Category: Social Issues
Digital Beauty filters Perpetuate Colorism
When Lise was a young teenager in Georgia, her classmates bullied her relentlessly. She had moved with her family from Haiti a few years earlier, and she didn’t fit in...
Kanye West Removes DaBaby’s Remix from Streaming Services
Kanye West has apparently removed a remix of his song “Nah Nah Nah” featuring DaBaby from streaming services. The remix, which was released last year and also...
DaBaby offers another apology after recent homophobic rant
Controversial Hip Hop artist DaBaby offered another apology Monday while facing heavy backlash after he made crude and homophobic remarks at a recent Miami-area music...
DaBaby Removed From U.K. Parklife Festival Following Homophobic Comments
DaBaby’s egregious comments at Rolling Loud this past weekend about people with HIV/AIDS received criticism from Modonna, Chris Brown, Questlove, Elton John, and...
New study suggests online mortgage lenders reduce discrimination against Black homebuyers
The housing market is red hot. The Federal Housing Finance Agency house-price index rose 12% last year due to low inventories and high demand. Redfin, the popular real...
Do African Americans Have the Right to Bear Arms?
Anti-Blackness determined the inclusion of the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights, and has informed the unequal and racist application of gun laws. With 233 mass...
Steph Curry focuses on closing the racial wealth gap
NBA star Steph Curry is now setting his sights on closing the racial wealth gap in the U.S., joining on Thursday the nonprofit NinetyToZero. “Uncovering solutions and...
The Danger of Weaponized Tears: Abigail Elphick “Karen” Goes Crazy in Victoria Secrets
A woman who’s being labeled “Victoria’s Secret Karen” broke down in tears and pretended to pass out as she was being recorded by another woman...
France’s Non Acknowledgement With Its Colonial Past
I first met Salim, a 35-year-old French citizen of Algerian origin, about 10 years ago at a cafe near Levallois, the Parisian banlieue—or peri-urban ghetto—where he...
Iggy Azalea Gets Called Out Over “Blackfishing” In Latest Video “I Am The Stripclub”
In her latest video, Iggy Azalea’s fans noticed that the Australian-born rapper’s appearance looked different. Social media began to call her out for...
