Liquor brand Diageo is refuting claims made by Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Tremaine Emory has stepped away from Supreme.

Racism exists even in the metaverse — even in a new NFT collection — and it’s exhausting. Vice reports that as the non-fungible token (NFT) cryptocurrency continues to grow and expand so does the number of racist collections. From NFTs depicting George Floyd deemed as “Floydies,” to more recently a project by the name of “Meta Slave” the collections continue to shock the masses. The new NFT collection features images of Black people and rather than apologizing following the backlash, the OpenSea platform has simply rebranded to have the collection include white, Asian, etc.” NFTs. The creation was brewed up by a user that goes by the name of “Unipic” who operated under the now deactivated Twitter handle @UniqueFractal. Initially, the collection pledged its support to the Black Lives Matter movement and aimed to honor the late George Floyd, but the actual images associated with the project deem otherwise. “Hi, there! We are glad to inform you that we have launched the first sales of...

Is this how we’re kicking off Black History Month? Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores will officially sue the National Football League (NFL) for “racism in hiring” per reports from ESPN. He will also sue individual teams for the same alleged racist practices, which include the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants, and the Dolphins. “God has gifted me with a special talent to coach the game of football, but the need for change is bigger than my personal goals,” said Flores in a statement surrounding the news. “In making the decision to file the class action complaint today, I understand that I may be risking coaching the game that I love and that has done so much for my family and me. My sincere hope is that by standing up against systemic racism in the NFL, others will join me to ensure that positive change is made for generations to come.”

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. consumers surveyed in a new report said they feel like brands have done little to nothing to follow through on the anti-racism pledges they made last summer. Big name brands like Snapchat, adidas, Yelp, and PepsiCo made promises to improve their diversity and inclusion efforts following protests due to the murder of George Floyd. A year later and 34 percent of consumers said brands had done little to tackle their internal racial problems, while 27 percent of consumers believe they have done even less than that. “ Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 were, by volume, the largest demonstrations in American history. As a result, they have had a serious lasting effect on both the national conversation around race, as well as the responsibility of businesses to do their part in tackling racism,” GWI Trends Analyst Doug Gorman said in a press release. “Now more than ever, consumers are actually holding brands accountable for their Corporate Social Responsibility...

Last summer, the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) called out major record labels and streaming services in the music industry to do more to address their racial inequities. One year later, the U.S.-based organization has launched their own “report card” to grade various companies in the industry on how much progress they’ve made so far. Over the past year, many companies and corporations have announced their own initiatives and multi-million dollar funds to tackle systemic racism in America, but the BMAC didn’t think that was enough to create change in the industry. In an attempt to hold companies accountable, the organization decided to publish a report measuring all public pledges and promises made in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the music industry’s widely-observed initiative, #TheShowMustBePaused. According to its website, the BMAC shared that it sent out a brief survey to over 60 executives at more than 20 companies. Their results reported that “five replies came...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai seems to be ready to put out some fires. According to CNN, the Alphabet Company’s top boss is meeting with leaders from Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) in the wake of the company’s recent racism allegations. Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson is set to be one of the HBCU leaders that Pichai will be meeting with. Presidents from Howard University, North Carolina A&T, Prairie View A&M, and Baltimore’s Morgan State are also set to attend. This move will be the first time that the Google CEO seems to be addressing the situation that, clearly, has gotten away from him. Back in December 2020, Google’s diversity recruiter April Curley and researcher Timnit Gebru alleged that they were fired by the company after they, on separate occasions, raised concerns about the lack of Black employees at the company. While the Google CEO declined to directly comment about the allegations, the company maintained that Curley voluntarily resigned...

McDonald’s has landed themselves in hot water as the fast-food chain is currently facing charges of racism and harassment. In an effort to absolve these accusations, the company has appointed a new chief of diversity and inclusion. According to a statement from McDonald’s , Reginald J. Miller — VF Corporation’s former Vice President of Global Inclusion & Diversity — has now joined the chain as its newly appointed Vice President and Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer. According to USA Today , McDonald’s has acknowledged that it needs improvement when it comes to representing the communities it serves and has since publicly committed to better its corporate inclusion practices with its franchised locations and suppliers. “Reggie and I share the same goal: that in order to move forward, we must move away from the notion that the responsibility of diversity lies with one person, one department or one group,” said McDonald’s human resources chief, Heidi Capozzi, in a letter...