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Lizzo has spoken candidly about her career as a Black pop artist and how the genre, in her words, has a "racist origin". In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, the 34-year-old chart-topper spoke about how Black musicians have effectively been barred from pop music. "Genre’s racist inherently," the 'Truth…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger might not have chosen the best time to sign his famous Terminator catchphrase in an Auschwitz guestbook during a recent visit. The 75-year-old was visiting the former concentration camp on Wednesday (September 28) with the Auschwitz Jewish Centre Foundation, who were recognizing him for his efforts to counter…
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A woman who called the police on a Black birdwatcher in New York City's Central Park has lost her lawsuit against her former employer. In 2020, a video emerged online of Amy Cooper calling 911 on Christian Cooper (not related) and saying "there's an African-American man threatening my life" after…
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Rachel Zegler has hit out at vicious trolls who have been attacking Halle Bailey over her casting in The Little Mermaid, after the hashtag '#NotMyAriel' started trending on Twitter. Zegler's support comes after Bailey has suffered harsh criticism for her role as Ariel in the new live-action remake. Cruel internet…
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Halle Bailey has addressed the backlash she received over Disney casting a Black woman to play Ariel in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. On September 10, Disney unveiled the trailer for the upcoming film at the D23 expo, and it has been met with negative reactions from viewers.…
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An Artificial Intelligence artist has sparked backlash after making a digitally altered version of the new The Little Mermaid trailer, replacing Halle Bailey with a white woman. The trailer for the live-action remake - which was unveiled by Disney at the d23 expo on September 10 - has amassed over…
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A Florida man was convicted on hate crime charges for a "racially motivated" attack on a Black man, the US justice department confirmed this week in a release. The victim, known only by the initials "JT", had been driving with his four-year-old daughter and partner in Seminole - some 24…
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A Black couple in Maryland has brought a lawsuit against a mortgage loan provider and a local real estate appraiser, claiming they were in direct breach of the Fair Housing Act after appraising the couple's home unfairly low due to their race. Shani Mott and Nathan Connolly, who are both…
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A small town in Alabama has voted to dissolve its police department after racist texts sent by an officer were revealed to the public. As reported by NBC News, lawmakers of The Vincent City Council voted on Thursday to fire the town's police chief and dissolve the entire police department…
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The mascot for a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in New Jersey has been accused of "racially discriminating" against a Black two-year-old after the employee purportedly ignored a high-five attempt. The allegedly racist incident took place on July 30 when Natyana Muhammad took her kids to the chain's location in Wayne,…
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A mother has slammed a performer at Sesame Place, Philadelphia, claiming they refused to hug her two Black daughters. In a now-viral video, the young girls can be seen excitedly reaching out to the character Rosita for a hug. Despite appearing to interact with other kids before them, the performer…
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Over $100,000 has been raised for a child who had to have his finger amputated after he was terrorized by school bullies. Raheem Bailey, 11, was chased, beaten, and kicked to the ground by a group of kids during break time at his school in Wales, his mother Shantal Bailey…
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A star of the Frozen musical has hit out at a group of audience members who stormed out of the show in protest over his casting. Obioma Ugoala, who plays trusty side-kick Kristoff in the musical, accused the "four audience members in their fifties" of racism in a Twitter thread…
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Instagram has confirmed that Ye - formally known as Kanye West - was suspended from his account for 24 hours after he used a racial slur to describe Trevor Noah, CNN reports. The decision was confirmed to the outlet on Thursday, March 17. It comes as West violated Meta's policy…
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Dog the Bounty Hunter has admitted that he genuinely thought he has a pass on using the "n-word". The TV star - real name Duane Chapman - alleged that "the brothers" gave him a pass to use the racist slur, but defends his use of it, saying it "doesn't make…
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A CEO has been exposed on TikTok for allegedly refusing to hire Black people. The video was posted by TikTok user Denise Bradley (@auntkaren0) as one of her "racist of the day" videos on July 27, and it features a CEO named Eileen Cure in a video titled "C'mon Eileen".…
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Italy's women's soccer team has apologized a racist tweet was made from its Twitter account. Per The New York Post, the controversy was ignited on Thursday, August 5, when Italian team Juventus FC tweeted an image of one of their players Cecilia Salvai. [caption id="attachment_1263121472" align="aligncenter" width="605"] Credit: Twitter/@JuventusFCWomen[/caption] As…
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A cycling coach has been sent home after using a racial slur at the Tokyo Olympics. According to Sky Sports, sporting director of the German Cycling Federation, Patrick Moster has been suspended by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) after being caught using racially derogatory language on Wednesday, July 28. Speaking…
