Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). As hate crimes targeting Asian Americans increase in the U.S., snowboarder…
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Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Are On The Rise Due To COVID-19. Here’s How To Help.
The violent hate crimes against Asian Americans you heard about last spring haven’t stopped. In fact, they may be worse than ever. Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, Asian Americans have reported being targeted in 3,000 hate…
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Shane Dawson: My Racism Totally Ruined My Career!
Over the past several months, Shane Dawson has maintained a very low profile. He hasn’t even posted anythiing to YouTube or Twitter since June. And yet… the social media personality and once-popular influence now admits that his profile may grow even…
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Barrister is slammed in racism row
Barrister sparks racism row by calling black schoolgirl a ‘stroppy teenager of colour’ after she won discrimination claim against school that tried to ban her Afro hairstyle Jon Holbrook commented on the case of teenager Ruby Williams on Twitter Ms…
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BMG Finds Financial Disparities in Black Artists' Old Record Contracts
On Thursday, label and publishing company BMG shared the results of its long-awaited review of historical record contracts, which it had initially announced this summer as a response to Blackout Tuesday. The report revealed that music catalogs from four of…
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Sunny Hostin Struggled to Be Accepted as Black & Latina: 'I Have Lived in the Gray for So Long'
Sunny Hostin is getting real about race and identity. In her new memoir I Am These Truths, out now, Hostin shares her journey from growing up in the South Bronx to becoming a federal prosecutor and co-host on The View….
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Netlix’s Indian Matchmaking highlights a very big problem with South Asian culture
Written by Hanna Ibraheem When Indian Matchmaking started streaming on Netflix, it quickly began trending, with many calling it out for depicting “blatant colourism”. Over the weekend, I hunkered down to commence a lazy day of Netflix viewing. Sitting in…
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NWSL players kneel before first game of Challenge Cup, wear ‘Black Lives Matter’ shirts
Players from the National Women's Soccer League's North Carolina and Portland teams wore "Black Lives Matter" shirts in pre-game and kneeled Saturday to protest racial injustice and police brutality in a moment of silence before the first game of the Challenge Cup….
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Big Porn cashes in on racism and anti-Semitism
Pornhub, the world’s most popular porn site, has been under fire in recent months for featuring videos of sex-trafficking victims — including a 15-year-old underage victim from Florida, 118 confirmed cases of child abuse, as well as 22 women allegedly…
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RHOC's Tamra Judge Calls for Kelly Dodd to Be Fired for 'Disgusting' Past Racist Comments
The news came up during the Hot Topics segment on an episode of The Wendy Williams Show, when host Wendy Williams addressed Judge’s decision to turn down the offer of a “limited role” on RHOC. “Now Tamra said that she’s leaving the…
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Independent UK bookshops dedicated to showcasing black authors to support now
Explore the experiences of black writers and support black-owned bookshops with our guide of those based in the UK and currently taking online orders. Knowledge is power, which is why education through books is one of the most important tools…
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Woman ‘wasn’t allowed in nightclub after refusing to remove her hijab’
A Muslim woman says she was refused entry into a nightclub unless she removed her hijab. Soaliha Iqbal was queuing with friends outside the popular Sydney venue when she was asked to take off the religious head covering by a…
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Racism in football: Italy should issue stadium bans – Gianni Infantino
Italian football should apply English-style punishments to supporters guilty of racism, says Gianni Infantino, the president of world governing body Fifa. Sunday’s game between Atalanta and Fiorentina was halted after reports of racist chanting, the latest in a line of…
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Jon Voight says racism was ‘solved long ago’
Actor Jon Voight claimed that racism was “solved long ago” as he tore into critics of President Trump. In a video message posted to Twitter, the 80-year-old defended the president, who he says isn’t “a racist, but a man who…
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