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Matthew Knowles Blames His Mother for His Colorism. Who's Surprised?
Matthew Knowles Blames His Mother for His Colorism. Who's Surprised? In an article that initially appeared in Ebony but then mysteriously disappeared that Madame Noire reported Matthew Knowles, patriarch of Beyonce and Solange, started dating his now ex-wife Tina beca...
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How Saira Khan defended H&M's "Monkey in the Jungle" hoodie ad
How Saira Khan defended H&M's "Monkey in the Jungle" hoodie ad “I didn’t make a racist connection”. That is what Loose Women’s panelist Saira Khan said in defense of H&M advert which stirred controversy and outage from shoppers criticizing it for bei...
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How to Avoid Racists Subtly
How to Avoid Racists Subtly We live in a very diverse world and as much as we try to get along with everybody, there are always going to be racists out there who try to bring others down because of the color of their skin. It do...
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Does Reverse Racism Really Exist?
Does Reverse Racism Really Exist? When Tyler Perry received backlash from the black community for his all-white starring cast in his drama series "Too Close to Home", he said it was "totally reverse racism". Today we ask: Is reverse r...
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Woman Narrates her Initial Encounter with Racism for being Biracial
Woman Narrates her Initial Encounter with Racism for being Biracial (Signed model release on file with Shutterstock, Inc.) As a five year old, Gina Florio had no idea she was ‘biracial’. Her family had just moved to Georgia. At the time she couldn’t conceptualiz...
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Real Life Experiences of Racism towards Asian Americans
Real Life Experiences of Racism towards Asian Americans Besides the stereotypes faced by Asian Americans, most people don't really consider them Americans. They are often bombarded with questions like: "Do you speak English?" or disparaging remarks such as...
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What the Brain Says About Acceptance to Interracial Marriage
What the Brain Says About Acceptance to Interracial Marriage In 1958, only 4% of Americans accepted marriages between people of color and whites. Today, the percentage is higher. According to polls, 87% of Americans accept interracial marriage. Are these polls ...
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White Male From Southern USA Asks: Is Having Preferences Subtle Racism?
White Male From Southern USA Asks: Is Having Preferences Subtle Racism? Our question this week comes from a White man who doesn't find Black Women attractive. He can be friends with them but that's just it. Basically Black women don't feature in his sexual fantasies and s...
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Is the fashion industry deliberately casting less black models?
Is the fashion industry deliberately casting less black models? She is beautiful, long limbed, fine boned… features to die for. She has a glowing complexion just like the other girls strutting the runway. But much as she looks like the rest of them, this particu...
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Former racists – Should they declare?
Former racists – Should they declare? If a someone is a former racist and was dating interracially, and later got married, would it be alright if he or she confessed to his partner of another race that he or used to have racial tendencies...