Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) comments about her physical appearance demonstrate that she’s “absolutely” racist. “She is racist. I mean, I don’t have any questions about that. Because, I mean, I don’t know that she’s ever attacked her own colleagues,” Crockett said, referring to Greene’s comments during a hearing that […]
During a sleepover in August 2017, three 14-year-old boys, two of whom were about to start attending St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California, took a picture of themselves wearing dark green acne masks. One of the boys, who was hosting the other two, had severe acne, and his friends applied the masks in […]
An emotional Humza Yousaf said his heart would “forever belong to Scotland” as he told how leading his country had given him the opportunity to defy “racist bigots”. The departing First Minister of Scotland said it had been “an honour and privilege” to hold the top job in Scottish politics. As both the youngest person […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A national fraternity says it has removed one of its members for “racist actions” at the University of Mississippi as a large group of students heckled a smaller group that was protesting the Israel-Hamas war. A video from the Thursday confrontation showed a man appearing to make monkey noises and gestures […]
The chairman of a top equality watchdog created by the French government is facing calls to resign over what employees call sexist and racist comments. Sylvie Pierre-Brossolette, head of the High Council for Equality (HCE), denied accusations over her allegedly unabashedly “offensive” remarks and that she had a “toxic” management style as “a desire to […]
A federal judge on Monday struck down a North Carolina law that criminalized voting for people with felony convictions. In a 25-page order, U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs wrote that the law, which was originally passed in 1877, “was enacted with discriminatory intent, has not been cleansed of its discriminatory taint, and continues to disproportionately […]
The New Hope Audubon Society is asking members to approve a name change that will distance the birding group from its namesake naturalist, a slaveholder who opposed emancipation. On May 4, the group will ask members to endorse a new name, The New Hope Bird Alliance, to better promote its wildlife goals while shedding any […]
An Indiana State University student is receiving backlash after making racist comments in a widely circulated video about Black people and Beyoncé’s influence on country music. According to People and ABC 33/40, the video was shared on social media and has since been deleted. The clip surfaced following Beyoncé’s release of Cowboy Carter on March 29 and […]
Jimmy Kimmel isn’t buying Donald Trump’s claim that he raised $50 million at a fundraiser over the weekend. “He’s not one to exaggerate,” Kimmel said sarcastically. Trump claimed to have raised the money ― which would be a record ― at an event for wealthy elites, including multiple billionaires in Florida, but that amount hasn’t […]
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Police investigating racist incidents directed toward the Utah women’s basketball team when they were near their Idaho hotel while in town last month for the NCAA Tournament say they’ve found an audio recording in which the use of a racial slur was clearly audible. The Coeur d’Alene Police Department said […]
Scotland’s First Minister has said racist graffiti near his home showed the need for a “zero tolerance approach to hatred”. Humza Yousaf spoke out after racist abuse related to his Pakistani heritage was sprayed on walls and fences of properties in Hamilton Steet, in the Broughty Ferry area of Dundee. The houses targeted were near […]
Karen Burch, a retired teacher who lives in Blue Springs with her husband, a retired police officer, was disgusted by what she called the “inaccurate and racist” mailer she received urging her to vote yes on the stadiums tax on Tuesday. “Don’t let the radical left take the Chiefs from us,” the mailer said, alongside […]