Cultural Appropriation

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June 17, 2022
Retailers and marketers have been quick to commemorate Juneteenth with an avalanche of merchandise from ice cream to T-shirts to…
June 4, 2022
I’m sad because one of my favorite restaurants in Brooklyn just closed. It’s heartbreaking when a restaurant you’ve fallen in…
February 7, 2022
After dodging questions about her use of a “blaccent,” Awkwafina issued a passive statement that did more addressing than apologizing.
February 6, 2022
Awkwafina has left Twitter after addressing critics who said she has avoided accountability for appropriating AAVE throughout her career.
February 1, 2022
The high-end retailer Saks comes under fire on social media for hawking a small, brass Afro pick online as an…
October 12, 2021
Social media users are accusing Minaj of tearing down a Black woman while defending someone white for trying to appear…
September 18, 2021
Awkwafina struggled to address her history of AAVE use when asked during an interview for "Shang-Chi and the Legend of…
September 11, 2021
Critics have deemed Balenciaga's latest sweatpant design to be an appropriation of the “sagging” pant style popularized by Black people.
July 3, 2021
Iggy Azalea is seen looking especially bronze while wearing a black wig, surrounded by Black dancers in the new music…
Michael B. Jordan thegrio.com
June 23, 2021
In an Instagram post, Michael B. Jordan apologized for his rum brand name, which earlier this week was called out…
Michael B. Jordan thegrio.com
June 22, 2021
Michael B. Jordan is in some hot water as the internet is calling out the actor and his rum brand…
May 11, 2021
"I've been reading about how my 'gen z' sketch was misappropriating AAVE," Che posted, "and I was stunned cause what…
Sir Lucian Grainge Honored With A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
May 4, 2021
Almost 5 years to the date since it happened the first time, Black twitter is dragging Justin Bieber over his…
March 24, 2021
RHOA cast member, Kenya Moore, is apologizing for wearing a Native American-inspired costume at a Halloween party on the hit…
Rolling Stone Live: Atlanta
March 23, 2021
After significant backlash, Kenya Moore is defending her Native American costume online, calling it, "part of my heritage."
Craig Chapman New Hampshire Twitter thegrio.com
October 2, 2020
A white professor at the University of New Hampshire is under fire after posing as a woman of color on…
Jessica A Krug author Black thegrio.com
September 3, 2020
Jessica A. Krug is a white woman who has spent her career pretending to be Black and is now apooligizing…
August 31, 2020
How thin is the line between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation? The Grammy Award-winner's picture set off another debate.
Kansas City Chiefs Native Americans chop thegrio.com
August 20, 2020
The Kansas City Chiefs annouced today that they will ban headdresses and Native American related face paint at their stadium.
July 3, 2020
Beyonce’s mother Tina Lawson had to get the haters right together this week over their criticism of Queen Bey’s new…