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MSNBC has officially issued an apology for what they call an ‘ill-advised’ Cinco de Mayo segment.
Thomas Roberts, the anchor of MSNBC’s “Way Too Early” show, apologized Tuesday for references made about Mexicans and Cinco de Mayo.
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More details + video of the incident below… Continue Reading…
NEWSFLASH! Uncle Bubba’s Seafood and Oyster House aka the home of Paula Deen‘s 2013 racism scandal, has officially closed its doors.
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But wait… there are several reports that employees of the restaurant had no idea they were out of a job and many found out just like you did… via the internet!
Weaver felt ‘some kinda way’ about the online celebrations sparked by rapper Lil Boosie’s release from Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola this past Wednesday.
And while many made jokes about the rapper becoming a social media trending topic, Jason Weaver took to his Instagram to target the ‘over the top’ reaction from Lil Boosie?s fans and family… calling it ?coon sh*t.?
…and this is coming from a person who was arrested for taking a dump in public.
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But it’s not about the messenger… it’s about the message.
Details + the ‘Boosie’ family video that started it all below… Continue Reading…
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is an organization historically built on hate, but that doesn’t mean the members of their exclusive group can’t have a rally on the steps of Georgia’s state capital building, which is located in the heart of downtown Atlanta.
For those of you unfamiliar with the KKK:
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK), informally known as the Klan or the “Hooded Order”, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically expressed through terrorism.
The rally was apparently held March 1, 2014 and a young man who calls himself “Stacey the CEO” caught a bit of it on video and posted it online.
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Stacey and his friends were in amazement, being that they had never seen a real live Klan rally, and decided to watch (and record) peacefully from across the street. ‘Peacefully’ being the operative word.
Guess who the cops ask to leave?
So a Black man brings his White girlfriend into a barbershop in Harlem… what happens next?
A video showing how patrons of the establishment reacted to the scenario might just surprise you.
In the video, which appears on ABC’s several men and women react to racist hairdresser?s attempts to intimidate and humiliate a young girl because of the color of her skin.
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In an episode of ?What Would You Do,? three actors play out a racist scene in Denny Moe?s, a Harlem barbershop which caters to a predominantly Black clientele.
An actress portrays a Black hairstylist who bashes a male patron’s girlfriend because she is White. The show gauged real customers? reactions as the stylist repeatedly criticizes the girl and chastises the boyfriend for dating outside of his race.
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While some customers sat quietly, allowing the racism to continue, while others took a stand against the hatred.? What would you do?
Watch the video below… Continue Reading…
Name something you know about zombies.?? Hmmmm, lemme think….
1. They’re dead….
2. They eat people…
3. They walk slowly…
4. They look like THIS with their shirts off…
6. They’re BLACK ie ‘race-themed’…?:shock:
That last answer wasn’t on MY list, but a Family Feud contest named Christie blurted out that zombies where ‘Black’ during a recent episode of the popular game show and Steve Harvey‘s response was hilarious.
Check out the clip below… Continue Reading…
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