racism

Terry Crews is facing backlash for tweeting about “Black supremacy.” The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star, 51, spoke out amid the ongoing protests and called for equality, writing, “Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy. Equality is the truth.” “Like it or not, we are all in this together,” he added. Crews’ “Everybody Hates Chris” …

Jeff Bezos hit back at an Amazon customer who sent him a slur-laced email in response to Amazon’s public support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Bezos on Sunday posted a screenshot on his Instagram page of the email he received, which used the N-word several times and warned that the anti-racist stance “will ruin your …

CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman apologized for inflammatory Twitter posts about George Floyd that outraged the sport’s devotees and killed a big-name corporate partnership. Glassman issued the mea culpa for mentioning Floyd — whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police has spurred nationwide protests — in tweets slamming lockdowns meant to curb the coronavirus pandemic. …

Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute have apologized after being accused of racist behavior toward former “Vanderpump Rules” cast member Faith Stowers. “I have been taking some time to really process what I’ve been seeing, feeling and learning,” Doute, 37, said in a lengthy statement on Instagram on Sunday. “And I need to address something specifically …

Tommy Dorfman is accusing luxury fashion brand Ferragamo of “racist” and “transphobic” behavior. The “13 Reasons Why” star, who identifies as non-binary, previously partnered with Ferragamo as a photographer and curator for its February “Viva Viva” campaign, but announced on their Instagram Stories they cut ties three months ago. “The people who run this company …

I was nowhere near the intersection of Chicago Avenue and 38th Street when George Floyd tragically lost his life. I wasn’t in Minnesota. I was more than 500 miles away. With the exception of the officers at that heartbreaking scene, there are more than 329 million additional Americans who had no part in that terrible …

LOS ANGELES — Andrew Alexander, the CEO and co-owner of famed The Second City improv theater, said he is stepping down after a former performer leveled accusations of racism against the comedy institution. In a lengthy letter posted on the company’s website, Alexander said he “failed to create an anti-racist environment wherein artists of color …

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon put their good will on full display Friday while visiting a memorial honoring slain Kentucky EMT Breonna Taylor on what would have been her 27th birthday.  The former co-stars-turned-doting-dads each brought two of their kids, while Damon’s wife Luciana Barroso and a relative also joined the outing.  The group, all …

After a war-of-words at Paper magazine between staffers and CEO Tom Florio over the treatment of its recently departed culture editor Michael Love Michael — Michael told Page Six that the hip, progressive publication is completely different behind-the-scenes. “I watched white counterparts, who had not been there as long as me move up to senior …

David Oyelowo says his 2014 movie “Selma” was robbed of its chance at Oscars glory by a peeved and prejudiced Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The British-American actor, who was nominated for playing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the movie, told ScreenDaily Thursday that the cast’s solidarity with protesters after Eric Garner’s …