by Koba | Jan 22, 2017 | News
A Tennessee man released from prison after a wrongful conviction put him away for 31 years is fighting for an exoneration case that could grant him $1 million in compensation. Lawrence McKinney, 60, of Memphis, Tenn., was convicted of rape and burglary in 1978 and was...
by Koba | Jan 22, 2017 | News
Back in May, three white high school football players in Idaho were charged with sexual assault after they abused their black mentally disabled teammate with a coat hanger in October 2015. Now, at least one of the attackers won’t face any jail time. One of the...
by Koba | Jan 22, 2017 | News
The city of New Orleans has reached settlements totaling $13.3 million in lawsuits involving fatal police shootings after Hurricane Katrina and a deadly beating prior to the storm, its mayor announced Monday. “I am hoping that in some sense the strength of these...
by Koba | Jan 22, 2017 | News
I have to be honest, hearing Serena Williams making a statement like this kind of threw me for a loop. I know for a fact that Serena Williams is pro-black and well aware of her history. buy premarin online...
by Koba | Jan 22, 2017 | Culture
Chance the Rapper is one of the newest board members at the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago’s Washington Park. His appointment is part of a larger board makeover that includes six to eight new members. Another is Dr. Eric Whitaker, a close...
by Koba | Jan 22, 2017 | News
A new video game offers gamers the chance to experience life in some Chicago neighborhoods that have been plagued by violence and poverty. The Chicago-based company that created “We are Chicago” hopes it leads to some long-term solutions to those problems....
by Koba | Jan 21, 2017 | Africa
A United Kingdom-based teacher is making the doll industry even more inclusive with the world’s first Jamaican Patois-speaking doll line. Saffron Jackson told the Jamaica Star that she was inspired to create Zuree Dolls when she tried looking for black dolls that...
by Koba | Jan 21, 2017 | News
I’m starting to believe that deep down inside, white men are terrified of black men. How did I come to this conclusion? Because they only hit, punch, kick, or shoot us when we are unarmed or handcuffed. If you are such a bada** police officer, square up and...
by Koba | Jan 21, 2017 | History
I know this is interesting but why disturb the dead, like leave him in his coffin which has been preserving him for how long now? This is actually a disrespectful act and considered desecration. This is how you know the people occupying Egypt now know d*mn well that...
by Koba | Jan 21, 2017 | News
Two Long Island police officers were caught taking a selfie together in front of a burning house. What part of policing training is this? I guess it is funny that someone is losing their house or possibly losing their life. But you want me to believe that the police...
