Phenomenal Women: On the Transformative Power of Black Women
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Unemployed Comedian Comes Up With Another Excuse for Valerie Jarrett Tweet: 'I Thought the Bitch Was White'
Updated Friday, July 20 at 1:34 PM EDT: Well, hereâs a predictable plot twist.
School Board Member Blames Her Racist Facebook Posts on Michelle Obama, NFL Protesters
After being called out for a collection of racist social media posts echoing the sentiments of noted Twitter political pundit Roseanne Barr, a board member of Alabamaâs second-largest school district passionately explained herself by citing Michelle Obamaâs unpatriotic hate for America and kneeling NFL playersââŚ
ABC Is Trying to Figure Out How to Keep Profiting Off Roseanneâs Brand Without Involving Roseanne: Report
ABC canceled Roseanne on Tuesday after its star Roseanne Barr sent out a tweet saying that former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett was the child of the Muslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes. Although Roseanne would later claim it wasnât, everyone with a brain knew that the tweet was racist, and ABC actedâŚ
Hereâs Why Black Women Take the High Road
This week, Roseanne Barrâa bona fide racistâwas outed, fired and hung out to dry.
Sterling K. Brown on Roseanneâs Firing: âIâm Happy With the Swift Action That Was Takenâ
Sterling K. Brown, Keegan-Michael Key and Brian Tyree Henry shared their thoughts on Roseanne Barrâs racist tweets and the canceling of her show by ABC during a red carpet for Hotel Artemis this week.
Valerie Jarrett Is Better Than MeâJust Look at the Way She Handled Roseanneâs Racist Tweet
By now you have probably already heard that ABC canceled Roseanne after its star, actress-comedian Roseanne Barr, made a horrifyingly racist tweet at the expense of Valerie Jarrettâa former senior adviser to President Barack Obama.
Roseanne Barr Is a White Woman [Updated]
My capacity for being surprised by white people acting white is shrinking at an exponential rate. It was never a generous amount, but what was already small is getting even smaller. That said, I was somewhat surprised by the amount of surprise so many (white) people seemed to possess when they discovered within theâŚ
Roseanne Barr Says Valerie Jarrett Is the Result of âMuslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apesâ
Updated: Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 10:42 a.m. EDT: Of course Roseanne Barr issued an apology after yet another show of her racist slip, and wanted people to know that it was just a joke, just like the status of her career.
They Said It Was Private. She Said It Was on-the-Record. The Reality? Itâs Complicated
In the nine years of BET Networksâ Leading Women Defined summit, Jeanine Liburd, chief marketing and communications officer at BET, had never seen anything like this.
Valerie Jarrett, Top Adviser to Obama, Signs Book Deal
Valerie Jarrett, the most trusted woman in former President Barack Obamaâs Cabinet, has signed a book deal. The former White House senior adviserâs untitled book is expected to combine personal history and civic advice.
Omarosa Manigault Is in Donald Trump's Army, but Who Is She Fighting For?
On Tuesday, a typical, but no less still unnecessarily combative, Omarosa Manigault spoke with MSNBCâs Thomas Roberts about her role in the orgy of audacious idiocy and political amateurism known as the Donald J. Trump for President campaign.
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