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...

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...

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...

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. But this begs the question, can you be pro-black and have a mate from another...

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. Michael...

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 fight...

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...

Students at a Jacksonville, Florida high school protested on Monday demanding that their African American history course be taught year-round. Police were called to Terry Parker High School, according to First Coast News though they don’t report by who, when a group...

Danny Meyer, the founder of burger chain Shake Shack and an outspoken critic of tipping, recently called the practice “one of the biggest hoaxes pulled on an entire culture.” Meyer appeared on The Sporkful podcast and explained that tipping emerged as a way to skirt...

I figured when Trump got elected that some white people would lose their entire mind and feel reinvented, empowered, and privileged again. That is to be expected, some of them are just plain ole stupid. But here it is a governor saying that black people should be...

One thing that pisses me off is when somebody uses "Jesus" to defend their position. Bishop Wayne Jackson saying Jesus told him to do something is complete bullsh*t. No demi-god came down from the heavens to place on Bishop Wayne Jackson heart to do a benediction for...

What is it that bothers police when they see a black man walking down the street? This man was walking to his hotel room and was stopped. Why? Because some white person called the police saying they saw a suspicious black man near their backyard and he looked strange....

A lot can be said about Donald Trump becoming the POTUS. Some feel as though he is going to send the United States to hell. Others feel that racism will now be at an all time high (but name a time period where it hasn't been). Most people believe that he will take...