Updated Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at 9:15 a.m. ET: George Michael died of heart failure and passed away peacefully in his sleep, according to his longtime manager. “I’m devastated,” Michael Lippman said Sunday, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He said that he received a call Christmas morning notifying him that Michael had been found “in bed,…

The A&E network has pulled the plug on its controversial Ku Klux Klan show, Escaping the KKK, a docuseries that was going to follow people attempting to extricate themselves from the KKK. Although the series received massive criticism, it was canceled only because the network discovered that participants were paid, a violation of the network’s policies. The…

State Farm just wanted to remind people when they’re getting down on one knee during their proposal that they should protect their investments with insurance. But what they failed to realize is that in 2016, there are still people who have issues with interracial couples. Even if it’s just a stock photo. On Dec. 21,…

Ever since Michelle Obama became the first lady of the United States, people have labeled her an “angry black woman,” and in her last interview before leaving the White House, she’s speaking out about the label. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, FLOTUS spoke about what goes through her head every time she hears “angry…

Racism has a way of rearing its ugly head on social media, especially when screenshots are so simple to take. And now a high school student is asking for forgiveness after calling a black cheerleader n—ger. Tyler Tackett, a student at Western High School in Russiaville, Ind., posted a Snapchat showing him, a fellow student and…

Kanye West and Donald Trump walk into a bar—or, rather, Kanye West and Donald Trump dapped each other Tuesday morning at Trump Tower in New York City. The dap is dead, and West and Trump killed it. For some odd reason, West and Trump met Tuesday morning, and Trump couldn’t help pointing out that he’s…

Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Let’s be truthful for a second. The only reason Tomi Lahren has been amplified over the last couple of years is that to some people she’s pretty. The operative word is “some.” If you’re into cheap bleach jobs and Barbie bobbleheads, then,…

Last year, radio personality Charlamagne tha God was interviewed by The Root for Facebook Live. During that interview, Charlamagne made an admission that startled and left me bewildered. This man, who hails from South Carolina, admitted that he’d never experienced racism in his life. “What has been the most racist thing to ever happen to…

Lionel Richie’s daughter Sofia has made a name for herself in the fashion industry, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t subjected to everyday racism. Especially when people forget that she’s actually black. “I’m very light, so some people don’t really know that I’m black,” Sofia Richie, 18, said in an interview with Complex. “I’ve been…