Royal College of Art drops white male diversity chief amid accusations of ‘insidious systemic racism’

Patients at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary have been banned from drinking water from the taps and given bottles over a contamination probe. A section of the hospital in the capital was found to have debris in some of the taps, which resulted in those receiving treatment being given bottled water to drink instead.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorU.K Rapper Wiley has been dropped by his manager, John Woolf, and distributor, ADA, after posting a series of anti-Semitic tweets.Wiley, whose real name is Richard Kylea Cowie Jr., is known in Great Britain as the  “Godfather of Grime,” a gritty electronic music that originated in London in the early 2000s.Among the comments Wiley made on July 24, he compared Jews to the Ku Klux Klan and claimed that “in prison jewish people get looked after differently too everyone

Lil Baby is debating the topic of racism.

Malika James Malika James is a bicoastal makeup artist and a member of both Makeup and Hair stylist guild local 706 and local 798. She’s worked with stars like Gabrielle Union, Danai Gruyere, Keke Palmer, and T.I.

Naman Ramachandran Following a storm of criticism over ambiguous diversity and funding criteria, Canadian government funding org Telefilm revealed on Monday an Equity and Representation Action Plan designed to overhaul its internal system.The plan consists of several action points and strategies to achieve them.

Nick Cannon has issued an apology after making anti-Semitic remarks. The 39-year-old star has extended his "deepest and most sincere apologies" via social media to people offended by his recent comments on his podcast.

Jordan Moreau ViacomCBS is ending its long-running relationship with Nick Cannon after he made anti-Semitic comments on his podcast.In the June 30 episode of “Cannon’s Class,” the actor and TV host interviewed Professor Griff, a rapper who was a part of Public Enemy before leaving the group after making anti-Semitic remarks.On the podcast, Cannon said Black people are the “true Hebrews” and talked about anti-Semitic conspiracy theories involving the Rothschild family.“It’s never hate speech,

Viola Davis has previously said she has one major acting regret and it is starring in “The Help." Now, Davis is speaking out about the film again. The actress slammed the movie in a recent Vanity Fair article and said it was “created in the filter and the cesspool of systemic racism.” Davis, 54, played the role of maid Aibileen Clark who worked for a white family in the 1960s.

Viola Davis has said there is a part of her that feels she betrayed herself by starring in The Help and added that the film was “created in the filter and the cesspool of systemic racism”.

Also Read: Jeff Zucker Reminds CNN Employees They're Still Not Allowed to Participate in Protests“In that spirit, we are pleased to share the news of a new and expanded race team, which will contribute to all CNN platforms,” Zucker added.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: A trio of Black Hollyoaks actors have spoken out about the “systemic racism” that exists at producer Lime Pictures and the TV industry in general following the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.In a special episode of the Channel 4 soap’s Don’t Filter Feelings podcast, actors Richard Blackwood (Felix Westwood), Talia Grant (Brooke Hathaway), Trevor A Toussaint (Walter Deveraux) shared their experiences of racism and reflections on working in

Jeffree Star has managed to find himself in hot water in recent news. The Verge reported that the makeup beauty vlogger has lost a business relationship due to alleged racist and offensive language in the past.

Bill Cosby is invoking the recent unrest and move for racial inequality in the appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The disgraced actor and comedian gave a testimony in 2005, in which he admitted that he gave Quaaludes to young women he wanted to have sex with, an admission that ultimately spurred the release of case files in 2015 to The Associated Press and aided in giving credibility to the #MeToo movement.

Bill Cosby implored a federal judge to keep the comedian’s testimony in an old sexual battery lawsuit under wraps. It was sensitive.

David Robb Labor EditorJust when you thought that guidelines for the film and TV industry’s safe return to work were in place and ready to implement, Cathy Repola, executive director of the Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700, says that those protocols “are still in the works.” In a video message to her members today, she said: “We are still in discussions with the AMPTP and with IATSE and the above-the-line guilds to try to put together standardized protocols that will apply across the board.” Those

David Robb Labor EditorEXCLUSIVE: Leaders of IATSE, which represents thousands of theatrical stage workers across the country, today acknowledged the union’s role in failing to upend “systemic racism in the arts and entertainment industry.” Calling for industrywide action, they vowed to do the “hard work” needed to “create real, lasting change.”“We have not always lived up to our own values and ideals of unionism, through our action, inaction, apathy, and at times ambivalence,” IATSE president

Black Female Anonymous demanded the resignation of Essence Ventures CEO Richelieu Dennis, board member Michelle Ebanks, Chief Creative Officer Moana Luu and COO Joy Collins Profet for creating a toxic workplace culture that they said betrays its legacy of elevating Black women.The staffers also called on major brands like AT&T, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and others to withhold future sponsorships and advertising buys until Essence Ventures finds new leadership.