Regina King Wants ‘American Crime’ to ‘Provoke Small Conversations’
*ABC is about halfway through its new anthology series “American Crime,” which co-stars Regina King as a Muslim woman …
Duke University Investigating Noose on Campus; Students March
*Duke administrators and police are trying to determine who hung a noose from a tree on campus, what the school …
Isaiah Washington Says Chris Rock Should ‘Adapt’ to Racial Profiling; Twitter Attacks
*Isaiah Washington sat down for an interview with Don Lemon on “CNN Tonight” Wednesday after his unsolicited advice to …
‘Empire’s’ Grace Gealey on Being ‘Discriminated Against for Being Light-Skinned’
*Grace Gealey may have been born and raised in the Cayman Islands, but she has become familiar with American colorism …
Deadline.com Apologizes for Controversial ‘Ethnic Castings’ Article
*Deadline co-editor-in-chief Nellie Andreeva published a column last week that suggested the rush to cast actors of …
Man Arrested for Throwing Banana Peel at Dave Chappelle
*Dave Chappelle encountered some racist behavior while performing in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe police say a man …
(White) Haters Blast Michelle Obama’s ‘Black Girls Rock’ Appearance Via Instagram
*First Lady Michelle Obama’s appearance at BET’s “Black Girls Rock!” event last weekend was a definite plus for some, …
History: NYC Pushed Out Black Land & Home Owners to Create Central Park
*Did you know that in 1851, New York City’s then mayor, Ambrose Kingsland, agreed to create a park. A very large …
Half-Black ‘Miss Universe Japan Gets Ish Over Being Selected
*While the name alone appears to be an oxymoron (Miss Universe Japan?) by now many of you have heard the news that a …
Oops! Taraji P. Henson Apologizes to Glendale Police for Racial Profile Claim (Video)
*Well this is certainly an oops moment if there ever was one. Just hours after a 40-minute video showing Glendale, CA …
OU: SAE Learned Racist Song at 2011 National ‘Leadership Cruise’
*The Sigma Alpha Epsilon members who were caught on video singing a racist song learned the offensive lyrics at a …
Taraji P. Henson’s Racial Profiling Claim Questioned after Video Surfaces
*“Empire” star Taraji P. Henson’s claim that her son was racially profiled during a traffic stop in Glendale, California …
SAE Member Finagles Apology Photo Op with Black Leaders, Pastors (Watch)
*So who were the “black civic leaders and pastors” that flanked expelled University of Oklahoma SAE member Levi Pettit …
‘Dear White People’ Producer Calls Out Deadline.com’s Casting Article
*Lena Waithe, producer of the film “Dear White People,” wrote an op ed piece addressing the article written by …
Hart and Ferrell Battle Racism, Homophobia Critiques of ‘Get Hard’
*The idea of Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell teaming up for a movie should be one embraced by people who love comedy. And …
