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Delivery driver tells Black customer their ‘name is so white’ in viral video

'I love a company with accountability!'

On Apr 3, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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Ellen Pompeo (L) and Denzel Washington (R).

‘Ellen Pompeo talked to him like he was the help’: People react to ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actress’ fight with Denzel Washington

Ellen Pompeo says she called Denzel Washington a 'motherf**ker' like it's a good thing.

On Sep 30, 2021 by Audra Schroeder

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In a video posted to Twitter, a white man is seen pressuring an LAPD officer to get into his car after intimidating people on an LA boardwalk.

‘This is what should be done with white privilege’: Video shows white man pressuring cops to leave area where they were harassing people

'I have zero time for yts who have anything less than this energy.'

On Jul 19, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘This is so tone deaf’: Model criticized for TikTok showing off free stuff she gets in NYC (updated)

'I thought this was going to be all about cool things I could get with my vaccination card but alas, I’m not a model.'

On May 23, 2021 by Daysia Tolentino

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Viral video shows Nazi getting arrested after assaulting Asian man at ‘White Lives Matter’ rally

'I want him to talk to me.'

On Apr 12, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

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People are still roasting Jimmy Kimmel for his ‘tone-deaf’ political tweet

Judging from the Twitter responses, a deadly pandemic isn't the only thing people are worrying about.

On Jan 25, 2021 by Phil West

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Screengrab shows officer escorting an alleged insurrectionist

Video shows FBI officer sharing laugh with Capitol riot suspect during arrest

It's being compared to the violent arrests of Black people.

On Jan 18, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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Famed jazz musician posts video of woman falsely accusing his Black child of stealing her phone

The woman reportedly found out moments later that she left it in an Uber. However, she didn't apologize.

On Dec 27, 2020 by Kahron Spearman

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Anthony Mackie reveals racist hiring practices on Marvel movies

He said he routinely works on Marvel film sets where every employee is white.

On Jun 30, 2020 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ showrunner highlights police double standard in Twitter thread

'If I had been shot in the back by police...would you say I deserved it?'

On Jun 16, 2020 by Siobhan Ball

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Conservative writer claims rape victims, trans people are most privileged

Straight, rich white men are scared.

On Feb 26, 2020 by Claire Goforth

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The state of white privilege in 2019

'I’m very sorry to say that we haven’t advanced much at all.'

On Nov 8, 2019 by Noorulain Khawaja

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Judge faces backlash for giving no jail time to bus driver who raped 14-year-old

Judge James P. McClusky has protected sexual abusers in the past.

On Apr 30, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

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#GentrifyingGeorge thinks 152-year-old HBCU should ‘just move’

Sean Grubbs-Robishaw apparently thinks the 152-year-old institution should move.

On Apr 21, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

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Esquire blasted for running a cover story about white male privilege

WHERE TO BEGIN!

On Feb 12, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

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