Community leaders from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and local businesses in Fort Worth, Texas are unhappy with the name of a local food-mart titled “Da Hood Food Mart.” “The name is insulting to our African-American heritage and the over-saturation of these types of establishments within the economically disadvantaged communities is simply a continuation of […]

An African-American soldier alleges that he experienced racial harassment while serving in Afghanistan. Slurs and a noose strung up outside his barracks were among the alleged forms of harassment he filed in a complaint this week. Specialist Adam Jarrell, the only African American in a unit of 216 soldiers of the New Mexico Army National […]

Naomi Campbell is suing Cadbury over an ad campaign that compares the super-model to chocolate.

Dover, Delaware– UPDATE: The Delaware Supreme Court ruled on February 17th 2011 that the white movie theater manager, David Stewart,  did not discriminate against a theater mostly full of black patrons when he gave an announcement prior to a showing of “Why Did I Get Married” in 2007. We originally reported that the Human Relations […]

Detroit Lakes, Minn– A 25 year old woman who was turned away as a tenant because she was African-American will be receiving $25,500 as part of a settlement filed Thursday in federal court in Minneapolis.  When Ranesha Halliburton arrived to see the property with her boyfriend and his father, landlord Pearl Beck said it was […]

Baltimore — Police are investigating an attack on a 15-year-old African-American youth by a group of men associated with a Jewish community patrol group, which occurred on Nov. 19 in the Upper Park Heights Community of Baltimore.

NEW PORT RICHEY — John Ditullio admitted he hated black people and cops. He admitted he lived with a group of neo-Nazis, men he admired like they were his brothers, who believed in the supremacy of the white race. He admitted they abused prescription drugs and drank whiskey and kept illegal guns. He admitted harassing […]

JONESBORO, Ga. – A white man who was sentenced to six months in a Georgia jail for beating a black Army Reservist in front of her daughter and yelling racial slurs has been released early.

Kohl’s has stopped advertising the “Ghetto Fab” wig after people began leaving negative comments about it on their facebook page. Here are some comments that were left. A “Ghetto Fab” wig for Halloween? Seriously, Kohl’s?!, I find the term “ghetto fabulous” TASTELESS! I am in no ways ‘ghetto’ and neither is my kinky hair Kohls […]

A Billboard in Grand Junction, Colorado is causing controversy in its depiction of President Barack Obama. While the owner has remained anonymous, the artist, Paul Snoder has come forward to claim the work. KJCT8 reports: “To not put my name on it would be saying that I’m embarrassed or afraid, or ashamed of what I’ve […]