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September 8, 2016

Zendaya reveals grocery store denied her service because she’s black

Zendaya took to Snapchat to tell her followers about a recent experience at a Vons grocery store in which she…
August 19, 2016

Gold’s Gym apologizes for post that body-shamed ‘curvy’ women

After a horribly insensitive body-shaming post on Gold's Gym Dreamland Facebook page, Gold's Gym issued an apology and removed the…
August 19, 2016

Gold medalist Brianna Rollins proclaims ‘black girls rock’ during medal ceremony

Brianna Rollins led an American sweep in the women's 100m hurdles earlier this week at Rio. Along with her winning…
August 12, 2016

Donald Trump now says his ‘ISIS’ comment about President Obama was ‘sarcasm’

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After days of alleging repeatedly that President Barack Obama literally founded the Islamic State group, Donald…
August 10, 2016

‘Shopping while black’: former news anchor’s daughter tagged ‘shoplifter’

Casey Parham says she was just shopping for a new wallet in a South Carolina resort shop when one clerk turned
July 24, 2016

Man who videotaped Alton Sterling’s death gets fired over footage

The man who took the video of Alton Sterling being shot to death by police has for all intents and purposes
July 13, 2016

New video features Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Rihanna, other stars speaking up about violence against blacks

Alicia Keys is just one of many stars featured in a powerful new video called “23 Ways You Could Be Killed
July 11, 2016

Country singer Coffey Anderson’s video tutorial on dealing with police goes viral

Recent police shootings have overtaken the news recently, country singer Coffey Anderson made a video giving advice on handling traffic…
July 7, 2016

President Obama responds to police shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile

President Obama is weighing in on the tragic killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. The president took to Facebook with a
July 4, 2016

#RenewDocMcStuffins hashtag goes viral and Disney responds

When rumors started flying that popular Disney cartoon Doc McStuffins may not be returning for a fifth season, the internet got to work.
July 3, 2016

Actress Danielle Brooks wonders why gate agents were ‘surprised’ she was flying first class

Orange is the New Black star Danielle Brooks is done with ticketing agents thinking she doesn't fly first class all…
June 30, 2016

Shemar Moore claps back at online trolls for ‘gay-shaming’ his Instagram photo

This weekend, Shemar Moore was hanging out in Toronto, Canada, and while he was there, he snapped a fun picture…
June 28, 2016

High school football player reportedly killed by friend over YouTube music video

A California high school student was killed because of a disagreement over a music video on YouTube, according to the…
June 28, 2016

American Red Cross apologizes for poster some call racist

DENVER (AP) — The American Red Cross issued an apology Monday for a water safety poster that some suggested had…
June 21, 2016

Anchorwoman ousted over Facebook post on black men says she was fired for being white

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh newscaster fired after her comments in a Facebook post about a shooting were deemed racially…
May 31, 2016

Madonna finally claps back at BET, says she doesn’t need network’s ‘permission’ to tribute Prince

It took a minute, but Madonna finally responded to that shade from BET about her Prince tribute...
May 30, 2016

Rapper Big Boi shares meme blasting today’s black mothers, catches Twitter’s wrath

Big Boi brought in Memorial Day with a bang Monday morning — as a trending topic on Twitter. The Atlanta rapper
May 27, 2016

John Legend’s grandmother meets baby Luna in adorable Instagram photo

Baby Luna can’t be stopped. The newborn daughter of Chrissy Teigen and John Legend met Legend’s grandmother this week. Not
May 27, 2016

Man berates Muslim women in ice cream shop, staff kick him out

A man who was caught on video shouting at Muslim women in an ice cream shop was promptly kicked out
May 19, 2016

High school teen slays in Beyoncé inspired prom dress

A St. Louis high school senior named India Ross saw Beyoncé’s epic Met Gala dress last year and drew some serious inspiration