Trump calls Spike Lee's Oscar speech a "racist hit"
Lee urged viewers to choose "love versus hate" in the 2020 election – Trump called the comments a "racist hit"
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Chicago's top cop blasts Smollett; Bond set at $100,000
A judge ordered him to turn in his passport
Jussie Smollett faces felony charge of filing false police report
"Empire" actor claimed he was the target of a homophobic and racially charged assault in downtown Chicago in late January
Man in MLK Day confrontation with black teens charged with hate crimes
Viral video showed Mark Bartlett holding a gun and yelling racial slurs at the teens on bikes last month
Hate groups in U.S. rise to new high, report says
Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, said the increase coincided with Donald Trump's campaign and presidency
Over 40 percent of Virginians say Northam should stay in office
A new University of Virginia Center for Politics/Ipsos poll finds 43 percent of Virginians say the governor should stay in office, despite controversy he's faced in recent weeks
Virginia 7th graders are learning about blackface. Here's what they think.
Scandals at the highest levels of Virginia's government are forcing some of the state's younger residents to have difficult conversations about race
Colleges launch yearbook audits amid Virginia governor scandal
In the wake of Gov. Ralph Northam's yearbook controversy, several universities are now confronting racist imagery
Prada forms diversity council after blackface outrage
The move follows accusations of racism in the luxury fashion world
Katy Perry accused of evoking blackface imagery in shoe designs
Reactions to the shoes, released last summer, are a measure of the charge around imagery perceived as racist today
Anti-Semitism "spreading like a poison" in France, official warns
Government vows action after portraits of a Holocaust survivor, a memorial honouring a Jewish man and a bagel shop were targeted
State of crisis: Scandal in Virginia
A look at where things stand after a week of controversies that rocked the Virginia legislature
4 staffers for Justin Fairfax quit amid sexual assault controversy
Fairfax was accused of sexual assault and rape last week by two separate women
Photo with nooses labeled "back to school necklaces" found in school
The image sparked outrage with parents and has prompted an investigation
Ralph Northam said racist photo controversy happened for "a reason"
"I know in my heart who I am and I know what I can do and Virginia," Northam told CBS
Virginia governor says he "overreacted" with initial apology for racist photo
When the picture surfaced earlier this month, Gov. Ralph Northam said it was the first time he had seen it
Virginia Democrats reiterate calls for Northam, Fairfax to resign
Virginia's Don Beyer and Jennifer Wexton stand by their calls for their fellow Democrats to step down
"I'm not going anywhere": Northam vows to remain in office despite calls to resign
"Virginia needs someone that can heal. There's no better person to do that than a doctor," said Northam
Gucci and Prada aim for outrageousness, get outrage
Upscale fashion designers spur backlash with racist designs -- are they as clueless as they seem?
Spike Lee boycotts Gucci and Prada over blackface items
His boycott was a powerful message to fashion houses
Northam meets leaders of Martin Luther King Jr.’s group
Embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has refused to step down amid controversy. He met with Charles Steele, president of the SCLC and a board member who was a friend of MLK, Bernard LaFayette
Old photo shows Joy Behar dressed as "African woman"
During a 2016 segment on ABC's talk show, Behar displayed a 1970s-era photo of herself at a Halloween party
Virginia state senator edited yearbook with racist photos in college
The images are just the latest in a string of racist imagery resurfacing for Virginia state politicians
Fairfax accuser told others, including congressman, about allegations
Vanessa Tyson claims that the incident took place during the 2004 Democratic National Convention
Gucci apologizes for "blackface sweater"
Gucci pulled a sweater that resembled blackface and released an apology after many people wrote to the company in outrage over the racist garment
At least 4 dead as Isaias brings threat of floods across the Southeast
At least 12 killed, more than 300 hurt in strike on Saudi airport, officials say
DOJ investigating TV networks over suspension of press pool after Trump media ban
Christa Pike released from hospital following botched execution, lawyers say
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8 killed in Pennsylvania mass shooting; suspect also dead
