Major Newspaper Pulls Cartoon Critical of Obama’s Immigration Reform After...
After the Indianapolis Star published a political cartoon on Friday that was decidedly against President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration reform, the paper’s executive editor Jeff Taylor...
View ArticleRepublican Aide (and First Daughters Critic) Resigns
On Monday, Elizabeth Lauten, the Communications Director for U.S. Representative Steven Fincher (R–Tenn.), announced to NBC News that her resignation is currently “in the works,” following the major...
View ArticleCollege President Sorry for Saying ‘All Lives Matter’
The president of prestigious Smith College is red-faced and apologetic Tuesday for telling students on the Northampton, Mass., campus that “all lives matter.” Kathleen McCartney wrote the phrase in...
View ArticleGOP Leader Regrets Talk to White Supremacists
House Republican leaders rallied around one of their own, Whip Steve Scalise, on Tuesday after he said he regrets speaking 12 years ago to a white supremacist organization and condemns the views of...
View ArticleBenedict Cumberbatch Apologizes: ‘Thoughtless’ to Call Black Actors ‘Colored’
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Sherlock Holmes on the PBS show “Sherlock,” apologized Monday for using the term “colored” to describe black actors in a discussion about diversity in the...
View ArticleRep. Gene Alday Claims He’s Not Racist, Despite His Comments
A state lawmaker is under the microscope after making racially charged comments. Representative Gene Alday was trying to defend himself Monday. {snip} “I come from a town where all the blacks are...
View ArticleHomophobic, Racist Adam Carolla Is ‘Done Apologizing’
Comedian Adam Carolla’s thoughts on those insulted by his racially tinged and antigay humor? “Tough shit” and “I don’t care,” he said this week. During an interview with Huffington Post Live, a viewer...
View ArticleThe GOP’s Conspicuous Absence from Selma
{snip} If we are to regard the founding generation as being worthy of contemporary political lionization — and we most assuredly should — then we must consider those who marched at Selma to be so,...
View ArticleFormer OU Frat Member Apologizes for Racist Chant
A former University of Oklahoma fraternity member caught on video leading a racist chant said Wednesday he’s deeply sorry for his role in the incident and upset and embarrassed that he failed to stop...
View ArticleClorox Apologizes, Deletes Tweet After Racial Uproar
Clorox has apologized for a seemingly harmless tweet about emojis that sparked outrage on Twitter. The tweet, which Clorox since deleted, showed a Clorox bottle made up of the new emojis released by...
View ArticleO’Malley Apologizes for Saying ‘All Lives Matter’ at Liberal Conference
{snip} Several dozen demonstrators interrupted the former Maryland governor while he was speaking here at the Netroots Nation conference, a gathering of liberal activists, demanding that he address...
View ArticleWWE Cuts Ties With Hulk Hogan Amid Report That He Used Slurs
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has severed ties with Hulk Hogan amid a report that one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling history used racial slurs in a conversation caught on a sex...
View ArticleViola Davis and the ‘White Feminist’ Backlash
By most accounts, Viola Davis’ speech at the Emmys was an instant classic. She directly addressed the lack of diversity on television, saying, “The only thing that separates women of color from anyone...
View ArticlePhilly Magazine Editor Apologizes for ‘Stupid’ Cover
Philadelphia Magazine issued an apology on its website Tuesday afternoon after an onslaught of negative reaction to the cover of its October 2015 issue. The lead story on the diversity of education in...
View ArticleClemson University Apologizes for Serving Mexican Food
Clemson Dining’s “Maximum Mexican” night, has become a student favorite over the last several years, and this year was no different, at first. Everything was going great. Students were loving the food...
View ArticleUniversity of Louisville Apologizes over Hispanic Halloween Costumes
The University of Louisville issued an apology on Thursday, after a community outcry over a photograph showing school staff, including school President James Ramsey, donning sombreros and other items...
View ArticleRacist Tweet Costs 20 Year Old Her Job
A young woman is now unemployed almost immediately after posting a very racist tweet on her Twitter page. Erika Escalante, 20, a Texas native, was a paid intern at Isagenix, a health company located...
View ArticleAs Louisville’s President Apologizes for Insensitivity, Students Demand Changes
With dozens of students rallying outside his office, the president of the University of Louisville apologized on Friday after he and other university officials were criticized for wearing...
View ArticleApache Leader Apologizes for Wearing Bob Marley Costume
The leader of an Apache tribe in Arizona has apologized for dressing up as Bob Marley for Halloween and painting his face dark, calling the costume a “poor choice.” In a picture posted online, San...
View ArticleCMC Students Feel Marginalized, Demand Resources and Resignations
Yesterday afternoon, a student demonstration took place at Claremont McKenna College (CMC), where students of marginalized identities demanded administrative officials accommodate their specialized...
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