Aug 30, 2025, 12:03 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Germany captain Dennis Schröder faced racial abuse during his team’s 107-88 victory over Lithuania at EuroBasket on Saturday, and one fan was banned from attending the rest of the tournament by FIBA officials. The German Basketball Association said two people were identified as the alleged perpetrators of the abuse and were …
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President Donald Trump’s plot to control American history got a sharp takedown from a top Democrat on Sunday. Last Tuesday, the president raged about the “out of control” and “woke” Smithsonian Institution in a post on Truth Social, complaining how its museums only focused on how “horrible our Country is” and “bad Slavery was.” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) …
Read More »A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the NFL can be put on trial as part of Brian Flores’ racial-discrimination lawsuit against the league and three of its teams, according to the Associated Press. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a previous ruling made in 2023 by Judge Valerie Caproni, in which Caproni allowed some of …
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A drunk Breeze Airways passenger allegedly spewed racial slurs at staff, broke out of restraints twice and aggressively waved a skateboard as he forced an emergency landing on board an LA-bound flight. David Leroy Carter, a 46-year-old Los Angeles resident, was taken into custody by Colorado police on Wednesday afternoon after he “became agitated” four hours into his flight out …
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Sydney Sweeney‘s new “great jeans” ad campaign has sparked a backlash over racial undertones. The Euphoria star appears in a new campaign for American Eagle, which goes under the slogan, “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans”. However, many have pointed out on social media that the play on words with “great genes” has racist connotations, with historical links of celebrating whiteness …
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American Eagle’s new fall campaign starring Sydney Sweeney is under fire—not for the jeans, but for the tagline: “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans.” The phrase, used in bold on billboards in Times Square and Las Vegas, was designed as a denim pun. But online, many saw something else: “great genes,” a phrase historically used to celebrate whiteness, thinness and attractiveness. …
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