Category: Whoopi Goldberg

Anti-Defamation League Changes Definition of Racism After Backlash

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has changed its definition of racism amidst public backlash, after the organization’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, criticized then accepted the apology of television personality Whoopi Goldberg for making racially insensitive and inaccurate remarks on “The View.” On Feb. 2, the organization Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER) and 20 other civil rights groups sent…


Anti-Defamation League Faces Backlash Over Redefinition of Racism, Then Changes It

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) faced public backlash for its redefinition of racism after the organization’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, criticized—then accepted the apology of—television personality Whoopi Goldberg for making racially insensitive and inaccurate remarks on “The View.” The ADL has since changed its definition of racism. On Feb. 2, the organization Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER) and…


Anti-Defamation League Changes Its Definition of Racism After Backlash

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has again changed its definition of racism amidst public backlash, after the organization’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, criticized then accepted the apology of television personality Whoopi Goldberg for making racially insensitive and inaccurate remarks on “The View.” On Feb. 2, the organization Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER) and 20 other civil rights groups…


Whoopi Goldberg Suspended Over Holocaust Comments

Whoopi Goldberg, the longtime co-host of “The View,” who was widely criticized this week after declaring that the Holocaust was “not about race,” has been suspended for two weeks from ABC on Tuesday. “Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments,” ABC News President Kim Godwin said…