The Trump administration is  investigating and suing colleges who have used affirmative action to discriminate against white applicants. Ironically, affirmative action, sets policy for places like schools and employers to give minorities and women equal opportunity placement, and was implemented in the 1960’s to balance out discriminatory practices against these groups.  Supporters say it’s a long overdue overhaul, […]

The NAACP has issued its first-ever travel advisory for a state.  The organization is warning that discriminatory and racist practices in Missouri make it dangerous for people of color to visit. The civil rights group also highlights recent legislation, The “Jim Crow Law”, that has made discrimination suits harder to win, particularly with regard to […]

Candice Jackson, the newly named acting head of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, once claimed to be a victim of reverse discrimination because she is white. During the 90s, as an undergraduate student at Stanford University in the mid-1990s, she discovered that the university provided minority students with tutoring for calculus. She later […]

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Judge David J. Hale rejected President Trump’s defense against a lawsuit that claims he provoked violence at one of his rallies.

A restaurant owner posted a demeaning Facebook message on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, playing into the racially charged stereotype of African Americans liking fried chicken and waffles with watermelon. The move sparked complaints about "outright" racism.

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In the statement Delta says Saleh, a famed prankster whose videos have garnered millions of views, sought to disrupt passengers, something Saleh staunchly denies.

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Following a racist incident at one of their Ohio locations, Olive Garden has issued an apology to comedian Ricky Smith.

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Racist fliers on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, urge White women to refrain from dating Black men.

Part of the changes to Airbnb will include less of an emphasis on user photo displays and expansion of its instant booking program, which allows guests to reserve rooms without host approval.

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The Tony Awards set the bar for diversity on Sunday evening as several actors and actresses of color were recognized for their work; a major difference from the #OscarsSoWhite controversy that ensued earlier this year. For the first time in the ceremony’s history, four musical acting awards were nabbed by Black actors. Broadway hit show […]

Noirbnb and Noirebnb are new enterprising sites offering an encompassing platform aimed at Black travelers all over the world.

Four Black educators filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against a Florida school board. The lawsuit says there's a pattern of discrimination against Blacks applying for administrative positions.