Vogue Brazil Editor Resigns Over Racist Birthday Photos
The fashion director of Vogue Brazil, Donata Meirelles, has resigned after photos from her 50th birthday party show her…
Chicago Police: Jussie Smollett Hoax Reports 'Unconfirmed' and 'Inaccurate'
On Thursday, a ABC7 Chicago report citing “multiple sources” said that Empire star Jussie Smollett may have…
Jussie Smollett Gives First Interview Since Attack: 'I Want a Little Gay Boy to See That I Fought Fucking Back'
Empire actor Jussie Smollett has given his first interview since surviving a racist, homophobic attack in Chicago last…
Katy Perry-Designed Shoes Pulled From Retailers Following Blackface Outcry
The fallout from last week’s blackface apocalypse, c/o Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, is continuing apace: Today, a…
Ralph Northam Learns He Is White
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam—who admitted to being in blackface in a yearbook photo, then changed his mind and said…
The Cruel and Kind Intentions of Blackface
In the past week, at least five current or former government officials have been confronted with participating in…
Michelle Rodriguez Says Liam Neeson Can't Be Racist Because He Passionately Frenched Viola Davis in Widows
Liam Neeson is on an apology tour after revealing that he once fantasized about killing black men when his friend was…
Gucci Pulls $890 Sweater Following Blackface Backlash
On Thursday, Italy luxury fashion house Gucci posted an apology to Twitter following blackface backlash over its $890…
Cindy McCain Apologizes After Being Caught in Lie About Thwarting Human Trafficking
Cindy McCain apologized on Wednesday for remarks she made about having thwarted what she claimed was a human…
Yeah, He's Still Governor
Who among us hasn’t held off resigning from our role as an elected official after the public discovered you did black…
I Could Have Lived Without Knowing Liam Neeson Wanted to Do a Racist Murder
During a press junket for his upcoming movie Cold Pursuit, actor Liam Neeson revealed he once roamed the streets with…
Jussie Smollett Gives First Performance Since Attack: 'Now Is the Time. Be Blacker, Be Gayer'
In his first performance since surviving a racist, homophobic attack in Chicago last week, Jussie Smollett told the…
Police Investigating Attack on Jussie Smollett as Possible Hate Crime
Jussie Smollett, the out actor best known for playing Jamal Lyon on Empire, was hospitalized after being violently…
A Group of 12-Year-Old Girls at a New York School Say They Were Strip Searched for Seeming 'Giddy'
An upstate New York middle school may have strip searched four 12-year-old black students for appearing “hyper” and…
Gina Rodriguez Stumbles Again Over Race Disparities in the Pay Gap
In November, while participating in a roundtable discussion with Emma Roberts, Ellen Pompeo, and Gabrielle Union, Gina…
The 'Kids' Are Always White
After cable news types and other mainstream journalists stumbled over themselves to accommodate rightwing conspiracy…
You Don't Have to Repeat Whatever Racist Shit They Tell You
As Donald Trump holds the government—and the salaries of some 800,000 federal workers—hostage for one of the longest…
Education Department Proposes More Racism in Response to Gun Violence in Schools
The New York Times reports that the safety commission organized in the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida school…