Oprah Winfrey’s not above saying she’s sorry. The media mogul has apologized to Switzerland after a small boutique allegedly refused to sell her an expensive bag, insisting that she didn’t mean for the media frenzy to happen in the wake of the news. “I think that incident in Switzerland was just an incident in Switzerland. I’m […]
Looks like Paula Deen and her legal team are breathing a slight sigh of relief now! On Monday, a federal judge in Georgia threw out the racial discrimination allegations made by Deen’s former restaurant manager Lisa Jackson in a lawsuit against Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers. However, the judge decided to keep the sexual harassment claims. […]
Civil rights groups in North Carolina wasted no time when Gov. Patrick McCrory signed a sweeping voting reform bill into law that imposes photo identification requirements on voters. As soon as the legislation was signed, the group filed lawsuits in federal court to challenge the restrictive law for what they call another attempt to suppress […]
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey recently sat down with legendary Hip-Hop journalist Shaheem Reid on his latest Round-Up series. The two discussed the new film The Butler and how it addresses racism, they even touched upon Jay Z‘s recent feud with Harry Belafonte. We all know Oprah is no stranger to dealing with racism, as she […]
UPDATE: Tuesday 9:00 AM EST The Northern California man who threw a banana at Orioles player Adam Jones has since apologized. It wasn’t until Alexander Poulides, 42, turned on the news on Monday that he learned about the controversial snub. He told the Mercury News in San Francisco that his heart sank immediately. “Oh, my […]
A Daytona Beach safety officer learned a valuable lesson about social media last week. Don’t post your racial epithets on Facebook. Todd Snipes was fired after he posted negative comments on his profile page regarding Trayvon Martin’s death and George Zimmerman’s acquittal. The post, which has since been deleted, read: “Another thug gone. Pull up […]
The Swiss clerk who allegedly told Oprah Winfrey that she couldn’t afford a $38,000 bag in Zurich is telling the media that that’s not the whole truth. In fact, the sales assistant at the luxury boutique Trois Pommes is calling our beloved Oprah a liar. Yep, that happened. Speaking anonymously to newspaper the clerk says […]
It’s no secret that the racial climate in this country hasn’t always been positive. But for many, it wasn’t until the killing of Trayvon Martin that the racial war actually hit home. Media pundits, George Zimmerman supporters and Stand your Ground advocates all justified Trayvon’s death – but instead of falling back on the law […]
Take a close look at that picture. Yep, that’s a rodeo clown….with President Barack Obama’s face. And though it’s unclear why the fake Obama is at the Missouri State Fair rodeo egging on the crowd, it’s safe to make an assumption that it wasn’t because the audience just loves him to death. Well, maybe. Missouri […]
Shoppers coming into a Spring Branch, Texas shopping center were shocked to find that there were “No Muslim Parking” near a mosque. As worshippers were coming out of a mosque, the signs were posted in the parking lot, causing much controversy in the small town. The Huffington Post reports: Though the signs were taken down […]
You see that face full of annoyance? It’s because Oprah Winfrey can afford that $38,000 handbag in Switzerland, you crummy sales people. And anything else she wants. I mean the woman made over $77 million last year. She could basically buy the human race. But…she’s Oprah. And she’s better than that. So when the clerk […]
According to a settlement issued Wednesday, The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has agreed to clear its database of all criminal wrongdoings under the very controversial stop-and frisk practice. In a move to settle the state lawsuit filed by the New York Civil Liberties Union in 2010, the NYPD has agreed to erase the database within […]
