26 Search results for "racially insensitive"

By Arielle Newton PETA, the powerful and widely recognized animal rights group, wants us to know how terrible kennels are. So, they did so by equating kennels with the Ku Klux Klan. Yea…that Ku Klux Klan; the same domestic terrorist organization that, for centuries, raped, mutilated, and lynched Black people with the blessing and support of local, […]

Today, Adidas announced that they are canceling plans to sell the controversial “shackle” shoe, which many descried as racially insensitive. What do you think of their apology? Was the shoe design simply “quirky” and “lighthearted,” or attempting to commercialize slavery?

  by JeCorey Holder After years and years of whitewashed characters, white actors in various forms of racially insensitive make-up effects, and nonsense like Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone… it finally happened. After what seemed like an eternity after its initial announcement and following what seemed like an unstoppable train of hype leading up to […]

According to several recent news reports, Kim Kardashian West is speaking up – through counsel – to help two imprisoned Black women. Kardashian West added her voice to those of celebrities who called for justice for Cyntoia Brown, the 29-year-old Black woman who was forced into teen prostitution, survived sex trafficking abuse and was later […]

A Chicago police officer’s skeletons are becoming public after a quick Google search revealed that he hosted a number of racially insensitive websites, according to the Daily Beast.

American University officials are investigating the sudden appearance of bananas hanging across campus. To make matters worse, references to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., a Black greek letter organization, was targeted in what the university president is calling a “crude and racially insensitive act of bigotry.”

Two Black women are filing a lawsuit against their FOX News for “top-down racial harassment.” [Water is also wet]. Tichaona Brown, a payroll manager, and Tabrese Wright, a payroll coordinator, are suing Judith Slater, the company’s longtime comptroller who was fired just last week, Fox News, and 21st Century Fox, according to The New York Daily News.

Losing out on any opportunity is a remarkably frustrating thing to overcome, and any functioning member of society can confirm that. But it may be most pronounced in the athletic world, where anything from scholarship to gold medals and even multi-million dollar endorsements are on the line. Which is why the slight sulk on Gabby […]

It’s safe to say that Hillary Clinton is in a close enough race for the presidency that she can’t really afford to dismiss potential voters – unless her aim is to steal some away from the sideshow taking place on the other side of party lines. But that’s not what you’d think her goal was […]

Students at the UC Berkeley’s School of Social Welfare organized a teach-in to let a racially insensitive professor know that there will be no more business as usual. From the Bold Italic: “We all experienced the emotional impact of your actions. We would not be here today if this did not really immensely impact pain on […]

Donald Sterling, the embattled owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, is refusing to pay the $2.5 million fine the NBA levied after tapes of him making racially insensitive remarks were released to the public, and will fight the lifetime ban. In a letter sent to the NBA, Sterling’s lawyer, Maxwell Blecher said that his client should not be […]

Will the racially insensitive act of Blackface ever die? Doesn’t seem like it will. Earlier this week we wrote about a Kentucky assistant pastor who dressed in Blackface for a boxing match. Now, the latest method of offense is brought to us by Vogue Italia.