People just can’t get right. This time it’s the mega retailer H&M. Over the weekend, social media exploded over this ridiculous picture on H&M’s website. In case you can’t believe what you’re seeing, it’s a little black boy wearing a hoodie that reads “Coolest Monkey In The Jungle.” Yep. You read that correctly. According […]
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A Cary woman has come under fire for her Halloween decor. Her yard consists of grave stones, cobwebs and a figure dressed in a hoodie and hanging from a noose with its hands tied behind its back with rope. Some say it’s racist, others say it’s harmless Halloween fun. The homeowner says she didn’t mean […]
The dark gray sweater Trayvon Martin was last wearing on the night he was shot to death could be displayed at the Smithsonian’s National. The museum’s director, Lonnie Bunch, said the hoodie has become a national symbol. “It’s rare that you get one artifact that really becomes a symbol.” Bunch went on to say, “because […]
Fox News Channel commentator Geraldo Rivera said Tuesday that he was sorry for suggesting that a hoodie worn by unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin was as much responsible for his death as the neighborhood watch captain who shot him. Rivera said a conversation with his oldest son on Monday convinced him he was wrong. Rivera […]
