A furloughed employee filed a lawsuit against Live Nation on Wednesday for race and gender discrimination. Candace Newman who was an executive at Live Nation claims that she was wrongfully terminated by the entertainment company. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Newman, a Black woman is claiming that Live Nation, “fosters a toxic work environment of […]
Earlier this week, an eye-opening report by The New York Times revealed a potential race division over at adidas Headquarters. Even with major brand ambassadors like Beyoncé, Pharrell and most notably Kanye West on board, it still seems like one of our favorite sportswear imprints might have an in-house issue when it comes to racial […]
Uber Technologies Inc’s Chief People Officer Liane Hornsey resigned in an email to staff on Tuesday following an investigation into how she handled allegations of racial discrimination at the popular ride-hailing company. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The resignation comes after Reuters contacted Uber on Monday about the previously unreported investigation into accusations from anonymous […]
Starbucks will now allow visitors to use the restroom without a purchase. The policy’s reversal was undoubtedly inspired by the two young Black men who were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks for waiting for a friend. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information CEO Howard Schultz announced this new, breathtakingly inspired idea at the Atlantic Council in […]
It was in January that 15-year old Aina Adewunmi transferred to Palisades Charter High School in Southern California. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information She found herself befriending a group of guys, but was quickly turned off by the frequent use of racial slurs. “They added me to their group chat and then started using the […]
Friday, Fox News announced the firing of Bob Beckel, a co-host of the primetime program “The Five,” alleging that he made an inappropriate comments directed at a black employee, Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Fox News has not disclosed what Beckel said to the employee, who filed the complaint that led to his firing. The exchange between […]
A black woman by the name of Rane Baldwin is coming forward with allegations that during her flight with American Airlines, she was removed from her seat in first-class and placed in the back of the plane. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Baldwin is accusing the airline of racial discrimination after an encounter on a […]
Fox News anchor Kelly Wright is the latest on-air personality to be suing the network. This afternoon, Wright joined a racial discrimination case filed last month in Bronx Supreme Court against Fox News, its parent company 21st Century Fox, general counsel Dianne Brandi, and former comptroller Judith Slater. That suit now has 11 plaintiffs. Visit […]
Last month, Fox News was hit with a racial discrimination lawsuit, among others, filed by two black female employees. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Payroll manager Tichaona Brown and payroll coordinator Tabrese Wright reported Judith Slater, comptroller, in what they called “top-down racial harassment” at Fox, referencing her comments, “including suggestions that black men were ‘women […]
Facebook is not only acknowledging a history of racial discrimination by business leaders, but is fighting to break that history. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Through the social network’s original policies, advertisers had the ability to exclude certain users from seeing their ads, based on race and ethnicity. This would enable them to continue the […]
Two lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union are speaking out against a California bar they feel targeted them for being Black. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Abre’ Conner and Novella Coleman both serve as attorneys for the ACLU Northern California chapter, and wrote of their experience on the ACLU’s blog on Thursday [March 24, 2016], […]
To some, it’s no secret America’s public education system is less than ideal for Black students, and the United Nations has now released a preliminary report that shows the truth. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Last month, the U.N.’s Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent traveled around the United States in order to learn […]
