White actresses step down from voicing Black cartoon roles
Jenny Slate (l) and Kristen Bell (r) Getty Images This week, actress Jenny Slate has announced that she’s stepping down from voicing the character of Missy on the hit Netflix…
Okayplayer CEO Abiola Oke resigns after misconduct allegations
(Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for REVOLT) This week Abiola Oke, the CEO and publisher of Okayplayer and OkayAfrica, has stepped down from his post after allegations of sexual misconduct…
Vote to remove the knees on our necks
As a Black woman with two sons, I have found these past months to be unimaginably difficult. We have been inundated with videos of Black men being killed in cold…
Trump to end federal support for coronavirus testing locations
US President Donald Trump holds up swabs as he speaks at the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on April 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty…
Texas putting reopening on ‘pause’ as virus cases soar
People wearing masks to protect against the spread of COVID-19 are reflected next to a sign requiring face coverings at a business in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in…
Joy Reid expected to replace Chris Matthews on MSNBC primetime show
Joy Reid is reportedly in talks to fill the nightly primetime slot previously held by Chris Matthews on MSNBC. News that Reid was being considered to replace Matthews initially broke…
Black couple fight for custody of infant son who was taken by Puerto Rico authorities
Chinyere Osuji and Ralph Bey are shown in an undated Facebook photo. (Credit: Nuestra Patria PR/Facebook) A Black couple who recently relocated to Puerto Rico are desperately fighting to regain…
NASCAR releases photo of noose found in Bubba Wallace’s garage
Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 Victory Junction Chevrolet, speaks to the media after the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on June 22, 2020 in Talladega, Alabama.…
NYPD officer charged with using banned chokehold
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer who was suspended after putting a man in what authorities said was a banned chokehold now faces criminal charges. The…
NC officers fired for comments about wiping Black people ‘off the map’
Three officers from the Wilmington, North Carolina Police Department have been fired from their department after an audit of footage from inside of the cops’ vehicle revealed them making racist…