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Uber Apologizes—And Offers an Explanation For—Its Insanely Racist Tweet on Twitter

It seems like every time I turn around, Uber is in the news for all the wrong reasons. There’s the resignation of their head of HR over how discrimination complaints were being mishandled, various assault accusations, that whole #DeleteUber fiasco, and a bunch of other shit I don’t have the time to point out. Yet…

By

Jay Connor

Published

April 30, 2019
Black Volunteer Firefighter's Home Engulfed in Flames 2 days After Receiving Racist, Threatening Note

A North Tonawanda, N.Y., volunteer firefighter who was threatened by a racist letter found in his mailbox Monday lost everything in a fire at his home Wednesday morning, WGRZ reports. Kenneth Walker and his family are safe, but two cats died in the fire damage, and the family lost all their possessions. According to the…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

August 4, 2016
Racist Message Delivered to Charter Cable Customers in North Texas

Charter Spectrum is investigating how a racist message was sent through set-top boxes to some of its North Texas customers earlier this week, disturbing the individuals who saw it, WFAA8 reports. “When I first pulled it up I was like, ‘What? What?’” April Taylor, who recently became a Charter customer, told the news station. “I…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

August 4, 2016