Tag: Racism

Texas Sued: Justice Dept. Files Over Voter ID Laws
The AP has the story: the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit yesterday against the state of...
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Paula Deen’s Aunt Jemima Employee
Just when you thought Paula Deen's troubles were over. The news had moved on to other things:...
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Orangutan Remark Lands Italian Senator In Hot Water
Roberto Calderoli, Vice President of the Italian Senate, apologized today for remarks made over the weekend in which he compared Cecile Kyenge, Italy's first black minister, to an...
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Paula Deen Dumps Her Agent Amid Scandal
"Mike, why am I out?" "You're not a wartime consigliere, Tom." When the Corleone family knew that business as usual was going on hold, and...
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Paul Deen Accuser: This Was Never About the N-Word
Lisa Jackson, a former manager at restaurants owned by Paula Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers, has spoken through her attorneys about the racism controversy surrounding Deen....
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Paula Deen Tries for Prop 8-Style Dismissal
In a move that combines two of last week's biggest headlines, Paula Deen is trying a legal maneuver that she hopes will get some of the heat off her beleaguered image and empire. F...
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Paula Deen Gets Help From African-American Friends
Paula Deen has lost a lot of friends lately. One partner company after another has jumped ship as she fights an ongoing battle against charges of racism. Endorsement deals with dia...
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Paula Deen Dropped by Publisher, Cookbook Cancelled
Since admitting under oath to using the "N word," celebrity chef Paula D...
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Paula Deen Is “Looking Forward To Her Day In Court”
Paula Deen, the Southern celebrity chef who has made delicious comfort food and down-home charm her trademark, is in headlines this week after a lawsuit filed by a former employer...
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Dunkin’ Donuts Rant Causes Racial Stir
[Warning:] NSFW language contained in this post Earlier this week, a woman named Taylor Chapman (pictured) recorded her trip to a...
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Cheerios Ad Featuring Interracial Couple Brings Out the Internet Racists
It's 2013 and we're still dealing with "outrage" over the depiction of an interracial couple in a Cheerios ad. Cheerios' new ad, titled "Just Checking" uses the often-cited cla...
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Papa John’s Racist Voicemail Came From Trayvon Martin’s Community
Papa John's has issued a public apology after a delivery driver accidentally left a racist voicemail for a customer in Sanford, Florida, an area known across the country as the hom...
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Michael Clarke Duncan’s Grave Defaced, Artist Claims No Racism Intended
In July 2012, actor Michael Clarke Duncan was taken to a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a...
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‘Colored’ Comment Apology Offered by Golf CEO
On Thursday, the head of the European golf tour, George O'Grady, used the word "colored" to refer to minorities during a live t...
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