raci

The 2019 film “Just Mercy,” which chronicles courtroom struggles against racial injustice and mass incarceration, will be made free on digital platforms throughout June in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Warner Bros. said Tuesday. In the film, Michael B. Jordan plays attorney Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, who helps a character …

Oprah Winfrey says that her longtime partner Stedman Graham is one of millions of black Americans who has been racially profiled. During a Facebook conversation with best friend and CBS reporter Gayle King on Sunday, Winfrey, 66, said, “A lot of white people don’t understand what they’re seeing … but when you feel invisible and …

The gay dating and hook-up app Grindr is going to remove its controversial “ethnicity filter” due to complaints that it enables racial discrimination. Following protests in the US after the police killing of unarmed black man George Floyd, the company has decided to remove the feature – claiming it had a “zero-tolerance policy for racism …

Many academics, business leaders, and governments are claiming that technology is a critical part of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. By utilizing the surveillance capabilities of modern data acquisition systems, it is believed, citizens can be provided with tools that will allow them to see if they have come into contact with someone infected …

Halsey provided first aid to those injured in the protests following George Floyd’s death while in police custody. The “You Should Be Sad” singer, 25, shared photos and videos from the Los Angeles rallies, including pictures of her providing medical attention to those shot with rubber bullets. “With all of our medical professionals being CONSUMED …

Jimmy Fallon apologized on-air for donning blackface in a resurfaced 2000 “Saturday Night Live” clip, insisting that he’s “not a racist.” “The Tonight Show” host opened up Monday night’s episode by promising “a different kind of show” before saying he was going to “start this personally, then expand out.” “I had to really examine myself …

“9-1-1” actor Oliver Stark attempted to extinguish a behind-the-scenes fire on Sunday, following co-star Ryan Guzman‘s defense of using racial slurs. First, some background: In May, fans of Guzman — who plays firefighter Eddie Diaz on the Fox drama — had uncovered tweets that his fiancée, Brazilian actress and model Chrysti Ane, posted in 2011 …

Joe Jackson’s 25-year-old granddaughter, Yasmine Jackson, says she was stabbed seven times in a racially charged attack. Yasmine — who is the daughter of Joh’Vonie Jackson, Joe’s daughter with Cheryl Terrell — posted gruesome injury photos and details to Instagram after the alleged attack in Las Vegas. “This woman chased me down and started stabbing …

Olivia Jade Giannulli was slammed for posting about racism and her own white privilege amid country-wide protests over George Floyd’s death while in police custody after her parents, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli both pleaded guilty in the college admissions scandal. “need to understand that just ‘not being racist’ is not enough,” the YouTube star …

Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren Akins spoke out Sunday in the wake of George Floyd’s death, taking a stand against racism while addressing their own experiences as the parents of a black daughter, 4-year-old Willa Gray. “As the father of a black daughter and also two white daughters- I have struggled with what to say …