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Holly Robinson Peete stopped by SiriusXM Urban View’s The Karen Hunter Show, and she opened up about racist comments Donald Trump made toward her while filming Celebrity Apprentice. Robinson Peete appeared on the NBC reality show in 2010 and made it to the finale where she faced off against Poison lead singer Brett …

A Texas county is under fire for placing their first Black elected official in an office next to a segregation-era sign. Constable Curtis Polk, Jr., who was elected this year, was removed from his office when the county began re-shuffling offices as they made room for a new courthouse. While …

It’s the day before Election Day, do you know if your favorite rappers are woke or asleep? There is so much confusion. COVID-19, long lines, hurricanes and people stocking up on food and supplies like it’s the #zombieapocalypse. And then there are the #BlacksForTrump Black in 2016, Trump’s campaign slogan …

An anonymous NBA agent says the league’s support of the Black Lives Matter movement “really hurt the business.” Imagine living in a world where people value money over the lives of Black people. Whoops, we are living in that world. According to Complex Media, The Athletic conducted an anonymous survey, …

While many students are currently being taught outside of the classroom, sadly racism can still rear its ugly head. That is what happened to a 14-year-old Miami Senior High School student who was called the n-word multiple times via her Zoom class.  “All I wanted was to be able to …

A Maryland man was arrested after he shot at Trump supporters who were harassing him as he was placing a Black Lives Matter sign in his front yard. Police booked Douglas Kuhn, 50, for multiple charges, including assault, after an incident with Trump supporters. According to CBS Baltimore, the incident …

Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden has been accused by Donald Trump of using the term “Super Predator” in his 1993 speech that pushed for a crime bill. In 1993, Biden warned of “predators on our streets,” predators he deemed “beyond the pale.” And because the legal system had no adequate …

It’s been well established that Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has racist tendencies, but, this time, it was accidentally posted for the world to see. On Wednesday night, Giuliani posted a YouTube video of himself mocking Asians in a racist way. Giuliani’s video was an excerpt from his Tuesday …

Racist texts were found on the phone of one of the men responsible for Ahmaud Arbery’s murder. William “Roddie” Bryan filmed the tragic killing of Arbery, a Black man who was stalked and followed while on a jog. Arbery was hunted down by Bryan, Travis McMichael, and McMichael’s son Gregory. …

Mariah Carey says a white supremacist bullied her son. In Trump’s America, it seems like everything goes – especially if you’re racist. And no matter whether you’re a celebrity, politician, or any other person of status, if you’re Black, then you’re Black, and you will be treated as such by …

Donald Trump’s recent appearance on Maria Bartiromo’s Fox Business Show was another spectacle; however, this time, he appeared a little more unhinged than usual as he ranted about his opponents—Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris, whom he called a monster. According to New York Magazine’s Intelligencer, Trump discussed his “low character” competitors and …

When Kamala Harris was announced as the Democratic vice-presidential pick for Joe Biden, a quarter of the media coverage included racist or sexist stereotyping. When it comes to being Black in America and worldwide, the media does a good job of showing its disdain for Blackness and Black people. That …

Tia Mowry-Hardrict is encouraging parents to begin teaching their children about racism at home from an early age. “It starts at home,” Mowry-Hardrict said on the premiere episode of the Dear Media podcast Being Bümo. “What people have to understand is this behavior is learned, so it’s about communication. It’s …

The Department of Homeland Security says that white supremacists will be the most “persistent and lethal threat” in the U.S. According to the Department’s draft documents, the new report predicts an “elevated threat environment at least through” early 2021. The report, obtained by Politico, puts white supremacists over foreign terrorist …

A reporter that was banned from covering Pittsburgh’s Black Lives Matter protests for a tweet she posted has now sued the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper she works for. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Alexis Johnson, who is a Black female reporter, filed the suit in a Pennsylvania federal court claiming that …