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right: Black grandma remembers picking cotton; left: grandma Madie as a young woman

‘She saw the whole world change’: Video of 103-year-old Black grandma remembering picking cotton moves TikTok

'She was born before MLK. Don’t let people tell you things were ‘so long ago.''

On Nov 27, 2021 by Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

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White man holds 'Black crime matters' sign outside of Kenosha County Courthouse

‘I’ve never felt more uncomfortable’: White man holding ‘Black crime matters’ sign outside Kyle Rittenhouse trial says he thinks it’s OK to use the N-word

'He really went into it with the hard R.'

On Nov 19, 2021 by Cecilia Lenzen

‘You can’t make this stuff up’: Woman says her ‘Karen’ neighbor called the cops over her child’s Barbie car in viral TikTok

'My neighbor called the cops because my kid's Barbie car is beeping.'

On Nov 18, 2021 by Brooke Sjoberg

black creators react to blackface hype house

‘No words’: ‘Blackface Hype House’ TikTok account taken down after Black creators call out racist posts

It's unclear if the account was banned or voluntarily removed.

On Nov 16, 2021 by Cecilia Lenzen

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woman in car watching inset of starbucks worker with caption "self defense isn't racist" (l) woman in car with surprised look (c) woman drinking coffee with inset of starbucks worker with caption "Also, bring Trump back" (r)

‘If you want to do that sh*t, go to Chick-fil-A’: Starbucks worker put on blast for making ‘right-wing’ video while at work

'She is probably already fired.'

On Nov 16, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

man pulling off dreadlock wig with caption "When you see a white guy wearing dreads on halloween"

‘Doing the lord’s work’: TikToker’s takedown of white guy wearing dreadlock wig goes viral

'Thank you for your service.'

On Nov 15, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

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Black mother says Waffle House employees ‘asked for a noose’ in front of her family in viral video

Waffle House says it's taking the allegations 'very seriously.'

On Nov 14, 2021 by Alexandra Samuels

go back to china karen

‘She was arguing with almost everyone there’: ‘Karen’ tells TikToker’s stepdad to ‘go back to China’

A call for TikTok to 'go get her' seems to have worked.

On Nov 12, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

In a TikTok, a Black Hooters waitress tells the story of when a white, racist customer grabber her hair.

‘I would’ve thrown hands’: Black Hooters waitress says white male customer grabbed her hair because he didn’t believe it was real

He also gave her a mediocre tip.

On Nov 12, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

Whole Foods employees examining wrapped sub and receipt with captions "Whole Foods employee quits after accusing customer of stealing"

‘And I’m resigning right now’: Whole Foods worker quits on the spot after allegedly falsely accusing customer of stealing steak in viral video

He allegedly went into her car to take the steak.

On Nov 8, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

Woman in video exposing her racist Karen neighbor

Aunt Karen says woman is threatening her with legal action after she exposed her for saying only Black people play music loud

'One of the things I'm not gonna do is take that post down.'

On Nov 4, 2021 by Moises Mendez II

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woman turning to camera (l) black man taking a selfie with camera (m) woman screaming at camera (r)

‘That energy changed up quickly!’: Man confronts woman for allegedly calling him the N-word, demands an apology in viral TikTok

'Say I'm sorry!'

On Nov 3, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

A streamer maced a Black man and then yelled that the man had pulled a gun on him.

‘This needs to be taken care of now’: Streamer pepper sprays unsuspecting people, calls them the N-word in viral videos

'He's literally assaulting people... why is he not in jail?'

On Nov 2, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

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A woman looking into camera (L) and a woman putting on makeup (R).

‘People really wanna be us’: Chinese influencer puts on blackface makeup in viral video

She called herself 'Wakanda queen.'

On Nov 1, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

A woman talking into camera in her car.

‘Your name should be something with an -isha or an -equa at the end’: Black restaurant server says customer refused to believe her name is Marjorie

She says he insisted the name on her birth certificate must be something more 'exotic.'

On Oct 26, 2021 by Rachel Kiley