racial discrimination Archives

Social Media Giants Facebook And Twitter Come Under Fire After English Soccer Players Face Racial Abuse

Derek MajorJuly 13, 2021July 13, 2021

by Derek MajorJuly 13, 2021July 13, 2021523

Facebook and Twitter are facing backlash after three Black English soccer players were subjected to racial abuse following the team’s loss to Italy Sunday...

Business Entrepreneurship

Media Mogul Byron Allen Settles $10 Billion Lawsuit With Charter Communications

Derek MajorFebruary 5, 2021February 5, 2021

by Derek MajorFebruary 5, 2021February 5, 20215354

Byron Allen, the chairman and CEO of the Allen Media Group, has settled and withdrawn his $10 billion lawsuit against Charter Communications...

Career Contributors Women

What Does The CROWN Act Mean For Black Women With Natural Hair In The Workplace?

Kia RobertsNovember 18, 2020November 17, 2020

by Kia RobertsNovember 18, 2020November 17, 20205432

What naturalistas need to know about the CROWN Act, now law in in seven states, which ensures that Black hair is not being discriminated against...

News

Study Finds Black Police Officers Disciplined Harsher For Misconduct Than White Officers

Derek MajorOctober 16, 2020October 16, 2020

by Derek MajorOctober 16, 2020October 16, 20202216

A new study from Indiana University shows Black police officers were disciplined more frequently for misconduct allegations than their White co-workers....

Business News

52 Black Ex-Franchisees File $1 Billion Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against McDonald’s

Derek MajorSeptember 4, 2020September 4, 2020

by Derek MajorSeptember 4, 2020September 4, 20204475

Fifty-two former McDonald's franchisees who say they faced decades of discrimination at the fast-food chain are seeking more than $1 billion in damages. ...

Entrepreneurship

Black Asset Manager Suing New Jersey and BlackRock For Theft, Racial Discrimination

Jeffrey McKinneyAugust 7, 2020August 7, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyAugust 7, 2020August 7, 20208954

Blueprint Capitol Advisors seeks $40 million in damages from the New Jersey Division of Investment, BlackRock Alternative Advisors, and Cliffwater L.L.C....

Business

Brands Must Speak Out Against Racial Intolerance or Risk Losing Customers: Report

Jeffrey McKinneyJune 15, 2020June 15, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyJune 15, 2020June 15, 20203792

Sixty percent of Americans in a new survey agreed that brands must show a strong position for racial fairness or risk losing customers and trust....

COVID-19 Lifestyle News

McDonald’s Apologizes For China Restaurant That Banned Black People

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 16, 2020April 27, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 16, 2020April 27, 20201565

McDonald's has apologized after a restaurant in Guangzhou, China, openly discriminated against Africans after a coronavirus outbreak....

Lifestyle News

Coronavirus Outbreak Leading To Rise in Discrimination Against Blacks and Asians

Derek MajorMarch 27, 2020March 27, 2020

by Derek MajorMarch 27, 2020March 27, 20201456

A study conducted at USC shows incidents of discrimination toward Asians and African Americans have increased during the coronavirus outbreak....

Lifestyle News

White CEO Fired After Racial Verbal Attack On Black Uber Driver Caught On Tape

Justin BartonFebruary 7, 2020February 7, 2020

by Justin BartonFebruary 7, 2020February 7, 20201786

The white former CEO of organic fertilizer company Agroplasma USA has been fired after being caught on camera racially abusing a black Uber driver....