A Minnesota school bus driver has been fired after leading kids in prayers while driving. George Nathaniel, 49, had already been warned of his praying. He was also reassigned for practicing what he calls “freedom of speech.”
The father of a 3-year-old boy killed in a Louisiana, Mo., fire is recovering after police tasered him for trying to save his stepson. Riley Miller died on Thursday after his family’s home caught on fire.
Johnson claims that she was discriminated against by her boss due to her sexual orientation. When she first started working for a company in Atlanta, she got great reviews. It wasn’t until her boss discovered that she was involved in a same sex relationship that things changed.
Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones had some pretty straightforward advice for a fan who dressed up as her for Halloween. The track star is under fire for telling the fan that she needs a relaxer to be her for Halloween.
A Florida woman who posted a photo on her Instagram page of two white men portraying the Trayvon Martin shooting has been fired from her job. Caitlin Cimeno was seen pictured with the men earlier this week. William Filene, dressed as Trayvon Martin appeared in blackface with a stained hoodie.
The Dallas police officer who shot a mentally ill man has been fired. Officer Cardan Spencer wrote that he shot Bobby Gerald Bennett last week after he lunged at him and another officer with a knife. A video captured by a neighbor’s surveillance camera shows that Bennett did not lung or move in the direction of the officers at all.
A black waitress, who was fired from Hooters for “improper image,” is suing the restaurant chain. 25-year-old Farryn Johnson says she was let go for having blonde highlights in her hair. She recently filed a complaint with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights.
The U.S. Capitol and surrounding buildings is on lock down after multiple gun shots were fired. Police in the area have cleared the plaza, quickly moving dozens of staff, reporters and tourists into rooms.
A gunmen armed with an AK47 opened fire at a elementary school in DeKalb County, Georgia. The suspect is reportedly in custody, fortunately no one was injured.
Hugh Douglas has been fired from ESPN after an ugly argument with w/ his co-host Michael Smith. Douglas and Smith got into a disagreement at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention and Career Fair, and according to witnesses, Douglas used the n-word and called Smith an Uncle Tom.
A 26-year old North Carolina pastor was fired from his church after it was discovered that he’d attended a concert headlined by Rick Ross: “We cannot have our leader supporting people of this world who are tearing down the kingdom of God,” said Deacon Miles Langley.
A petition has been launched demanding the ousting of NYC Principal Minerva Zanca, who is accused of firing a group of black teachers, and calling them “big lipped,” “nappy haired,” and “gorillas.”
