Tag: Racism

Actor Tom Hanks attended the premiere of his new film, "The Post," at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., but said he would not attend a screening of the film at the White House. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)

Sean Spicer, Laura Ingraham rip Tom Hanks after he throws shade at Trump

Naomi Lim · December 22, 2017 12:19 am

Papa John’s Pizza founder out as CEO after controversial NFL comments

Ariella Phillips · December 21, 2017 10:42 pm

A newly placed street sign is seen shortly before a ceremony dedicating the street to Heather Heyer, the woman who was killed on Aug. 12 when a car drove through a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. (Zack Wajsgras/The Daily Progress via AP)

Charlottesville dedicates street to protest victim Heather Heyer

Melissa Quinn · December 21, 2017 2:51 pm

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a tax bill passage event with President Trump, and Republican congressional members of the House and Senate on the South Lawn of the White House. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Huffington Post writer apologizes to black GOP senator for calling him a ‘prop’

Pete Kasperowicz · December 21, 2017 12:26 pm

Twitter suspended the account of Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of Britain First, as well as others associated with the group. Fransen's suspension is part of the platform's crackdown on hate groups that began Monday. (Jayda Fransen, YouTube)

Twitter suspends deputy leader of far-right British group retweeted by Trump

Melissa Quinn · December 18, 2017 3:44 pm

People carry signs as they march following the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Why does YouTube think MLK’s views are supremacist?

Joseph Klein · December 15, 2017 5:01 am

"The violence that was started by the left has to take some responsibility for the death of Heather Heyer also," Harry Houck said. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Charlottesville car attack suspect now charged with first-degree murder

Diana Stancy Correll · December 15, 2017 2:37 am

Visitors to the American Museum of Natural History look at a statue of Theodore Roosevelt, which includes a man in a Native American headdress, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Red Alert Politics

More than 100 professors call for the removal of NYC statues in open letter to Bill de Blasio

John Patrick · December 14, 2017 6:28 pm

Omarosa Manigault speaks with the flair of a reality television star because she's actually a reality television star. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Beltway Confidential

It looks like Omarosa is going to dish

Emily Jashinsky · December 14, 2017 3:11 pm

The Rising Hearts coalition published multiple fake news stories purporting to be from Sports Illustrated, ESPN, the Washington Post, and others announcing the team's name would become the Washington Redhawks instead of Redskins. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)

Native American activists coordinate fake news push to pressure Washington Redskins to change their name to the Redhawks

Kyle Feldscher · December 13, 2017 8:04 pm

According to Riley, the solution is not to reform or redesign the current concept or rigor, but instead to get rid of it completely, in order to prevent further inequality amongst students earning a college education. (Screenshot/YouTube)

Red Alert Politics

Engineering professor: Academic rigor enforces ‘white male heterosexual privilege’

John Patrick · December 13, 2017 4:06 pm

Bannon was nearly successful in dragging Moore to the finish line. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Beltway Confidential

So long, Roy Moore. Take Steve Bannon with you.

Siraj Hashmi · December 13, 2017 3:28 pm