• Cardi B says fake Instagram account led to #CardiBIsOverParty

    Cardi B says fake Instagram account led to #CardiBIsOverParty

    Cardi B is calling out the allegedly fake Instagram account she believes is responsible for #CardiBIsOverParty trending on Twitter. On Thursday, the Grammy winner took to social media to clear her name after the account attacked Cardi’s former rival Nicki Minaj, as well as Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat. The “Press” rapper, …
  • James Earl Jones dragged into Jenny Slate’s ‘Big Mouth’ casting debate

    James Earl Jones dragged into Jenny Slate’s ‘Big Mouth’ casting debate

    The Darth haters are out in full force. Actresses Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell might’ve garnered online praise after stepping down from voicing biracial TV characters this week amid accusations of whitewashing. However, online detractors were quick to point out that African American screen legend James Earl Jones voiced a “white character” in “Star Wars” …
  • House Republican Proposes Criminalizing Destruction of Presidential Monuments

    House Republican Proposes Criminalizing Destruction of Presidential Monuments

    Representative Jim Banks (R., Ind.) is proposing a bill to revise the Veterans’ Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act to protect statues of former U.S. presidents and the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The Defending America’s Culture and Heritage Act (DAHCA) would amend the 2003 Veterans’ Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act, which criminalized the deliberate …
  • European Union eyes tariffs on American coal, farm goods over trade dispute

    European Union eyes tariffs on American coal, farm goods over trade dispute

    The European Union wants to slap tariffs on American industries that are politically near and dear to President Trump and congressional Republicans this election year, a new report says. The EU has asked the World Trade Organization for permission to impose tariffs on $11.2 billion worth of US exports that would hammer farmers, coal producers …
  • China to ramp up farm goods purchases after Hawaii summit with Pompeo

    China to ramp up farm goods purchases after Hawaii summit with Pompeo

    China will speed up its purchases of American farm goods under its trade deal with the US following a summit between the two countries, a new report says. Beijing plans to ramp up purchase of products such as soybeans, corn and ethanol after the coronavirus crisis caused purchases to fall behind, according to Bloomberg News. …
  • Minn. City Pushes to Remove ‘Chief’ from Job Titles, Citing Offense to Native Americans

    Minn. City Pushes to Remove ‘Chief’ from Job Titles, Citing Offense to Native Americans

    Leaders of Duluth, Minn., are pushing to remove the word “chief” from city job titles, saying the term could be offensive to Native Americans. Duluth Mayor Emily Larson told City Council members on Wednesday to approve the change in a vote next week “so that we have more inclusive leadership and less language that is …
  • Aunt Jemima ‘racial stereotype’ gets the ax amid Black Lives Matter backlash

    Aunt Jemima ‘racial stereotype’ gets the ax amid Black Lives Matter backlash

    Read More: Jeff Bezos claps back at Amazon customer who said ‘All Lives Matter’ Starbucks bans employees from wearing Black Lives Matter attire Nike adds Juneteenth as company holiday Vice exec blasts advertisers for blocking placement near ‘black people’
  • The Cancel Counter: Statue of Philadelphia Abolitionist Defaced

    The Cancel Counter: Statue of Philadelphia Abolitionist Defaced

    Editor’s Note: A wave of “cancellations” has swept the U.S. Compiled here is a list of people, monuments, and artistic works that have been the targets. The events are listed in reverse chronological order, although some incidents do overlap. This list will be updated as the cancellations continue. Please send a message to [email protected] if …
  • Park Volunteer Outraged over Vandalism of Philadelphia Abolitionist Statue: ‘He Was BLM Before There Was A Slogan’

    Park Volunteer Outraged over Vandalism of Philadelphia Abolitionist Statue: ‘He Was BLM Before There Was A Slogan’

    Protesters defaced a statue of Philadelphia abolitionist Matthias Baldwin on Wednesday, dousing the statue with paint and spray-painting the word “colonizer” on the pedestal. It was not immediately clear if the protesters were part of an organized group such as Antifa. The graffiti has since been cleaned off the statue, Joe Walsh, a member of …
  • Britney Spears celebrates 20 year anniversary of her second album ‘ Oops … I did it again’

    Britney Spears celebrates 20 year anniversary of her second album ‘ Oops … I did it again’

    View this post on Instagram Thank you to whoever made this ….. I just nearly dropped my phone I wasn’t expecting it 😂😂😂 !!!!! 20 years since the Oops! 😳 album …. the anticipation and the butterflies 🦋🦋🦋 I felt before it came out were crazy …. all of my expectations were exceeded !!!! And it’s all thanks to …