A Florida man who found himself in the social media spotlight for threatening a Black woman has been arrested. Terry Akers, 68, was arrested by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Thursday. According to arrest records, he was released Friday morning after posting a $1,300 bond. He was charged with simple assault, battery, and making threats...
A Black ride-share driver instantly shut down a white passenger who touched her braids, and the video has reignited a longstanding debate about the fetishization of Black hair and bodies. Judging by the comments on social media, Black women aren’t surprised — they’re just over it. “Do you have curls and braids?” one of the...
They’ll say it was a misunderstanding. A group of Black soccer fans enjoying a World Cup watch party at a swanky Atlanta bar reportedly caught a man from Argentina saying something derogatory — and outed him on the spot. “What did you say to me?” demanded a towering Black man — described by one person...
A viral video has sparked a debate online: when a white man with a disability spews racial hatred toward a Black man, is a comeback about his disability fair game? For many commenters on X who watched the July 20 video, the answer is yes. In the footage, a white man with limited use of...
A Black woman called the police after finding herself in a standoff with a white man who refused to move out of her way. Carmenlita Welch, who goes by @_.carmenlita on TikTok, was walking down a Minnesota sidewalk when the nutty pedestrian almost ran into her. The two ended up in a standoff. “I’m on...