The impact of Donald Trump’s presidency on racism in America
Though Donald Trump’s election as the 45th president of the United States surprised many, it didn’t come as a total shock to those who had been tracking his rise in popularity. His loud …
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Samantha Bee faces backlash over Ivanka Trump comments
Samantha Bee has been the focus of Cancel Culture backlash ever since she made an admittedly poor choice of words while describing Ivanka Trump on her television show, Full Frontal.
The 48-year-old …
This John Hanson was not the first Black President of the United States
There are many who claim that John Hanson was the first Black president of the United States, not Barack Obama.
This tale is continuously shared on social media. Because many people believe that …
Help to bring back our girls – just don’t over stay your welcome
People around the world have been showing support for the plight of the Nigerian girls that were taken from a secondary school by extremist group Boko Haram. Activists have been taking part in …
Belgian newspaper De Morgen apologises for racist Obama picture
In March 2014, a Belgian newspaper that published a Photoshopped image of Barack and Michelle Obama looking like apes in the name of satire had to apologise.
From Twitter: De Morgen spread
After …
Protests as jury finds George Zimmerman not guilty of Trayvon killing
US neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman who shot dead unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, is now a free man.
Protesters have taken to the streets in the US as black community leaders …
Rosa Parks – civil rights activist
Civil rights leader Rosa Parks was honoured with a commemorative statue in the US Capitol building in Washington DC, on Wednesday, 27 February 2013.
Parks’ refusal to give up her seat on a …
Obama teases David Beckham over his underwear ads
President Barack Obama teased football star David Beckham about his age and his outside interests – saying it is a “rare man who can be that tough on the field and also have his own line …
Bin Laden death used as political weapon in Obama re-election campaign
The killing of Osama bin Laden, first presented as a moment of national unity by President Barack Obama, has now become political weapon.
Obama’s re-election campaign is portraying his risky decision …
Barack Obama 1991 TBS Black History video
Internet users are enjoying a 1991 video in which a young Barack Obama, a Harvard Law School student, talks about pioneering African-American lawyer Charles Hamilton Houston.
A fresh-faced Obama …