Rakevion White, a 21-year-old Black Arizona State University (ASU) student, was subjected to racial targeting at his job as a server at the Breakfast Club in Phoenix, according to a BuzzFeed News article published Tuesday. After initially saying it wouldn’t terminate the employee responsible for targeting White, the Breakfast Club…
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Two White UConn Students Arrested for Yelling N-Word on Campus
Two white University of Connecticut students were caught on video, yelling the N-word outside of on-campus apartments. After student-led protests calling out the issue of race at the predominantly white institution, the men have been arrested. Students protested the incident on campus Monday morning, saying the men’s behavior called attention…
Community Rallying Behind Black High School Security Guard Marlon Anderson, Who Was Fired After Telling Student to Not Call Him the N-word
Marlon Anderson was a security guard at West High School in the Madison School District in Wisconsin for 11 years. But he was abruptly fired after a Black student called him the N-word multiple times — and Anderson told him not to, while also using the word. “Every type of…
Andrew Cuomo Uses N-word in Radio Interview
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo used the n-word live on-air during a radio interview Tuesday. Cuomo, who regularly appears as a guest on The Roundtable with Alan Chartock on WAMC Northeast Public Radio, was discussing the controversy around celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day simultaneously on Monday. Early on…
Video: Racist Tow Truck Driver Caught Dropping N-Word in Boston To Customer
Earlier this month, a Boston tow truck driver named “Jeff” hurled racist insults at a Black customer as he serviced a man and his wife. The woman, NeNe Judge’Mayo, recorded the incident and shared it on her Facebook page as well as on Youtube, according to Bossip. The verbal altercation…
El Porton Mexican Restaurant in Atlanta Claims Ignorance After Referring to Patron As “N—-“
Nyjah Vest, a Georgia woman, discovered a racist slur on the receipt for her order from a local Atlanta-area Mexican restaurant. Instead of writing of her name, the bill reportedly listed the N-word. The incident occurred Saturday night at the El Porton Mexican Restaurant in Duluth, Ga. Vest and friends…
Maryland Police Officer Caught on Video Using the N-Word
A white Montgomery County, Maryland police officer was caught on video saying the N-word. Her excuse? She was “repeating” the Black suspects’ words. Police were called to a Silver Spring, Maryland McDonald’s on May 9 for a complaint of loitering. The men were allegedly waiting for a friend to pick…
Tony Robbins Faces Backlash After Video Shows Him Dancing and Singing the N-Word
A video showing the self-proclaimed self-help guru using the n-word repeatedly and describing how he forcibly kissed a female fan after she said his techniques didn’t work has gone viral after being released by BuzzFeed News. The video shows a much younger Robbins in the 1980s giving a presentation to…
Richmond Landlord Calls Black Tenant Racial Slurs After She Asked for Needed Repairs
A single Black mother was disrespected by her landlord when she complained about repairs needed to the house she was renting in Richmond, Va. Winter Wittaker noticed leaks in the ceiling when it rained, so she called her landlord. It wasn’t the first time she requested repairs, but, unfortunately, his…
Cincinnati Cop on Desk Duty After Calling a Black Woman the N-Word
Dennis Barnette, a white Cincinnati police officer, called a Black woman the “N-word” as he tried to take her into custody at a nightclub. It was recorded on the body camera of another officer at the scene. Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac wrote in an email to his supervisor, City…