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The Ghost Inside Part Ways With Bassist Over Racist Remarks

While touring in 2015, members of The Ghost Inside survived a fatal bus accident; however, another type of bad incident happened that year that wasn’t brought to light until now. The band recently released a shirt that says “What Do You Stand For?” with proceeds benefiting the NAACP. This gesture prompted Bracewar drummer Rashod Jackson called out the band for a comment bassist Jim Riley made to a bus driver five years ago. “This is cute. @theghostinside y’all gonna act like your bitch ass bass player didn’t call y’alls bus driver a nigger that time? I ain’t forget that shit,” he tweeted. When asked why this was just coming out now, Jackson shared a screenshot of a tweet dated March 2, 2015 where he called out Riley. Riley publicly addressed Jackson’s tweets, admitting to making the commen...