racism

"Gone With the Wind" Publisher Addresses Novel's Racism With New Introduction

Instead of changing the text, Pan Macmillan will add an editorial disclaimer

Is the Era of the Racist Name Change Over?

The National Audubon Society voted to keep its moniker, potentially signaling a cultural shift

Who Thought It Was OK for Mark Wahlberg to Award the Cast of "Everything Everywhere"?

The actor, who was convicted of assaulting two Vietnamese men as a teen, presented a SAG Award to the cast despite past hate crimes

Scott Adams's Racist Comments Lead to Newspapers Dropping "Dilbert"

It's not the first time he's frustrated his readers

Could Kyrie Irving Go to Lakers After Asking Nets Trade to Trade Him?

Irving is averaging 27.1 points and 5.3 assists per game this season

Lawyer: Frank Reich Hiring Exposes “Legitimate Race Problem” in NFL

Douglas Wigdor, the lawyer for former Carolina interim coach Steve Wilks, may have a point

Black Hebrew Israelites Backing Kyrie Irving Get Support From Jaylen Brown

The Black Hebrew Israelites are categorized as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center

Kyrie Irving's Anti-Semitism Ignored by NBA as Nets Add Coaching Distraction

One has to wonder if Brooklyn and former coach Steve Nash parting ways was just a way to shift the focus from Irving

"Shameful" Jon Gruden Is "Hopeful" for Another Shot in NFL That He Won't Get

Gruden resigned from the Raiders last season after his racist, misogynistic and homophobic emails were revealed

MLB Balks at Chance to Strike Down Josh Donaldson's Racist Comment

Donaldson’s fine for his remark to White Sox star Tim Anderson was cut in half by MLB special adviser John McHale

What Yankee Fans Did Yesterday Was Absolutely Abhorrent

The fanbase has stooped low before. But their treatment of Tim Anderson this weekend was particularly upsetting.

Reminder: Movies Don’t Need to Have White Men in Them to Be “Relatable”

CinemaBlend has pulled a review that complained Pixar's "Turning Red" is hard to relate to because it's set in Toronto's Asian community

Could California Take Action Against Tesla on Civil Rights Grounds?

This follows a series of lawsuits against the automaker

Spotify Pledges to Offset the $100M They Gave Joe Rogan With Investments in "Historically Marginalized Groups"

In other words, a bunch of artists are being made to share the same amount of money paid to one white guy who has a history of using racial slurs

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What Yankee Fans Did Yesterday Was Absolutely Abhorrent

The fanbase has stooped low before. But their treatment of Tim Anderson this weekend was particularly upsetting.

Reminder: Movies Don’t Need to Have White Men in Them to Be “Relatable”

CinemaBlend has pulled a review that complained Pixar's "Turning Red" is hard to relate to because it's set in Toronto's Asian community

Could California Take Action Against Tesla on Civil Rights Grounds?

This follows a series of lawsuits against the automaker

Spotify Pledges to Offset the $100M They Gave Joe Rogan With Investments in "Historically Marginalized Groups"

In other words, a bunch of artists are being made to share the same amount of money paid to one white guy who has a history of using racial slurs

Joe Rogan Apologizes for Past Use of Racial Slur

Spotify also removed dozens of episodes of his podcast

The Washington Football Team Officially Rebrands as the Washington Commanders

The name isn't too exciting, but at least it isn't a racial slur

The Most Damning Revelations from the Brian Flores Lawsuit

Stephen Ross could be in big trouble, and the rest of the NFL's oligarchs have some explaining to do

Brian Flores Alleges NFL Is “Rife With Racism” in Discrimination Lawsuit

"In certain critical ways, the NFL is racially segregated and is managed much like a plantation," reads a filing from the ex-Dolphins coach's lawyers

Why Pro Sports Still Can’t Overcome an Uneven Racial Playing Field

Longtime sportswriter John Feinstein chats about his new book "Raise a Fist, Take a Knee"

Morgan Wallen and the Twisted Economics of “Cancel Culture”

Since a video of him using the n-word surfaced a year ago, Wallen's profitability has skyrocketed

It’s Time to Stop Showing the Tomahawk Chop on TV

Broadcasters have made a habit of cutting away from streakers. Why, then, do we keep the camera on a blatantly racist chant?

Roller Derby Team Sues Cleveland Guardians Over Name Change

The Cleveland-based Guardians roller derby team sued the baseball club in federal court to block it from taking the name

Asian American Therapy Appointments Are Surging in Response to Hate Crimes

There were over 9,000 anti-Asian American incidents between March 2020 and June of this year

Why Did the NFL Want Jon Gruden Out?

According to ProFootballTalk, the league would have continued to leak Gruden's emails until he was fired or resigned

Jon Gruden Addresses Racism Controversy in Press Conference

He did so after this weekend's Raiders-Bears game