issued a statement about the blackface photo Pusha used as artwork for the diss track. The photo, which was taken by David Leyes and removed from his own site, shows Drake in full blackface and…
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ABC Cancels Roseanne After Racist Tweet [Updated]
Updated: Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 3:08 p.m. EDT: And Roseanne Barr has been dropped by her talent agency! Earlier: Looks like Roseanne Barr is out of a job after getting the boot from ABC. The network canceled her show, Roseanne, after Barr send out a tweet comparing former presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett to an ape.…
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8,000 Starbucks Stores Shut Down Today for 4-Hour Nap … I Mean Anti-Bias Training
Some may say it’s too little, too latte, as 8,000 Starbucks prepare to shut down Tuesday for anti-bias training. About 175,000 Starbucks employees will attend the anti-bias training on the heels of the coffee chain facing backlash after two black men were arrested for sitting in a store without ordering right away. But what will…
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Jada Pinkett Smith and Gabrielle Union Speak About Their ‘Petty’ 17-Year Feud
Sometimes two people can be mad at each other for years, and then realize they have no idea why they were ever beefing to begin with. It doesn’t even matter if you’re two of the most famous black actresses in Hollywood—and that’s the case with Jada Pinkett Smith and Gabrielle Union. After 17 years of…
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