African-American Monument Quietly Installed at Texas Capitol
On Tuesday bronze and granite pieces of a memorial sculpture was quietly and unceremoniously lowered into place on the Southern lawn of the Texas Capitol building. Two decades of hard work led to this seemingly low-key moment. The beginning of the installation of an...
Half of People Killed by Police Have a Disability!
A new report has said that almost half of all people killed by police have a disability. In many cases urgent care is needed, not the lethal force that leads to lost lives! Disability organization, the Ruderman Family Foundation, released the report saying that...
Black Chicago Cops Say They Are Profiled By White Copes And Fear For Their Children Too
Did you know that African-Americans are around one quarter of the Chicago Police Force. That's a huge percentage of men and women working in the system that also clearly represses them and an article in the Christian Science Monitor has spoken to some of those cops...
Olympic Legend John Carlos Tells Shaq ‘You’re On the Wrong Side of History’ Criticizing Kaepernick Protests!
John Carlos will NEVER be forgotten for his black power fist on the podium at the 1968 Olympic Games. And if any school book, government or media try to erase this hopefully the people will keep the moment alive! Now 71, Carlos has lost NONE of his spirit. He means...
CONFIRMED: Luke Cage’s Hoodie Is a Tribute to Trayvon Martin
Luke Cage is making serious waves, not only is it one of the most unapologetically shows on the box (on, it's on Netflix but you get me)! It's also facing some issues and making less than subtle references. Old school soundtrack, stylised filming, it's slick. And Cage...
Man Who Filmed NYPD Choking Eric Garner To Death Is Going To Prison (BUT Maybe He Should Be!)
Ramsey Orta used his cell phone to record officers using a banned chokehold to kill Eric Garner, who was complaining that "I can't breathe.". Eric's death is very symbolic for the Black Lives Matter movement. The officer was not indicted for Garner's death despite...
WORD: First Black Miss Brazil In 30 years, She Is Only The Second In History
Miss Brazil 2016 is black! She is the first in 30 years, the second in history. After being crowned Raissa Santana said “I’m very emotional. This here is a mixture of great emotions. I didn’t expect to win this title, but I am very happy to have won this title and to...
VIDEO PROOF: Police Tried To Run Over Mentally Ill Black Man Twice Before Fatally Shooting Him 14 Times, They Are Now On “Modified Duty”
What the hell is “modified duty”, that's what two officers who killed a homeless black mentally ill guy are placed on after he was fired at 18 times and shot 14 times, killing him at the scene. This is utter madness and it gets worse as dashcam footage seems to prove...
US Government Settles the Claims of 17 Indian American Tribes by Paying $492 Million Dollars
According to NPR reports, the U.S government will be paying $492 million to the Indian Tribes of America. This payment will be made to resolve a court case regarding exploitation of natural resources. The officials claimed that there are more than 100 court...
KKK Members Shocks Veteran Black Confederate Flag Enthusiast with Harassment
A follower carrying support for the flag of a Black Confederate faced harassment from KKK members for showing respect to Confederate monument. Why a Black man would be under the delusion the confederate flag is anything but a hate and terrorist organization symbol is...
Jay Z Calls the War on Drugs an “Epic Fail” in Video That Only Targets the Black Community
"Kids living in student residences in the Columbia, where marijuana consumption rate is same or more than the hood are always left aside in this war." Jay Z Jay Z, the celebrated businessman and hip hop performer describes through a video that how the war against drug...
Florida Sheriff’s Office Refuses to Escort Miami Dolphins Until They Stand for National Anthem
Colin Karpernick has inspired a lot of players to kneel during the National Anthem including some players on the Miami Dolphins’ roster. In spite of the Dolphins peaceful and silent protest against police brutality and the mistreatment of people of color in this...
Funny Or Bad Parenting? Little Boy Convinced He Starved To Death!
I laughed my head off when I saw this post going around, then questioned if it was funny to put the little man through such torment! The graphic below seems to have come from an instagram account belonging to fuckjerry and it shows a boy wearing skeleton pajamas with...
Let’s Help Rebuild Historic Virginia School Attacked With Racist Graffiti
The Ashburn Colored School in Virginia is a historic monument and local students have been working hard to restore it into an edcation museum. However their plans have stalled after it was attacked with racist graffiti, covered in swastikas and white power tags....
TODAY: 216 Years Since Nat Turner’s Historic Slave Revolt
Nat Turner may well just be responsible for movements that gave African-Americans inspiration for many many abolitionist movements. It was a bloody rebellion that ended with Nat being skinned and hung, what he and his people did to 60 white folks maybe was wrong but...
Ithaca Mayor To Trump: ‘I’m an African-American and I don’t live in hell’
During the first presidential debate Donald Trump didn't exactly do himself any favors engaging the black community. He refused to apologize for the birther issue for one! When he was asked about recent police shootings of unarmed black men he called for law and order...
Beyoncé the Singer, Actress, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur and Now CEO
This year we have been blown away by Beyoncé! Even those of us that are not a part of the BeeHive. Formation even had the men checking for more than just her beauty. Outside of giving us good music we also know Bey is a business woman. Although Beyoncé is very tight...
Kenyan Women Ditching Expensive Weaves to Embrace Natural Hair
A couple of years back, Kenyan women were defined by the hairstyles they wore. It was a serious contest as they tried to outdo each other with their expensive weaves and braids, most of which are imported. But things appear to be slowly taking a new turn as more...
Right or Wrong? Trump’s Hotel Graffitied With ‘Black Lives Matter’
Supporters of Black Lives Matter have graffitied Donald Trump's new luxurious Washington hotel with the solgan 'Black Lives Matter'. The hotel which opened last month and was promoted by Trump on the campaign trail as being a great thing for the country was targeted...
Video Shows How Sitting On Your Porch Whilst Black Is A Crime In America
The feeling that you are not even safe in your own home seems like a theme from a dodgy 80s horror movie but sadly it's a truth for blacks in america. The police seems to think it has rights to harass you any place, anywhere, without consideration for you doing...
