In a tragic story that could have played out on many college campuses across America, Private Danny Chen, 19, committed suicide on October 3, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, after suffering horrific and continual hazing at the hands of eight U.S. Army soldiers. SEE ALSO: Beverly Johnson Reveals “Price” Of Fame Chen had only been deployed […]
The top GOP candidates who emerged from yesterday’s Iowa Caucus have a few things in common: They’re all white. They’re all men. And they’ve all been accused of racism. Some of these claims proved baseless, but others — we think — are legitimate. RELATED: Obama Team Reassured By Iowa Santorum Says “Game On” After Iowa […]
Over the last few weeks American Muslims have been in the news a lot. It started with controversy over the TV show All American Muslim. Then it continued after Muslims boycotted Lowe’s hardware stores for pulling ads during the show due to outside pressure. Not long after Muslim community leaders in New York boycotted Mayor Bloomberg’s […]
This year has come and gone, but unfortunately, racism is here to stay. Our Black president has given racists a good target in the political realm, but we still see racism from teachers, police officers and even athletes. Here are the Top 10 racist quotes of 2011. SEE ALSO: Black Actresses Need Better Roles 10. […]
An activist was beaten and arrested at a Dutch Christmas celebration after attempting to call attention to the racist depiction of Zwarte Piet, a beloved Santa’s-helper folk character in the Netherlands. SEE ALSO: Ed Lover to NFL Players: Chill With The Celebrating! For the last few years, activists have worked to reform or change Zwarte […]
The election of Barack Obama to America’s highest office — while stirring political activism in a new multiracial generation — it has also galvanized those of the opposite ilk. Not only has the xenophobic and often racist Tea Party come to the fore, but Obama’s ascendance has also brought Neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and seemingly every wing […]
A thread that encouraged visitors to post their racist threads called “What extremely controversial thing(s) do you honestly believe, but don’t talk about to avoid the arguments?” nearly shut down the social networking site Reddit in the “Ask Reddit” section. The large number of people trying to post their “controversial opinions” forced Reddit administrators to […]
President Obama’s speech this Saturday night was controversial for more than just his call for African Americans to “stop complaining.” It has become even more of a hot topic for how the Associated Press spelled “complaining” in the headline of the story. The AP wrote “complainin” with a dropped g. Now, the debate amongst many […]
At least four Arizona State fans attended Saturday’s college football game against the University of Missouri in Blackface. The broadcast, which aired on ESPN, showed four young white women with their faces, necks and arms painted all Black. Arizona State would win 37-30, thus validating the practice of white (and other) folks painting their faces […]
Since taking office, President Barack Obama has faced a barrage of disrespect. From conservative pundits constant slip-of-the-tongue references to Obama as “Osama,” Glenn Beck claiming the president “hates white people” and even Donald Trump’s overhyped demands to see the president’s birth certificate, critics have levied some very brazen, almost radical assaults against Obama. And while […]
