A Black Trans Actor Claims They Were Dropped From the 'Hamilton' Cast After Requesting a Gender-Neutral Dressing Room

Suni Reid, a Black transgender cast member of the touring production of “Hamilton,” has filed a discrimination suit against the show’s producers with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Los Angeles.

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A Viral TikTok Video Shows a Woman Falsely Accusing a Black Comedian of Breaking Into Cars at Their Nashville Apartment Complex

Well, this isn’t funny: Nashville-based comedian Joshua Black said a woman falsely accused him of breaking into cars at the apartment complex they both live at. She said he fit the description of the suspect. It turns out that he didn’t.

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A Black Louisiana State Trooper Says His Potential Firing Is Retaliation for Speaking Out About Ronald Greene's Death

A Louisiana state trooper who has publicly criticized his department for the violent arrest and death of Ronald Greene is at risk of losing his job. He says that his potential termination is an act of retaliation by the state police.

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Netflix Fires Organizer of Planned Trans Employee Walkout Over Dave Chappelle's Recent Special

Days before a planned walkout of trans employees and allies at Netflix in protest of Dave Chappelle’s latest “comedy” special The Closer, the streaming giant confirmed that it has fired one of the staffers leading the charge.

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Please Make It So: Trump Claims His Supporters Won’t Vote in 2022 or 2024 If America Doesn’t Solve the Great 'Election Fraud of 2020'

Former president of America and current president of white people who dress in bedsheets claimed his followers can’t be counted on in future elections until the Republican Party addresses his baseless and senseless claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.

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