Racism

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Kayleigh McEnany theGrio.com
April 14, 2020
President Donald Trump’s new White House press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, has defended Trump's racist ways for many years.
April 10, 2020
"Structural racism has turned the flu into a death sentence for many Black Americans," writes URGE Director of Policy Preston…
April 9, 2020
"Boy Meets World" actress says that her experience on the hit ABC sitcom was rife with racist comments and disrespectful…
Tik Tok
April 6, 2020
A white sheriff's deputy in Florida is facing backlash after it was reported that he has been producing Tik Tok…
April 6, 2020
The hashtag #Karen became a Twitter trending topic on Sunday, opening up an online debate about racism and white privilege.
JPMorgan Chase thegrio.com
April 5, 2020
The largest U.S. bank has committed to bolstering its relations with minorities after being accused publicly of discrimination against Black…
April 5, 2020
When Black hockey signee K'Andre Miller was introduced to a group of New York Ranger fans in an online chat,…
Rihanna
April 2, 2020
Rihanna shared that racism in the UK is the same as it is in the US and that it’s either…
Tiara Moore
April 2, 2020
White nationalists have begun infiltrating Zoom video conferences and spewing racial slurs at Black people during the coronavirus crisis
American Airlines
March 17, 2020
Video from a recent American Airlines flight has gone viral due to the aftermath of a female passenger referring to…
Stephen Abbot
March 16, 2020
A Georgia man is facing criminal charges after refusing to stop during a traffic accident because the two women he…
Mara Gay
March 12, 2020
New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay was dragged on Twitter following an #epicfail math demonstration on the air…
Starbucks sign thegrio.com
March 6, 2020
Black baristas at some of Starbucks airport locations say they are paid less than white baristas and are subjected to…
Bea Dixon
March 2, 2020
The Honey Pot, a Black owned business, came under racial attack after their Target commercial aired and resulted in negative…
Ole Miss thegrio.com
February 27, 2020
The University of Mississippi has apologized to dozens of African Americans who were arrested in 1970 for protesting racial inequality.
Wake Forest University
February 21, 2020
The president of Wake Forest University issued a public apology Thursday for the institution's past involvement in slavery.
February 5, 2020
Video captured a high profile white CEO Hans Berglund calling his Uber driver the N word because he was not…
February 4, 2020
Tennessee judge Haywood Barry sparked backlash after declaring that he would not work like a slave because he is a…
January 27, 2020
A student at Texas Christian University says she was subject to racist abuse at the hands of faculty while on…
Basketball player thegrio.com
January 24, 2020
The family of high school basketball player Jace Colucci says this is not the first time an incident like this…