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Zayn Malik Fired Back At People Accusing Gigi Hadid Of Being Racist With A Single Tweet

By Inayah Mulia Dewi | Feb 08, 2017 03:39 AM EST

Zayn Malik defended his girlfriend, Gigi Hadid, for another accusation of racism over a Snapchat video posted by Bella Hadid. Read More »

Sir Ian McKellen Says Oscar Racism Concerns Justified, Suggests Homophobia Problems

By Victoria Guerra | Jan 26, 2016 03:00 PM EST

Sir Ian McKellen is one of the most widely respected actors in theater and cinema as well as a two-time Academy Award nominee and an openly gay man. Recently, he was asked to weigh in on the racism concerns the Oscars are facing as well as the recent boycott. In response, he suggested at homophobia on the part of the group and said that openly gay actors never win Oscars. Read More »

Sam Smith Facing Backlash Over Naive Recount of Friend's Racist Experience

By Victoria Guerra | Jan 21, 2016 04:08 PM EST

Barely a week after receiving an Oscar nomination for "Writing's on the Wall," his song for the James Bond movie Spectre, Grammy winner Sam Smith went on Twitter to speak about his friend who is a victim of racism. However, the British singer's tweets have made him face backlash over being too naive about the situations racial minorities go through. Read More »

Tyrese Accuses Donald Trump of Instigating Hate Crimes Against Muslims

By Tatayana Yomary | Dec 31, 2015 01:28 PM EST

On Donald Trump's presidential campaigning trail he has quite a few supporters and many naysayers. While some people praise Trump for his honesty and bluntness others are not too fond of the presidential candidate. Singer/actor Tyrese is one of those people who has had enough of Trump. It is being reported that 37-year-old decided to tell the presidential candidate what he thinks in an open letter on his Instagram account. Anyone who knows singer/actor knows that he doesn't hold his tongue and in his letter he blasted the 69-year-old for his racist antics while accusing Trump of instigating hate crimes against Muslims. Read More »

Roddy Piper, Kevin Nash Defend Hulk Hogan

By Joseph Randazzo | Jul 28, 2015 11:15 AM EDT

Hulk Hogan's life and his legacy has imploded when excerpts from a video where he used derogatory language against black men and women surfaced. In the video it's said that Hogan doesn't want his daughter dating a black man. After the news hit the WWE terminated Hogan from his legends contract and on top of that, he has become the Internet's number one villain. While most admonished Hogan for his language, two WWE legends came to his aid. One was Roddy Piper. The other was Kevin Nash. Read More »

Dave Chappelle on Comedy and Activism

By Joseph Randazzo | Jul 24, 2015 01:14 PM EDT

After winning an award at the Russell Simmons' Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, Dave Chappelle spoke about comedy and art and went on to say that the enemy to all art is apathy. Read More »

Amy Schumer Defends Herself From Critics: Says She Isn't Racist

By Joseph Randazzo | Jun 30, 2015 09:13 AM EDT

Amy Schumer has been a great comic for a while now. It wasn't until she had more eyes on her that she began being criticized for being "racist." The Inside amy Schumer star argues she definitely isn't so, as edgy jokes have always been a part of her set. It isn't anything different than what she has been doing her whole career. Therefore, Schumer defended herself and her act via Twitter after allegations of her being a racist came about. Read More »

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Closed After Racial Video Goes Viral

By Star Connor | Mar 09, 2015 05:00 PM EDT

Students and the world are outraged after the University of Oklahoma's fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter chanted the racist slurs about African-Americans and lynching in a video that went viral Monday, March 8. According to the NPR, the national office of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has decided to closed the OU chapter and suspend its members. In the video below, you can see members of the frat dressed in suits, chanting "There will never be a n----r at SAE." Read More »

Amber Rose, Wiz Khalifa Marriage Shunned By Family Over Race [VIDEO]: Family Members Skipped Wedding Over Racism

By Mereb Gebremariam | Jan 21, 2015 11:41 AM EST

Model Amber Rose revealed that some of her family member did not approve of her relationship with rapper Wiz Khalifa because he was African American during her interview with OWN's "Light Girls" special that aired Monday night. Read More »

Azealia Banks Attacked On Twitter Over 'The 8 White Identities'

By Mereb Gebremariam | Jan 05, 2015 03:41 PM EST

Jan. 5, rapper Azealia Banks continued to address racism on her social media and posted a list of "The 8 White Identities" listed as: "White Supremacist," "White Voyeurism," "White Privilege," "White Benefit," "White Confessional," "White Critical," "White Traitor" and "White Abolitionist." Read More »

Macklemore Says White Privilege Helped His Successful Rap Career, Talks Racism & Music

By Mereb Gebremariam | Dec 30, 2014 02:02 PM EST

Rapper Macklemore says that he believes white privilege helped him with a successful rap career in an interview with Hot 97. Read More »

Christmas Shocker: 'The View' Feud Between Whoopi Goldberg And Rosie O'Donnell May Cause Barbara Walters's Return To The ABC Talk Show!

By Larry Abuliak | Dec 24, 2014 10:43 PM EST

'The View' feud between Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O'Donnell has reached a boiling point ever since their on-air brawl regarding the topic of racism in America. Now, ABC is looking to drastically change the program by shockingly bringing back creator Barbara Walters! Read More »

LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Garnett & Deron Williams - 'I Can't Breathe' T-Shirt Statement: NBA Stars Take On Racism At Protested British Royal-Attended Cleveland Cavaliers-Brooklyn Nets Game

By Jaymz Clements | Dec 09, 2014 03:45 PM EST

A host of NBA stars, including LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Garnett, and Deron Williams, took on racism alongside Jay-Z, wearing 'I Can't Breathe' t-shirts and making their statement regarding race relations at the protested British royal-attended Cleveland Cavaliers-Brooklyn Nets game in Brooklyn last night. The 'I Can't Breathe' slogan were the last words from slain man Eric Garner, who died after being put in a chokehold, and with Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton in the building, the NBA players made their point, saying "it's not a black-or-white issue, it's a people issue". Read More »

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