People are accusing Netflix’s new series Wednesday of being ‘racist’
The series has been a big success on Netflix but has faced accusations from some People have been calling out the Netflix series Wednesday for being racist. Fans have taken issue with the Addams Family spinoff, which was released on Netflix earlier this month because they believe it has only cast Black actors as bullies. […]
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Oti Mabuse shares how South African apartheid affected her family
“I’m going to places that we intentionally didn’t go, because they were just places where Black people were not welcome.” Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse is set to explore racism in South Africa in a new documentary airing tonight on BBC. The programme, which is titled Oti Mabuse: My South Africa, sees the […]
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McGregor’s mother called out over shocking black face Halloween photos
“What is going on with that?” Conor McGregor and his mother have come under fire over her shocking Halloween costume. The sportsman celebrated the holiday with his family in Dublin on Monday night, but photos from their night out have caused outrage. McGregor posted multiple photos of his mother Margaret McGregor in blackface on his […]
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650 children strip-searched by Met Police in 2 years, report reveals
The report found that Black children were being disproportionately targeted. The Children’s Commissioner in the UK has found that between 2018 and 2020, 650 children were subject to “intrusive and traumatising” strip searches by the Metropolitan Police Force. The report by Scotland Yard was commissioned after the Child Q scandal, in which a Black teenage […]
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Friends co-creator says she’s now “embarrassed” by the series’ lack of diversity
“I’m embarrassed that I didn’t know better 25 years ago.” Co-creator of Friends Marta Kauffman has said she is now “embarrassed” by her hit series’ lack of diversity. Alongside David Crane, Kauffman created the comedy which ran from 1994 to 2004 and became one of the most popular shows of all time. Since then though, […]
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Black schoolgirl strip searched by Met Police in traumatic ordeal
A report determined that racism was a likely factor in the humiliating ordeal. Scotland Yard has issued an apology after a 15-year-old girl was subject to a “traumatic” strip search without any adults present. As Metro reports, the girl, who is referred to as Child Q, was wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis, when officers strip […]
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