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A video is circulating of an Ohio man aggressively confronting a woman and calling her racial slurs. Wyndham Ridge Apartments, located in Ohio, issued a statement on the video of a white male admitting he was racist and calling a woman who is assumed to be Black the N-word. “Over …

A group of all-white trainers allegedly forced a Black National Guardsman to wear a heavy chain during officer candidate school training. For three days straight, white soldiers made Sgt. Bruce Weaver haul around a heavy chain while they berated him, Yahoo! News reports. While carrying the large chain, Weaver had …

After a teammate threatened to break his knees if he didn’t comply, an Illinois Black high school football player was allegedly forced to sit in a locker filled with banana peels. The alleged incident occurred at Moline High School in northwest Illinois, and after a video of it went viral …

“The Talk“ returned on Monday and immediately jumped into a discussion about race. It was the first new episode since Sharon Osbourne exited the CBS daytime talk show after a tense argument with fellow cohost Sheryl Underwood over Osbourne’s support for Piers Morgan. Morgan’s derogatory remarks following Prince Harry and …

While on vacation in Fort Lauderdale, a New York couple stopped by Walgreens and were greeted with an Islamaphobic and racist rant from a woman who declined to wear a mask when asked. The incident was captured on video and shared on Facebook by Egyptian-American Nahla Ebaid. Ebaid told Insider …

When will enough be enough? In a new case of police brutality against Blacks, a former Akron, Ohio police officer is under firing after body camera footage showed him shoving a Black man’s face into the snow. Former officer John Turnure was seen forcing snow into Charles Hicks II’s mouth …

Racism has been labeled a “serious public health threat” by the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency’s head, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, said in a statement on Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic had impacted populations of color “more severely” in terms of cases, fatalities, and social …

An Arizona couple is worried that a man can walk away without facing serious consequences after pulling a weapon on them during a February business meeting. The Whatchacookin food truck, operated by Brittany Myers and Solomon Odubajo, is a Black-owned company that serves customers in Mesa, Arizona. On February 5, …

British Actress Thandiwe Newton is the cover star of British Vogue’s May issue. The actress talked with Diana Evans over Zoom about her identity, the Me Too movement, and her experiences with racism. Newton’s mother is a Black Zimbabwean and granddaughter of a Shona chief. Her father is a white …

A 15-year-old was arrested after an apparent attack on an Asian couple in Tacoma, Washington and charged with second-degree assault. According to CNN, the attack was captured on a cell phone video that has been circulated on social media. In the video, a person wearing a red top runs up …

A Michigan man has admitted that he purposely knocked a Black teenager’s teeth out in a shocking hate crime. Lee Mouat is facing ten years in prison after he pled guilty on Tuesday to attacking 18-year-old Devin Freelon, Jr. because he was Black. The incident happened on June 6th when …

An Alabama fire chief is facing multiple charges after pulling a gun on a Black real estate agent and the photographer who showed up at his for-sale home. The incident took place in Roswell, Georgia, in mid-March. Regina Lee scheduled a showing at a home belonging to Jason Edward Rickels. …

Tired of being questioned about his patriotism because he’s Asian American, an elected official in Ohio bared his chest during a meeting to reveal a scar he received while serving in the United States military. Lee Wong, 69, came to the U.S. after graduating high school. He served 20 years in …

A radio host for the Buffalo, New York-based radio station 97 Rock has been fired, and two co-hosts have been suspended following an on-air racist exchange. According to PEOPLE, the station’s parent company says the exchange was in “violation” of its principles. Cumulus Media’s spokesperson confirmed in a statement that …

A shocking video has surfaced online of a White woman calling a Black bakery employee “bitch ass nigger” for refusing to serve her for not wearing a mask. According to the post, the incident took place at the Davidovich Bakery at the Essex Market in Manhattan. The woman was identified as Stephanie Denaro in …

A North Little Rock elementary school teacher has been accused of making a kindergarten student use his hands to take toilet paper out of a clogged toilet with feces in it. Ashley Murry, the boy’s mother, said her 5-year-old told her about the incident over the weekend. Since he had …

Three professors at the University of South Alabama have been placed on leave after photos surfaced of them wearing racist costumes. The photos that re-circulated were taken in 2014 during a campus costume party held at the Mitchell College of Business, which university spokesperson Lance Crawford verified. Two professors are …

The Montage Laguna Beach Hotel apologized to a Black family after a viral video showed a white employee having a dispute with family members as they tried to dine at the hotel. According to Patch, the family says the employee’s actions mirrored racial discrimination. The video posted to Facebook by …

Sometimes it doesn’t matter who you are when it comes to being racially discriminated against, including Amanda Gorman, the poet who won over America after giving a stellar performance at President Joe Biden’s inauguration. On Friday, Gorman posted about her racially motivated encounter with a security guard who followed her …

Plano school administrators are partnering with cops to look into allegations that a Black Haggard Middle School student was harassed and humiliated by classmates. According to Plano police spokesman David Tilley, a mother of a student called the school resource officer at Haggard earlier this week. Tilley said he couldn’t …