racism

Robert De Niro opened up in an interview Wednesday about raising his six biracial children amid the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. “My children are all half black and I don’t have … even me, I take certain things for granted,” the 76-year-old Oscar winner said on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” “When people …

British rapper Stormzy is donating 10 million pounds (more than $12,590,000) to UK-based causes that empower black people over the next decade. “The uncomfortable truth that our country continuously fails to recognise and admit is that black people in the UK have been at a constant disadvantage in every aspect of life – simply due …

Alison Roman is lending her voice in support of Bon Appétit BIPOC staffers, weeks after making controversial comments about Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo. The 34-year-old food columnist, who used to work for Bon Appétit, spoke up against the company’s biases and defended her former colleagues after Adam Rapoport, the magazine’s editor-in-chief, resigned over a …

The Wing co-founder Audrey Gelman resigned as CEO Thursday amid outrage from employees over how the women-focused co-working space treats people of color. Gelman announced her departure amid a “digital walkout” by Wing staffers, who said her resignation was “not enough” to address the company’s problems. The Wing said Gelman will be replaced by a …

An exclusive Los Angeles private academy’s attempt to show its support for Black Lives Matter on Instagram blew up in its face, when they quickly got deluged with responses claiming it is a racist institution. The Brentwood School, which boasts Hollywood stars like Jonah Hill and Adam Levine as graduates, had its social media quickly …

Stassi Schroeder’s podcast, “Straight Up With Stassi,” has been dropped by all major platforms after she was fired from “Vanderpump Rules” after making a false police report on her former castmate Faith Stowers. Radio.com released a statement Wednesday saying, “We recently learned of racially charged and inappropriate actions by Stassi Schroeder during one of her …

Defund the police. Better still, disband them. Apologize for being White, or maybe not. Or, maybe, reject the notion that racism holds back African-Americans, or perhaps, wrap the whole premise of the foundation and purpose of America around it instead. The dizzying nature of social media, mainstream media, political rallies, and public relations posturing leads …

A just society requires just institutions. With the George Floyd killing and associated protests raising a number of issues involving race, the police, and state power that have long interested libertarians, the relationship between libertarian thought and calls for “social justice,” coming almost exclusively from the left, has found its way into the spotlight. Although …

Among the targets are monuments of former prime ministers, sea captains, pubs, street signs, and even a school and hospital. Monuments of former prime ministers such as William Gladstone and Sir Robert Peel, as well as English sea captains James Cook and Sir Francis Drake, are listed as targets. They feature on a website called …

Joan Smalls is calling for major change in the fashion industry. The Puerto Rican-born model, 31, is speaking out about discrimination she’s faced over the course of her career and calling on those who’ve pledged inclusivity to put tangible practices in place. In the wake of the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and more …