Racism

defenders Oct. 23, 2024

Rachel Zegler Says West End Romeo & Juliet ‘Failed’ Francesca Amewudah-RiversAfter the actress faced racial abuse while starring opposite Tom Holland.

By Jason P. Frank

extremely online Aug. 26, 2024

Alix Earle Denies Trademarking Her Racist ASKfm CommentsHey girl, have you ever heard of the Streisand effect?

By Alejandra Gularte

country July 21, 2023

Did Jason Aldean Ever Care About Small Towns?The singer loves to preach about community, but only on his terms.

By Justin Curto

huh Oct. 28, 2022

Patti Smith’s ‘Rock N Roll N- - - - -’ Quietly Vanishes From StreamingThe track appears on Patti Smith Group’s 1978 album Easter.

By Zoe Guy

mess Oct. 24, 2022

Andy Cohen Apologizes to Garcelle Beauvais for RHOBH Reunion: ‘I Get It’“I just wanted to say that, because I’ve been logging in.” 👀

By Wolfgang Ruth

lawsuits Oct. 12, 2022

Eric André and Clayton English Sue Clayton County Police for Racial ProfilingThe two comedians were stopped and searched within months of each other in the Atlanta airport.

By Bethy Squires

yikes Oct. 4, 2022

George R.R. Martin’s Co-authors Are Not Fit to PostRise of the Dragon co-author Linda Antonsson has repeatedly critiqued the casting of people of color on Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon.

By Rebecca Alter

hater things Sept. 28, 2022

Caleb McLaughlin’s Parents Had to Explain the Racism From Stranger Things Fans“It affected me when I was a kid,” the actor shared.

By Jason P. Frank

bots Aug. 26, 2022

HuffPost Contributor Begs You to Read Her 2010 BlogDiana Jenkins somewhat addressed the bot allegations …

By Wolfgang Ruth

lawsuits Aug. 23, 2022

NeNe Leakes Dismisses Racism Lawsuit Against Bravo, Andy CohenThe Real Housewives of Atlanta star previously sued on grounds of wrongful termination, alleging a workplace culture of racism.

By Rebecca Alter

allegations July 8, 2022

Candice Patton Says Racist Mistreatment Was ‘Free Range’ on The Flash“The protocols in place, the things that I see happening for my white counterparts — that’s not happening for me.”

By Zoe Guy

injustice Mar. 7, 2022

Zoë Kravitz Was Told She’s Too ‘Urban’ to Audition for Dark Knight Rises“It was like, ‘What does that have to do with anything?’”

By Nate Jones

apologies Feb. 7, 2022

Joe Rogan Says N-Word Supercut Is “Taken Out of Context”“Whenever you’re in a situation where you have to say ‘I’m not racist,’ you fucked up.”

By Alejandra Gularte

yikes Feb. 6, 2022

Dwayne Johnson Walks Back Joe Rogan Support After N-Word Controversy“Learning moment for me.”

By Charu Sinha

iphone apologies Feb. 5, 2022

Awkwafina (Sort of) Acknowledges AAVE Criticisms, Quits TwitterShe is “still learning and doing personal work.”

By Alejandra Gularte

lady a Feb. 1, 2022

Lady A and Anita White Come to a Settlement in Trademark DisputeThe two parties had sued each other over the use of a stage name that White had been performing under for decades.

By Rebecca Alter

racism Jan. 27, 2022

Bravo Fires Jennie Nguyen From The Real Housewives of Salt Lake CityNguyen responded on Instagram Live, apologizing on one hand and digging a deeper hole with the other.

By Rebecca Alter

apologies Oct. 25, 2021

J Balvin Apologizes for, Takes Down ‘Perra’ Music VideoJ Balvin issued an apology on Instagram regarding his now-deleted music video.

By Rebecca Alter

protest music Sept. 24, 2021

Janelle Monáe Released a 17-Minute ‘Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)’Featuring 16 other musicians and activists.

By Justin Curto

country Sept. 20, 2021

Org Touted by Morgan Wallen ‘Disappointed’ in Singer’s Anti-Racism EffortsHe donated $165,000 to the Black Music Action Collective, yet Rolling Stone could not trace the rest of his promised $500,000.

By Justin Curto

country July 23, 2021

Morgan Wallen Says He Donated Profits From Album Sales After Racial-Slur VideoHe spoke on Good Morning America for his first interview since the video emerged.

By Justin Curto

the inside track July 9, 2021

Capture the Beauty of SAULT’s New Album NINE While You Can“Bitter Streets” finds the mysterious U.K. collective at its best, making permanent beauty out of all things temporary.

By Justin Curto

bachelor nation July 2, 2021

Peter Weber Thinks Bachelor Franchise Will ‘Regret’ Chris Harrison ExitYou have to admire Peter’s commitment to being That Guy.

By Charu Sinha

late night June 28, 2021

James Corden Vows Not to Yuck Your Yum, Will Change ‘Spill Your Guts’ SegmentThe late-night host was called out for featuring Asian delicacies in the segment.

By Halle Kiefer

essay June 28, 2021

What Reckoning?Country music is exactly where it was a year ago, when the dam on the industry’s ocean of racism supposedly broke. Duh.

By Andrea Williams

do better May 17, 2021

iCarly Revival Defends New Star Laci Mosley From Racist AttacksRacist fans are having a hard time seeing the brighter side of every situation.

By Zoe Haylock

reality tv May 14, 2021

Real Housewives of Dallas: What’s Going on With Tiffany Moon and the Westcotts?A lawyer for Moon has called racist comments made by Kameron Westcott’s family “defamatory.”

By Justin Curto

stand-up May 14, 2021

Why Comedian Peng Dang Posted That Racist Tony Hinchcliffe Video“It’s tough, but sometimes you’ve got to stand up for yourself. You’ve got to push back.”

By Jennifer Zhan

tv May 13, 2021

American Idol Finalist Caleb Kennedy Exits Show After Racist Video SurfacesKennedy apologized on Instagram.

By Charu Sinha

roll clip! May 10, 2021

John Oliver, Leslie Jones, and More Have a Message for White People“Google it.”

By Zoe Haylock

the industry May 8, 2021

Scarlett Johansson Speaks Out Against ‘Sexist’ HFPAShe called out “sexist questions and remarks by certain HFPA members that bordered on sexual harassment.”

By Charu Sinha

kung fu May 5, 2021

Kung Fu’s Showrunners on Crafting the Shared Tragedy of ‘Sanctuary’“It was always very important to us that this not be an episode where Nicky Shen solves racism.”

By Max Gao

the industry Apr. 20, 2021

Former HFPA President Called Black Lives Matter ‘Racist Hate Movement’ in EmailPhil Berk has now been expelled from the group.

By Justin Curto

tv review Apr. 14, 2021

Them Is Pure Degradation PornHeavy on torture and low on meaning, the Little Marvin–created, Lena Waithe–produced series reveals the empty promise of representation in Hollywood.

By Angelica Jade Bastién

country Apr. 14, 2021

Morgan Wallen Says He Won’t Tour for Summer, But Will Return ‘Sooner Than Later’After being caught saying the N-word on video in early February.

By Justin Curto

apologies Apr. 13, 2021

Hank Azaria Wants to ‘Personally Apologize’ to Every Indian Person for Apu“It’s important. I apologize for my part in creating that and participating in that.”

By Halle Kiefer

dceu Apr. 7, 2021

Regé-Jean Page Reportedly Rejected From Playing Superman’s Grandfather“The clarifications almost hurt more tbh.”

By Rebecca Alter

justice league Apr. 6, 2021

Ray Fisher Details How Joss Whedon and Warner Bros. Mismanaged Justice League“It seemed weird to have the only Black character” spout the catchphrase “Booyah!”

By Rebecca Alter

snl Apr. 4, 2021

Daniel Kaluuya Thanks His Mom, God, and Kel in SNL MonologueHe also addresses the Golden Globes debacle.

By Charu Sinha

classical music Mar. 29, 2021

Did the Tulsa Opera Dismiss a Black Composer Over One Line?He says the incident was “the height of racist and discriminatory practice.”

By Justin Curto

the talk Mar. 26, 2021

Sharon Osbourne Won’t Be Coming Back to CBS’s The TalkIn a statement, CBS says “Sharon’s behavior toward her co-hosts during the March 10 episode did not align with our values for a respectful workplace.”

By Halle Kiefer

close reads Mar. 26, 2021

What Was the Asian American Character Actor?For way too long, supporting roles were both the ceiling and a devil’s bargain.

By Alison Willmore

good one podcast Mar. 25, 2021

Margaret Cho Is Proud of All Her ChildrenThe stand-up talks Atlanta, fighting for visibility in Hollywood, and her influence on the next generation of comedians.

By Jesse David Fox

last night on late night Mar. 23, 2021

Ken Jeong Addresses Atlanta Shootings: ‘This Was Clearly a Hate Crime’“This was clearly, clearly racially motivated.”

By Rebecca Alter

racism Mar. 22, 2021

Meghan McCain Apologizes for Aiding Trump’s Anti-Asian RacismAfter John Oliver calls her out by name on HBO’s Last Week Tonight.

By Halle Kiefer

stop asian hate Mar. 21, 2021

Sandra Oh Makes an Appearance at ‘Stop Asian Hate’ Rally in Pittsburgh“I am proud to be Asian. I belong here!”

By Rebecca Alter

racism Mar. 19, 2021

Suchin Pak Reveals ‘Misogynistic, Violent, and Racist’ Incident at MTV“I was young, afraid as usual to cause a fuss or be seen as difficult or too ‘sensitive,’ being the only female in the newsroom.”

By Devon Ivie

close reads Mar. 19, 2021