*Despite “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” getting lotsa love from critics via rave reviews, there one black actor who’s not the least bit impressed with Daniels or his film. Actor Harry Lennix, who’s appeared in a host of films including “The Matrix Trilogy,” “Get On the Bus” and “Man of Steel,” says the filmmaker took […]
(CNN) — A federal judge has dismissed the racial discrimination claims in a lawsuit filed by a former employee against Paula Deen, the celebrity chef’s representative said Monday. Some other aspects of the lawsuit are still pending. “We are pleased with the Court’s ruling today that Lisa Jackson’s claims of race discrimination have been dismissed,” […]
“Big Brother” Season 15 contestant Spencer Clawson has traded in the hate speech for joking about child porn. His comments, which seemingly were in jest, were captured on the “Big Brother” live feed on Monday, August 5. While fellow houseguest McCrae Olson was in the shower, it looked like Spencer took his microphone and […]
Bishop T.D. Jakes, senior pastor of The Potter’s House mega-church in Dallas, participated in Thursday’sprogram at the National Association of Black Journalists’ convention in Kissimmee. Afterward, in an exclusive interview with Orlando Sentinel religion and minority affairs reporter Jeff Kunerth, Jakes spoke about race, religion and politics, and where they intersect. Q: What does the […]
*Sybrina Fulton has embarked a national campaign to ensure the death of her son Trayvon Martin is not in vain. On Monday Fulton spoke to the National Bar Association about repealing self defense laws like Stand Your Ground around the nation. Fulton says she will use her “broken heart” to get justice for Trayvon. Later […]
*Bill O’Reilly says he “doesn’t care” if the black community thinks he’s “stereotyping” them, following an appearance last week on Geraldo Rivera’s radio show. After laying out “statistics” that show how much more likely you are to be murdered by an African-American than anyone else, O’Reilly said the “big lesson” to take away from the Trayvon Martin case is that […]
Ted Nugent, the perpetually provocative hard rock guitarist, said earlier this week that black Americans should be profiled in the same manner that different breeds of dogs are considered dangerous. Nugent made the comments on entertainer Nick Cannon’s podcast. The two riffed on race for several minutes until Nugent compared recent cases of strife in race relations to […]
*The lone juror of color in the George Zimmerman trial says she feels the man who killed Trayvon Martin “got away with murder.” “George Zimmerman got away with murder, but you can’t get away from God. And at the end of the day, he’s going to have a lot of questions and answers he has […]
CNN is airing a special called “The N Word,” hosted by Don Lemon, on Monday night. Lemon will be debating the use of the word, in light of the recent allegations of racism against Paula Deen and the George Zimmerman trial. TV Newser reported that the special will air at 7 p.m. in lieu of […]
The “Dark Girls” documentary that premiered on OWN over the weekend was quite the loaded conversation. The film looked to explore the biases and attitudes…
Paula Deen has been DROPPED by Smithfield – a company specializing in pork products. Deen had a line of hams with Smithfield … part of The Paula Deen…
Despite the ugly backlash incited by a Cheerios commercial featuring a mixed race family, the ad’s six-year-old star is all smiles. Grace Colbert, the adorable actress who plays the daughter in the recent ad, sat down with her biological parents, Janet and Christopher Colbert, for an interview on MSNBC on Tuesday. When asked what Grace […]