racism

Thomas Glover, Lafayette's former police chief, is suing the City of Lafayette, alleging that his dismissal was racially motivated.

Some, though, are still upset that the Alfred Mouton statue was removed, one person "guessing" that Mouton had said something that offended someone.

A video has surfaced of a white student at a high school in Houma allegedly acting out the whipping of a Black student after throwing cotton at him.

According to our news partners at KATC TV3, Odinet's son's name was removed from the roster for the LSU Men's Track team.

Times are definitely changing. What was once seemingly innocent may be viewed by some as a slap in the face.

The sergeant has been charged with 3rd-degree assault by local authorities, and his command at Ft. Jackson is looking into the incident, as well.

An announcer for the live stream of an Oklahoma girl's high school basketball was caught on a hot mic calling one team by a racial slur.

Today, March 2 is Dr. Seuss's birthday, but the party will be a few books light. Six books light to be exact.

New Orleans restaurateur, Desi Vega, is apologizing to a couple after they were racially profiled in one of his restaurants.

A once member of the Ragin' Cajun basketball program recently put out a Twitter thread that detailed bigoted language targeted at him during an exit interview with Utah Jazz executives. Elijah Millsap said that Jazz Executive VP, Dennis Lindsey, allegedly told the former Cajun, "if you say one more word, I'll cut your Black ass and send you back to Louisiana".

According to Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, January 26, 2021, San Francisco's school board has voted to remove the names Washington and Lincoln from all public schools as the board deemed them "unworthy of the honor".

Last night, a video featuring a Louisiana Tech student unleashing a racist opinion went viral on Twitter. Today, that student is under investigation by the university.

The vote in Lake Charles was 10 to 5 to keep the monument where it's currently located.

The petition was created by Shawn Vanicor Chaisson of Iowa and has already garnered 6,660 signatures (at the time this post was written).

The old theme, based on a 1946 movie that reinforced and perpetuated racial stereotypes and is deemed, by many, to be quite offensive, is being retired.

The FBI has completed their investigation into the matter of a rope fashioned into a functioning noose being found in Bubba Wallace's garage at Talladega.

So does the idea of replacing Confederate monuments in the state with statues of Britney Spears speak to you?

For the past few days, John "Bo Duke" Schneider, star of the 80s smash tv show "Dukes Of Hazzard", has opened up via his YouTube channel to discuss the rebel flag's connection to "Dukes of Hazzard", the Confederacy and more.

Southeastern Conference athletic championship events will not be held in the state until the Confederate symbol is removed from Mississippi's flag.

Comments on Twitter from UF Gator fans: many find that the ban is ridiculous. Others applaud the decision, praising the university's desire to eliminate racism.