After using an anti-Asian slur during a press conference last week, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Devin Funchess issued an apology, saying he didn’t mean to inflict any harm. Funchess spewed the derogatory term when a reporter asked him if it’s difficult to spot a smile under a mask, Packers News reported. “I can tell you […]
A plain clothes New York City Department officer stopped a racist attack in Chinatown earlier this week. CBS2 News reported Sharon Williams was arrested Tuesday night accused of harassing the Asian staff inside a nail salon on Madison Street in NYC. Police claim Williams used slurs, threatened violence and saying, “You brought the corona to this […]
NBA player Jeremy Lin took to his Facebook account to push back on anti-Asian attacks that have been occurring throughout America, more specifically in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In his post, Lin wrote that he’s been called “coronavirus” on the court, among facing other acts of racism and prejudice. “Something is changing in this generation […]