California News Anchor Wanted To Talk About The Disproportionate Coverage of Gabby Petito Case, He Was Suspended Indefinitely and told it was Inappropriate

Frank Somerville, 63, wanted to add a 46-second tagline after a longer report about the homicide investigation into Petito’s death, questioning the media coverage the story has received. However, news director Amber Eikel disagreed about the addition calling it inappropriate, The Mercury News reported. Somerville, who pushed back against the assertion, learned the next day […]

Students Walk Out After Student Was Pinned Down By Louisville Teacher Who Allegedly Told the Teen He Would Be ‘Another Black Boy Shot’

A Louisville, Kentucky High school students put together a staged walkout on Aug 24 after a encounter involving a teacher and student the day before. A video shows Kentucky teacher seen pinning a Black student to the floor and gripping his hair. The teacher has since been reassigned to no instructional duties according to a […]

Black TikToker Says White Woman Told Her She’s Not Permitted To Use Dog Park In Her Own Neighborhood

“I feel so bad for the dogs and the kids that belong to miserable people like that cause they never get away,” a user wrote. “She misses her ‘whites only’ signs,” another user said. “[White] people really can’t mind their business! Like they always have to [stick] their nose in something that doesn’t involve them,” […]

NFL Player Rashad Weaver’s Mom Told Him He Needs To Start Paying His Own Phone Bill And The Jokes Won’t Stop

Less than a month after rookie outside linebacker, Rashad Weaver, was drafted into the NFL by the Tennessee Titans, he apparently received some upsetting news from his Mom and took to Twitter to get some sympathy. Apparently, Weaver’s Mom felt that being drafted by the NFL meant it was time for him to get his own […]

T-Pain Reveals Usher Told Him He ‘F**ked Up Music’ With Auto-Tune, Led To Start Of 4-Year Depression

Rapper T-Pain revealed that he experienced a four-year depression after previous comments made by singer-songwriter Usher about his use of auto-tune. In a clip for Netflix’s newly released seriesThis is Pop, T-Pain, whose real name is Faheem Rasheed Najm, said Usher told him he was ruining modern music by using auto-tune, Entertainment Weekly reported. He said […]

Fast food worker told Burger King uniform ‘distracting’ to customer’s husband

A Black Burger King employee went on TikTok to address a female customer who allegedly told her that her uniform was “too distracting” for her husband. Lala or @rockefeller.o showed her Burger King uniform on social media, The New York Post reported. “I had a lady complain today because my work uniform was a ‘distraction’ to […]

Louisiana Teacher Gave The Shoes Off His Feet To Student Told His Sneakers Violated Graduation Dress Code

An 18-year-old was set to take the stage at his high school graduation, but before his big moment, he was stopped by an administrator who said his shoes were against the school’s dress code, The Washington Post reports. “She said my shoes violated the dress code and I couldn’t attend the ceremony unless I changed […]

SZA Says She Turned Down Magazine Cover Shoot After Being Told She Couldn’t Have A Black Photographer

Last summer, SZA opened up about her creative process in regards to shooting magazine covers in an interview with Wonderland. While talking about her spread with the publication, SZA expressed that it was important for her to be in charge of her own image. “The only reason is because I get creative control over this […]

Black Student-Athlete Told To Cut Braids or Leave a North Carolina High School Softball Game

An high school athlete in North Carolina said she was left “embarrassed” after she was asked to remove the beads from the ends of her hair or leave her softball games began. The incident occurred on April 19 at Hillside High School in Durham, North Carolina, during a game against Jordan High School when sophomore […]

In Homage To Xscape And All The Girls Who Grew Up Being Told They Weren’t Pretty Enough

Xscape brought in the right energy for me. They look beautiful as well. #VERZUZ pic.twitter.com/uzC0VnFgAa — Valerie Young (@valeriereal) May 9, 2021 I couldn’t help but wonder how many women are still holding space for that little girl who was told that she wasn’t pretty enough. I was first made aware that I wasn’t living […]