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Entertainment, Social Media

Facebook Bans 'Dangerous' Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and Others for Promoting 'Hatred and Violence'

It’s not exactly a secret that Facebook has allowed conspiracy theorists, white supremacists and hate speech to run rampant on its multi-billion dollar platform. But in an effort to curtail all of the above, on Thursday, the social media juggernaut made the surprising announcement to permanently ban InfoWars host Alex Jones and right-ring media personalities…

By

Jay Connor

Published

May 2, 2019
Entertainment, Hot Tea

Show, Don't Tell: Cardi B Once Told Y'all About Her Horchata and Now…

Curiosity killed the cat, but social media killed the mystery. Yes, the 2019 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) occurred and the music industry made it rain statuettes on triumphant artists, but one particular trophy had most people talking. That trophy was Cardi B’s—from her private collection. But first, a bit of an appetizer before we get…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

May 2, 2019
Entertainment, Social Media

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 Excellence, Culture

LeBron James Leads the Charge to Rename Crayola Crayon Bluetiful to Nipsey Blue

In 2017, childhood mainstay Crayola had a contest in which they allowed people in North America to submit name choices for a new crayon. After receiving over 90,000 entries, they announced the latest hue would be named “Bluetiful.” Two years later, as millions of fans grieve the loss of recording artist, entrepreneur and community activist…

By

Jay Connor

Published

April 25, 2019
News

'International Network' Involved In Deadly Sri Lanka Attacks; Social Media Blocked Amid National Emergency

Citing the deadly dangers of lies and the noise of false rumors, Sri Lanka has instated an emergency lockdown as they begin to track down the international network responsible for a deadly Easter morning attack. Reuters has reported via HuffPost that 290 people were killed and nearly 500 wounded when suicide bombs and other detonation…

By

Aliya Semper Ewing

Published

April 22, 2019
Legal, News

26-Year-Old Influencer Faces 20 Years for Hiring Cousin to Break into Domain Owner's Home

Rossi Lorathio Adams II, the 26-year-old founder of media company State Snaps, faces up to two decades in prison for hiring an intruder to break into a house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to force the transfer of an internet domain at gunpoint, according to CNN. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District…

By

Ibn Safir

Published

April 21, 2019
News

Lynne Patton Took to Instagram to Mock Death Threats Against Rep. Ilhan Omar

Lynne Patton, regional administrator for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and wannabe Real Housewife of PG County, decided to take time from her busy schedule hawking her right-wing reality show to add to the din of Republicans stoking the flames of bigotry against freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Omar, the subject of right-wing…

By

Ibn Safir

Published

April 16, 2019
Entertainment, Social Media

Facebook Waves the Mutumbo Finger at White Nationalists, Offers Judgment-Free Rehabilitation in Exchange

One week after the house that Mark Zuckerberg built revealed its plans to address the discriminatory nature in which it excludes minorities and other protected groups from accessing housing, employment, and credit advertisements comes the news that white supremacist rhetoric is no longer welcome on its platform—allegedly. According to the Washington Post, Facebook will banish…

By

Jay Connor

Published

March 27, 2019
Entertainment, Social Media

Diddy Admits It—He 'Played' Himself When It Came to His Relationship with Kim Porter

The adage “you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone” is one of life’s extremely sobering reminders. On November 15, 2018, the hip-hop world and beyond stood still when the shockingly tragic news of Kim Porter’s death reverberated through the music and fashion industries. The model and actress went into cardiac arrest after suffering…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

March 5, 2019
Beauty + Style

Royal Treatment: Buckingham Palace Issues New Guidelines in Response to Online Abuse of Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton

What you’re not going to do is troll the royal brides. So says the British royal family, who is requiring “courtesy, kindness and respect” from the millions who interact with its social media channels, via new guidelines released on Monday. According to CNN, the new measures were put in place in response to an uptick…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

March 4, 2019