British funnyman Sir Lenny Henry is making people question how much race matters in Hollywood by revealing a survey that suggests more than half of minority actors have experienced some form of racism on the job.
LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex has lost an early round in her privacy case against the Mail on Sunday newspaper over its publication of a letter to her estranged father. Meghan is suing for invasion of privacy over a 2018 article that included portions of the letter she had written to Thomas Markle. […]
Trinity College sociology professor Johnny Williams addressed his controversial statements about white people in a new op-ed for the Hartford Courant. Back in 2017, Williams shared a Medium article by author “Son of Baldwin” that called for Black folks to “show indifference to the lives of bigots.” The article noted that “racist” Republican lawmaker Steve Scalise was shot during a congressional baseball practice and […]
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A New York literature professor held in the Central African nation of Cameroon since early this month for criticizing the government was released Wednesday, his lawyer said. Dual U.S. and Cameroonian citizen Patrice Nganang waited to be expelled to an unknown destination, lawyer Emmanuel Simh said, adding that the professor has […]
Jason Johnson is the politics editor on The Root where he released an article on the election night for the Alabama Senate seat titled Ala. Voters Choose Between ‘Ku Klux And The Klan Tonight In GOP Primary And Got Roy Moore.” A title like that suggests no fear, but complete honesty. Johnson says: “I was just being […]
