Peak Outrage: The Biggest Racist Moments of 2015

Conversations on race went to new levels this past year.

Year of Outrage - America has a long way to go. From the Mizzou protests to Donald Trump's terrible antics, this year saw the conversation on race go to new (low) levels thanks to social media. BET.com looks back at the people who stirred the racism pot — and highlights those who exposed the hate by fighting back.    (Photo from left: 247PAPS.TV / Splash News ,Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images,  Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Year of Outrage - America has a long way to go. From the Mizzou protests to Donald Trump's terrible antics, this year saw the conversation on race go to new (low) levels thanks to social media. BET.com looks back at the people who stirred the racism pot — and highlights those who exposed the hate by fighting back.  (Photo from left: 247PAPS.TV / Splash News ,Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images,  Scott Olson/Getty Images)

University of Missouri Takes a Stand - Black students at the University of Missouri were fed up with their complaints of racial oppression on campus going ignored and this past November they staged several days of protests. These actions led to the president resigning. Also, students at Brown, Yale and other colleges around the country began calling for an end to discrimination on their campuses as well, turning their demonstrations into a national movement.  (Photo: Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

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University of Missouri Takes a Stand - Black students at the University of Missouri were fed up with their complaints of racial oppression on campus going ignored and this past November they staged several days of protests. These actions led to the president resigning. Also, students at Brown, Yale and other colleges around the country began calling for an end to discrimination on their campuses as well, turning their demonstrations into a national movement. (Photo: Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

Wine Train Ride Turns Sour - What was supposed to be a fun-filled ride on a wine train with fellow book club members ended on a very sour note. A total of 11 women, mostly African-American, accused the Napa Valley Wine Train Inc. of racial discrimination in a lawsuit they filed in October after they were removed from a car for speaking loudly. An attendant had asked them to quiet down. But they claim white passengers who had been drinking heavily were allowed to stay. Altogether they are suing for $11 million for being humiliated in the incident.   (Photo: Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group/TNS/Landov)

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Wine Train Ride Turns Sour - What was supposed to be a fun-filled ride on a wine train with fellow book club members ended on a very sour note. A total of 11 women, mostly African-American, accused the Napa Valley Wine Train Inc. of racial discrimination in a lawsuit they filed in October after they were removed from a car for speaking loudly. An attendant had asked them to quiet down. But they claim white passengers who had been drinking heavily were allowed to stay. Altogether they are suing for $11 million for being humiliated in the incident. (Photo: Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group/TNS/Landov)

Donald Trump Becomes the Face of Racism in 2015 - Presidential candidate Donald Trump has had too many racially-outrageous moments this year to count. In June, he lost his shows with NBC after stating Mexican immigrants coming to America were bringing “drugs,” “crime,” and were “rapists” and that only some “were good people.” Later, he took aim at Muslims by calling for all of the religion to be banned from the country following massive shootings in Paris linked to an Islamic terrorist group. Even after these outbursts he continued to lead in some polls of voters.   (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Donald Trump Becomes the Face of Racism in 2015 - Presidential candidate Donald Trump has had too many racially-outrageous moments this year to count. In June, he lost his shows with NBC after stating Mexican immigrants coming to America were bringing “drugs,” “crime,” and were “rapists” and that only some “were good people.” Later, he took aim at Muslims by calling for all of the religion to be banned from the country following massive shootings in Paris linked to an Islamic terrorist group. Even after these outbursts he continued to lead in some polls of voters. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Teen's Self-Made Clock Mistaken as Bomb - Ahmed Mohamed is brilliant. In September, the 14-year-old built a clock and brought it to his high school to show his engineering teacher. Instead of being celebrated, he was arrested by Irving, Texas, police because his teacher thought beeping from the clock was "suspicious" and could be a possible bomb. Mohamed was suspended from his school for three days. His father Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed said his son was mistreated because "his name is Mohamed and because of Sept. 11," AP reports.  When President Obama heard the news, he responded on Twitter, "Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science." Ahmed later visited and all allegations were dropped.   (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Teen's Self-Made Clock Mistaken as Bomb - Ahmed Mohamed is brilliant. In September, the 14-year-old built a clock and brought it to his high school to show his engineering teacher. Instead of being celebrated, he was arrested by Irving, Texas, police because his teacher thought beeping from the clock was "suspicious" and could be a possible bomb. Mohamed was suspended from his school for three days. His father Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed said his son was mistreated because "his name is Mohamed and because of Sept. 11," AP reports. When President Obama heard the news, he responded on Twitter, "Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science." Ahmed later visited and all allegations were dropped. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Mike Huckabee Goes Off Script - Republican presidential hopeful and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee had his share of racial WTF moments. In September, he alluded that Blacks are still "three-fifths" of a person and tweeted "#AllLivesMatter" during a Democratic debate discussion on "#BlackLivesMatter." He also said in his book that rapper Jay-Z was "pimpin'" Beyoncé. In all of these situations, the world wondered, "Who asked you, Huckabee?"  (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Mike Huckabee Goes Off Script - Republican presidential hopeful and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee had his share of racial WTF moments. In September, he alluded that Blacks are still "three-fifths" of a person and tweeted "#AllLivesMatter" during a Democratic debate discussion on "#BlackLivesMatter." He also said in his book that rapper Jay-Z was "pimpin'" Beyoncé. In all of these situations, the world wondered, "Who asked you, Huckabee?"  (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

VMAs Took Too Many Insensitive Jabs Towards Black Lives - After watching the MTV Video Music Awards, many Blacks were feeling straight up disrespected. The show seemed to make light of police brutality, causing activist DeRay McKesson to call out comedienne Rebel Wilson for making the joke. There were other racial mishaps during the show, such as the airing of MTV's "White Squad" commercial. To add insult to injury, VMAs host Miley Cyrus also referred to rapper Snoop Dogg as her "real Mammy."  (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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VMAs Took Too Many Insensitive Jabs Towards Black Lives - After watching the MTV Video Music Awards, many Blacks were feeling straight up disrespected. The show seemed to make light of police brutality, causing activist DeRay McKesson to call out comedienne Rebel Wilson for making the joke. There were other racial mishaps during the show, such as the airing of MTV's "White Squad" commercial. To add insult to injury, VMAs host Miley Cyrus also referred to rapper Snoop Dogg as her "real Mammy." (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Dylann Roof - In a tragic mass shooting in June, nine innocent African-Americans' lives were stolen when Dylann Roof, a white man with racist motives, opened fire and shot them dead. The individuals were attending Bible study in Charleston, South Carolina when he killed them. He was later charged with nine counts of murder, 12 hate crime counts and a grand jury indicted him for 33 federal charges.   (Photo: Charleston County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images)

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Dylann Roof - In a tragic mass shooting in June, nine innocent African-Americans' lives were stolen when Dylann Roof, a white man with racist motives, opened fire and shot them dead. The individuals were attending Bible study in Charleston, South Carolina when he killed them. He was later charged with nine counts of murder, 12 hate crime counts and a grand jury indicted him for 33 federal charges. (Photo: Charleston County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images)

Rachel Dolezal - One person we grew tired of hearing about was Rachel Dolezal. In June, she stepped down from her post as president of the Spokane, Washington NAACP chapter, amid allegations that she had lied about being Black. "...I will never stop fighting for human rights and will do everything in my power to help and assist, whether it means stepping up or stepping down, because this is not about me. It's about justice. This is not me quitting; this is a continuum," she wrote on Facebook. Many felt her act was a form of blackface, which isn't helping Black people at all. The media frenzy has died down some, but we have a feeling there is more to come from Dolezal in the future.   (Photo: 247PAPS.TV / Splash News)

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Rachel Dolezal - One person we grew tired of hearing about was Rachel Dolezal. In June, she stepped down from her post as president of the Spokane, Washington NAACP chapter, amid allegations that she had lied about being Black. "...I will never stop fighting for human rights and will do everything in my power to help and assist, whether it means stepping up or stepping down, because this is not about me. It's about justice. This is not me quitting; this is a continuum," she wrote on Facebook. Many felt her act was a form of blackface, which isn't helping Black people at all. The media frenzy has died down some, but we have a feeling there is more to come from Dolezal in the future. (Photo: 247PAPS.TV / Splash News)

SAE N-Word Chant - In March, outrage followed after a video surfaced of Sigma Alpha Elipson fraternity members chanting, "There will never be a n****r in SAE," while on a charter bus. The chapter were students from the University of Oklahoma. A Black student alliance on campus, called the Unheard Movement, obtained the video and released it to the public. The chapter was later shut down and the University suspended two students from the video. Blaine Ayers an executive director of SAE said he was disgusted and apologized for their behavior, promising an investigation and movements to prevent further incidents.  (Photo: Larry W Smith/Landov)

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SAE N-Word Chant - In March, outrage followed after a video surfaced of Sigma Alpha Elipson fraternity members chanting, "There will never be a n****r in SAE," while on a charter bus. The chapter were students from the University of Oklahoma. A Black student alliance on campus, called the Unheard Movement, obtained the video and released it to the public. The chapter was later shut down and the University suspended two students from the video. Blaine Ayers an executive director of SAE said he was disgusted and apologized for their behavior, promising an investigation and movements to prevent further incidents. (Photo: Larry W Smith/Landov)

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White Father Stands Up for Black Daughter - A frustrated dad has aired out bullies who sent racist and sexist snapchats to his adopted African-American daughter in an emotional viral YouTube video. Bradley Knudson of Prior Lake, Minnesota, and his wife adopted their daughter 11 years ago. Knudson also recieved voicemails from the racist kids' parents. One called Knudson a "n****r lover."  "I just don't know what to do other than love my daughter and I don't want her committing suicide because of these freakin' morons like this godd**n a**hole," said Knudson. (Photo: Bradley Knudsen via Youtube)

Photo By Bradley Knudsen via Youtube