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Colleen Ballinger's Blackface in Viral Miranda Sings Video Actually Green Paint?

Colleen Ballinger aka Miranda Sings' legal team finally responds to the blackface allegations against the YouTuber. #ColleenBallinger #MirandaSings
Colleen Ballinger AKA Miranda Sings' Old Blackface Video Resurface: 'This Is Highly Disrespectful, Disturbing to Beyonce!'

Colleen Ballinger, or Miranda Sings, is under fire once again for racism-but this time it's due to an old video of her mocking Beyonce in blackface. #ColleenBallinger #MirandaSings #Beyonce
Colleen Ballinger Lynched Online After Racism Allegations In 'Haters Back Off' Set: 'Miranda Sings is OVER'

Another wave of criticism and allegations just hit Collen Ballinger AKA Miranda Sings. Here's everything you need to know. #ColleenBallinger #MirandaSings #Netflix
Americana Music Association to Tackle Issues About Black Equity and Racism

Americana Music Association to address racism in music via their Facebook page this Thursday August 20. "Black Equity in Americana: A Conversation" will tackle social and music concerns at around 4 p.m. EST.
Taylor Swift Calls For Removal of “Racist” Tennessee Statues

Taylor Swift called for the removal of "racist" statues in her hometown Tennessee, Friday, June 12.
Wiz Khalifa Responds To Criticism Over ‘Eyes Looking Korean’ Lyric

Wiz Khalifa defended his new song 'Hot Now' from critics who said that one of the lines of the song was offensive. In an interview, the rapper argued that he has Asian friends and, therefore, he is not racist.
Alabama Teacher Calls Tupac's 'Dear Mama' 'N-Word' Tunes, Gets Put On Administrative Leave

The high school teacher used the N-word after she heard a student playing the song 'Dear Mama' in school. She was reprimanded and put on administrative leave after the school received complaints from angry parents.
This Time, Kevin Spacey Is Accused Of Racism On ‘House Of Cards’ Set

Disgraced actor Kevin Spacey is under fire once again due to accusations of racism on the set of Netflix's 'House Of Cards.' The actor, already accused of sexual assault, now faces a whole new wave of bad press.
The Weeknd Officially Cuts Ties With H&M Because Of Its Racist Photo

H&M published a photo showing a black kid wearing a controversial hoodie that received significant backlash and was deemed racist. So racist that The Weeknd promptly severed his ties with the clothing line upon seeing it.
Eminem's New Song 'Untouchable' Tackles Racial Profiling, White Privilege: Here Are The Lyrics

‘Untouchable,’ the second single off Eminem’s much-anticipated ‘Revival’ album, has just been released. It’s a fast-paced, no holds barred track with crucial and urgent commentary on issues such as racism and white privilege.
Officer Michael Slager Fired After Being Charged With Murder of Unarmed Suspect Walter Scott

Less than 24 hours after a shocking video showing Officer Michael Thomas Slager firing eight shots into the back of an unarmed man went viral, his firing from the police force has been confirmed. Slager claimed that he feared for his life after stopping unarmed Walter Lamar Scott, 50, for driving with a busted tail light last weekend. A bystander saw the altercation between both men and captured video of Scott running away from Slager as he slowly followed him repeatedly firing his weapon. A murder charge was quickly filed against the officer, and protests are planned for later today, April 8, in North Charleston.
Ray Stevens Defends 'Ahab the Arab' Song Many Call Racist

Ray Stevens is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative, but he has long maintained his 1962 country hit "Ahab the Arab" is not a political statement. In fact, he has defended the song several times over the years, and he has recently been forced to do so again. The 75-year-old was asked by Nashville Gab if he still gets criticism."Yeah, only from screaming liberal idiots," he replied, via The Boot. "You know, some guy on MSNBC called me a racist; I doubt if he'd ever heard the song."Stevens explained how the song, about a young Arabian man with a camel named Clyde who secretly courts one of the sultan's women, came to be."When I was a kid, my mom gave me a book called 'Arabian Nights,' and I wrote the song just from information I learned outta that book," he said. "You know, the book talked about Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves and 'Open sesame' and, you know, all the fun stuff that is in that book. And so I thought, I'll write a [song] about this guy, and he's messing around with one of the sultan's girls in the harem. There's nothing racist about it."Here is a sampling of the lyrics:"And he'd say "[alleged Arabic content] "Which is Arabic for, 'Stop, Clyde! "Clyde would say "[alleged Arabic content] "Which is camel for, 'What the heck did he say anyway?'"Stevens sat down with Fox News's Bill O'Reilly in 2010 to discuss the tune. Here was part of the transcript, according to ThinkProgress: