Grand Rapids Could Become First City To Punish Racist People Using 911 Against Black People
Anyone who is anyone knows that there is a grave epidemic known as “Breathing While Black”. And that doing so in public is usually followed by some racist white person […]
Protestors Demand Answers After Connecticut Police Shooting Involving Unarmed Black Couple Sitting In A Car
There is a long laundry list of things that one can do to be unjustly harassed, or worse, potentially gunned down by police, especially when one is Black. Breathing while […]
Florida Man Charged After Racist Threats Against Tlaib, Booker And Omar
On April 19, a Florida man by the name of John Kless was arrested by authorities and charged with making threatening communications against several government officials. The communications were in […]
With Maternal Mortality Rates On the Rise, Black Women In San Francisco Turn To Doulas Like Marna Armstead For Help
Before becoming a doula herself in 2006, Marna Armstead experienced firsthand the dangers of not only being pregnant and Black, but not having anyone to advocate on your behalf before […]
Sixers Hire Lindsey Harding, First Female Coach In Franchise’s History
Over the weekend, Lindsey Harding, the former pro scout for the Sixers, became the first female coach, specifically their player development coach, in the franchise’s history. This also makes her […]
Dyma Loving Officially Files Lawsuit Against Miami-Dade Police Department, Officers Alejandro Giraldo And J.F. Calderon
In a press release issued this morning by civil rights attorney Justin Moore, it has been announced that Dyma Loving, 26, a Miami Resident who was brutalized by Miami-Dade police […]
Upcoming ‘Sisters In Freedom’ Documentary Chronicles The History Of Black And White Female Abolitionists In Philadelphia
Philly is a city that’s very well known for a couple of things and people, both real and fictional. You may know it as the city that produced founding fathers […]
Richmond Officer To Undergo ‘Remedial Training’ For Threatening To Arrest Black Students When They Turn 18
It is no secret that the relationship between Black people and police departments across the country is strained at best. However, the Richmond Police Department saw this rift deepen firsthand […]
She, The People: How Rapsody Strives To Uplift Black Women, One Verse At A Time
Rapsody wants to inspire other women in hip-hop, just as she was inspired by the fierceness and fluidity of Queen Latifah and MC Lyte. Ultimately, she says, it is important for female artists to “define what success looks like for themselves.”
Instagram Attempts to Save Black History Month With #ShareBlackStories
If you ask any average Black person who’s been on the Internet this month, they’ll tell you, in probably not-so-nice and extremely colorful words, that this year’s Black History Month […]
Black History Now: Leslie Mac—Grassroots Organizer, Connector, Facilitator and Advocate
Leslie Mac is more than a connector; she gets the organizing done with proven results.
Black History Now: Vilissa Thompson—Activist, Writer, Licensed Social Worker And Disability-Rights Advocate
Thompson grew up knowing about the complexities of being Black with a disability. Now she’s working to dispel the myths surrounding disabilities, including those that still go undiagnosed and ignored in our community.
Angela Davis Clears The Air About BDS, Palestine, And Award Controversy
At the beginning of January, the city of Birmingham, Alabama found itself at the center and eye of a full-on media storm when it was announced that the Birmingham Civil […]
This Is Officially The Longest Government Shutdown In American History
We’re now living in the longest government shutdown in American history, thanks to President Donald Trump. Previously, the longest government shutdown took place under President Bill Clinton between 1995 and […]
The Government Shutdown Is Endangering Holidays Like Martin Luther King Jr. Day
As the government shutdown enters its’ fourth week—and with no end in sight—many are wondering if the government shutdown will end in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The current […]
51-Year-Old White Man Charged With Assaulting Young Black Girl
In an event that took place this past Saturday, David Steven Bell, 51, was charged with several counts of assault after punching a Black girl under the age of 12 […]
Trump Threatens A “National Emergency” If Congress Does Not Agree To Fund His Border Wall
After Donald Trump threw a tantrum and stormed out of a budget meeting with Democrats this past Wednesday, on Thursday, he told Sean Hannity, a Fox News host, that if he […]
Kroger Issues Apology After North Texas Racial Profiling Incident
After facing backlash in regards to racial profiling at its Mesquite, Texas location, supermarket chain Kroger has issued an official apology and says they will accelerate much-needed sensitivity training after an incident […]
Alleged Gunman Denies Being Involved In 7-Year-Old Jazmine Barnes’s Shooting
Larry Woodruffe, 24, and Eric Black Jr., 20, are the alleged gunmen at the center of the killing of Jazmine Barnes. They were recently brought up on charges of capital […]