Complex.com illustrates the history of racism in fashion
Complex.com recently published a retrospective photo gallery to demonstrate the history of racism in fashion.
Black models still rare on NYC catwalks
ANALYSIS - It’s encouraging and exciting to see the likes of Joan Smalls, Arlenis Sosa, Cora Emmanuel, and Jourdan Dunn work the runway, but black models are still not represented evenly at New York Fashion Week...
Rodeo clown makes racist first lady joke
theGRIO REPORT - A racist joke at the expense of first lady Michelle Obama is sparking outrage, and finger pointing, in California. And the offense is now being blamed on a clown...
GOP rep calls Planned Parenthood 'racist' baby killers
WASHINGTON - A Republican member of Congress equated Planned Parenthood to 'slavery forces' and called it a 'racist organization' that was 'created with the sole purpose of killing children that look like mine'...
Are flesh-colored leggings ever ok?
An African-American girl and her mother plan legal action against a Los Angeles area school after the youth was allegedly dismissed from class last Friday for wearing brown leggings that matched her skin tone.
Racist display prompts investigation at LA hospital
VIDEO - Kaiser Hospital Riverside is investigating what appears to be a racist display directed at several African-American employees who work in the hospital’s IT Department...
Does racial bias fuel Obama foes? Can we tell?
(AP) - The question of whether race fuels opposition to President Barack Obama has become one of the most divisive topics of the election...
New Dutch movie features man seeking big booty 'ghetto queen'
After nearly a year of debate, the film adaptation of Robert Vuijsje’s controversial novelAlleen Maar Nette Mensen (Only Decent People) is gearing up to his theaters in the Netherlands next month.
Study finds racism may harm pregnant women of color and newborns
From MadameNoire.com: A new study shows that the negative effects of discrimination and racism can last a lifetime, beginning when a child is still in the …
Black woman allegedly pelted with peanuts at RNC; delegates removed
theGRIO REPORT - The Republican National Convention was marred by a disturbing incident Tuesday night, as a black, female camera operator was apparently racially taunted on the convention floor...
