Marc Spears, a writer for ESPN and co-host of The Conversations Project on Hulu, has claimed that a California store racially profiled him and a group of friends this past weekend. “My friends and I, all African-American, were racially profiled at a store in Healdsburg called @antheminteriors [Anthem Interiors] by the two employees,” Spears posted on Instagram Sunday. “When things like that happen, I get angry inside and feel pressure to buy something expensive to prove my worth, and they’re wrong,” he continued. “After refraining from the urge, I tried to give the lady that...…Marc Spears, a writer for ESPN and co-host of The Conversations Project on Hulu, has claimed that a California store racially profiled him and a group of friends this past weekend. “My friends and I, all African-American, were racially profiled at a store in Healdsburg called @antheminteriors [Anthem Interiors] by the two employees,” Spears posted on Instagram Sunday. “When things like that happen, I get angry inside and feel pressure to buy something expensive to prove my worth, and they’re wrong,” he continued. “After refraining from the urge, I tried to give the lady that...WW…

Japan rang in the New Year with a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that killed at least four people and caused massive property damage. “The quake struck at 4:10 p.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) in the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa prefecture, according to the United States Geological Survey,” noted CNN. “The quake collapsed buildings, cased [sic] fires and triggered tsunami alerts as far away as eastern Russia, prompting orders for residents to evacuate affected coastal areas of Japan,” it added. At least 31 smaller aftershocks continued through the day, which will likely...…Japan rang in the New Year with a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that killed at least four people and caused massive property damage. “The quake struck at 4:10 p.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) in the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa prefecture, according to the United States Geological Survey,” noted CNN. “The quake collapsed buildings, cased [sic] fires and triggered tsunami alerts as far away as eastern Russia, prompting orders for residents to evacuate affected coastal areas of Japan,” it added. At least 31 smaller aftershocks continued through the day, which will likely...WW…

A lawsuit has claimed that actor Vin Diesel, frontman for the Fast & Furious franchise, committed sexual battery in 2010 against his former assistant. Filed on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the lawsuit from Asta Jonasson alleges that Diesel “pinned her to a wall where he groped and masturbated in front of her,” according to the Hollywood Reporter (THR). Jonasson further claims that Diesel’s company, One Race Films, fired her in retaliation for resisting his sexual provocations. Jonasson claims that she filed the lawsuit as a means to render nondisclosure agreements, which she...…A lawsuit has claimed that actor Vin Diesel, frontman for the Fast & Furious franchise, committed sexual battery in 2010 against his former assistant. Filed on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the lawsuit from Asta Jonasson alleges that Diesel “pinned her to a wall where he groped and masturbated in front of her,” according to the Hollywood Reporter (THR). Jonasson further claims that Diesel’s company, One Race Films, fired her in retaliation for resisting his sexual provocations. Jonasson claims that she filed the lawsuit as a means to render nondisclosure agreements, which she...WW…

LoginHollywood often talks a big game about diversity, but do they actually practice it? “Black Panther” star Michael B. Jordan says no.Speaking at a Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles on Saturday, the actor called on Hollywood to “commit to black hiring,” demanding they invest in “black staff” and focus on black stories.“I want us to invest in black staff,” said Jordan. “I’m proud to have an and all that good stuff and I use my power to demand diversity, but it’s time the studios and agencies — all the agencies, all these buildings that we’re standing in front of … do the same.”“You...…LoginHollywood often talks a big game about diversity, but do they actually practice it? “Black Panther” star Michael B. Jordan says no.Speaking at a Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles on Saturday, the actor called on Hollywood to “commit to black hiring,” demanding they invest in “black staff” and focus on black stories.“I want us to invest in black staff,” said Jordan. “I’m proud to have an and all that good stuff and I use my power to demand diversity, but it’s time the studios and agencies — all the agencies, all these buildings that we’re standing in front of … do the same.”“You...WW…

LoginAs the media once again spreads fear and panic about COVID-19, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has said he will not lockdown his state despite the fact that coronavirus cases in Florida have begun to rise. As of Wednesday, the state has seen more than and over 3,500 deaths.Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, DeSantis said that the rise in COVID-19 numbers stem from the high number of social interactions, not stores or businesses being open.“We’re not going back, closing things,” DeSantis said, as reported by . “I don’t think that that, really, is what’s driving it. People going to...…LoginAs the media once again spreads fear and panic about COVID-19, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has said he will not lockdown his state despite the fact that coronavirus cases in Florida have begun to rise. As of Wednesday, the state has seen more than and over 3,500 deaths.Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, DeSantis said that the rise in COVID-19 numbers stem from the high number of social interactions, not stores or businesses being open.“We’re not going back, closing things,” DeSantis said, as reported by . “I don’t think that that, really, is what’s driving it. People going to...WW…

LoginJustice Roberts has reaped a whirlwind of criticism this week after siding with the Supreme Court’s liberal wing this week on two major decisions: the rescinding of DACA and workplace protections for LGBT individuals on the basis of sex under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has gone as far to call on Justice Roberts to resign for showing himself to be a political actor rather than an impartial jurist.“It cannot be the law that what Barack Obama has unlawfully done, no president may undo,” Cotton said in a statement, as reported by . “John Roberts again postures...…LoginJustice Roberts has reaped a whirlwind of criticism this week after siding with the Supreme Court’s liberal wing this week on two major decisions: the rescinding of DACA and workplace protections for LGBT individuals on the basis of sex under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has gone as far to call on Justice Roberts to resign for showing himself to be a political actor rather than an impartial jurist.“It cannot be the law that what Barack Obama has unlawfully done, no president may undo,” Cotton said in a statement, as reported by . “John Roberts again postures...WW…

LoginThough everyone has been pounding former Vice President Joe Biden for having the temerity to tell black voters “you ain’t black” if they don’t pull the lever for him in the November election, none have been so poignant or powerful as Harris Faulkner of Fox News.Speaking on the network Friday, Faulkner said Biden’s comments push the painful idea that being black means thinking a certain way and talking a certain way.“I’ve been fighting against this notion that you’re not black enough unless you think a certain way, or you vote a certain way, you speak a certain way, you do certain...…LoginThough everyone has been pounding former Vice President Joe Biden for having the temerity to tell black voters “you ain’t black” if they don’t pull the lever for him in the November election, none have been so poignant or powerful as Harris Faulkner of Fox News.Speaking on the network Friday, Faulkner said Biden’s comments push the painful idea that being black means thinking a certain way and talking a certain way.“I’ve been fighting against this notion that you’re not black enough unless you think a certain way, or you vote a certain way, you speak a certain way, you do certain...WW…

LoginDemocrats confident that they have the November 2020 election in the bag better check themselves, says left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore, who warns that former Vice President Joe Biden has nowhere near the same amount of enthusiasm as President Trump.In an on Saturday, Moore noted that President Trump’s big rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma – the first of its kind since the COVID-19 pandemic started – is drawing big crowds, with numbers far exceeding those of the Biden campaign.“They started lining up on Tues in Tulsa for Trump’s rally today. 100,000 are expected!” wrote Moore. “Trump has lost...…LoginDemocrats confident that they have the November 2020 election in the bag better check themselves, says left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore, who warns that former Vice President Joe Biden has nowhere near the same amount of enthusiasm as President Trump.In an on Saturday, Moore noted that President Trump’s big rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma – the first of its kind since the COVID-19 pandemic started – is drawing big crowds, with numbers far exceeding those of the Biden campaign.“They started lining up on Tues in Tulsa for Trump’s rally today. 100,000 are expected!” wrote Moore. “Trump has lost...WW…

LoginMusic icon Kanye West has donated $2 million to the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd.According to , West also set up a “529 college savings fund to fully cover tuition for Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter, Gianna.” He also donated to cover the legal costs for the Arbery and Taylor families. Beyond that, Kanye West will also be donating money to black-owned businesses crippled by the riots.“Along with that, a rep confirms Kanye’s donating to several black-owned businesses in his hometown of Chicago and nationwide that have been in crisis and impacted by the...…LoginMusic icon Kanye West has donated $2 million to the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd.According to , West also set up a “529 college savings fund to fully cover tuition for Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter, Gianna.” He also donated to cover the legal costs for the Arbery and Taylor families. Beyond that, Kanye West will also be donating money to black-owned businesses crippled by the riots.“Along with that, a rep confirms Kanye’s donating to several black-owned businesses in his hometown of Chicago and nationwide that have been in crisis and impacted by the...WW…

Bryan Williams, the coach ousted from a Yonkers high school girls basketball team, claims that the school scapegoated him after some of his players yelled antisemitic slurs at the visiting team from a Jewish school. This past Sunday, the Roosevelt High School Early College Studies girls basketball team in Yonkers, New York, went head-to-head against the Leffell School, a private Jewish school. During the game, several of the Roosevelt girls allegedly yelled antisemitic slurs at the Jewish team. “I support Hamas, you fucking Jew,” one player allegedly said. For that, the school fired coach...…Bryan Williams, the coach ousted from a Yonkers high school girls basketball team, claims that the school scapegoated him after some of his players yelled antisemitic slurs at the visiting team from a Jewish school. This past Sunday, the Roosevelt High School Early College Studies girls basketball team in Yonkers, New York, went head-to-head against the Leffell School, a private Jewish school. During the game, several of the Roosevelt girls allegedly yelled antisemitic slurs at the Jewish team. “I support Hamas, you fucking Jew,” one player allegedly said. For that, the school fired coach...WW…