GOOD OR BAD? Sandra Bland’s Death Settled With Family For $1.9million
Sandra Bland's death in police custody was yet another wrongful and pointless death at the hands of those supposed to serve and protect us. However you look at it, she simply should not be dead. And the fight between lawyers, the family and the state has been very...
RESPECT: Young Man Grew His Hair For Two Years To Donate To Girl With Cancer!
At 8 years old Thomas Moore asked his mom "Why is that boy bald". His mom let him know that the 'boy' in the video they was watching was actually a girl and she had cancer. Thomas didn't know what cancer was, so his mom had some more educating to do. Thomas obviously...
Chance the Rapper Offering Voter Registration during His World Tour
Chance the rapper is doing his part to increase the black vote by offering his fans voter registration at his new tour. He has teamed up with NAACP to ensure that all his fans and other American citizens receive registration forms. Chance the rapper made the...
How 2 Chainz Made $2 Million in Just 30 Days Taking Advantage of White People’s Obsession with Stealing Black Culture
Tauheed Epps, famously known as 2Chainz, is one of the best selling rappers in the hip hop market and clearly an astounding business man that never gets his credit. The 38-year old rapper from College park, Georgia has produced several single, albums and...
Want to Fix Racial Injustice? Seattle Woman Started Website for White People to Pay Reparations to Black People
Natasha Marin, a 37-year old Seattle-based conceptual artist, has launched a website called Reparations aimed at helping to solve social injustice. As Marin said, the site encourages sharing by exploring “white privilege”. People of Color can request for any kind of...
Did You Know Claudette Colvin Wouldn’t Give Up Her Bus Seat in Montgomery, Alabama Nine Months Before Rosa Parks?
Claudette Colvin is undoubtedly one of the renowned pioneers of civil right activists in the history of African American civil rights movements. On March 2, 1955, she refused to move from her seat on a Montgomery bound segregated bus. Her sentiments were, she had paid...
NO JUSTICE: Christopher LeDay Fired For Filming Alton Sterling’s Death!
Doing the right thing often results in harassment and bad returns on a person it seems! It makes things hard, as Christopher LeDay, the man who filmed the death of Alton Sterling at the hand of police officers, found out. It seems these men and women who are supposed...
Ghanaians Want Statue Of Notorious Racist Mahatma Ghandi Removed!!!
The University of Ghana's Leon campus had a statue of Mahatma Ghandi earlier this year and now many are calling for it's removal, spearheaded by former Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo. Although celebrated throughout the...
WTF: 7-Year Old Handcuffed For Crying! Family Sues
So, a second grader is being bullied, he cries. The poor little kid needs help and attention from the men and women in charge, the ones who need to comfort him, help him grow into a strong independent, intelligent adult.... So, god only knows why one school thinks...
Tracee Ellis Ross, The First Black Woman in 30 Years to Receive Best Comedy Actress Emmy Nomination!
30 years ago, in 1986 Phylicia Rashad was nominated for an Emmy, an Emmy for "Outstanding Leading Actress in a Comedy Series". Since then, no black woman has been nominated for the best comedy actress Emmy, until now! Dr. Rainbow “Bow” Johnson, on ABC’s black-ish is...
#BlackLawyersMatter: 5 Highly Rated Black Attorneys You Should Know About
It is reported that only about 3% of lawyers in large law firms are African Americans with only 2% of African Americans as partners in these firms. The statistic, however, differs from city to city with some cities having a very large percentage than others. Some of...
DYK? Michael Jordan Gave the National Museum of African-American History the Largest Donation by an Athlete
Ahead of the opening of the new National Museum of African-American History and Culture, former professional basketball player, Micheal Jordan has donated $5 million to the museum, according to a statement released on August 8th. In addition to the monetary gift,...
365 Black History: September 16 – In Living Color Wins an Emmy, BB King Born, Slavery Abolished & More
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T.I. Re-Creates Police Killings With Black Officers & White Victims!
T.I is more known for party anthems than political statements and for his reality show fame of late. However the rapper seems to be dipping his feet into the political / activist realm and is starting to make some strong statements and waves. Now, his new video isn't...
This Black Business Will Help Your Get Solar Panels And Get Off Grid!
There is a lot of talk recently about the need to get self sufficient, to grow locally, organise locally and move towards more community based living. Energy, for the most part, comes from the pipes and the grid. But there are increasingly efficient ways to reduce the...
‘The Birth of a Nation’ Earns Standing Ovation And Nate Parker Avoids Rape Questions
Nate Parker's new movie 'The Birth Of A Nation' got it's Toronto Film Festival screening after much controversy surrounding the alleged rape of a student in a dorm Room by Nate Parker and his co-writer Jean Celestin. The case is 17-years old but re-surfaced in August....
Alleged Drug Use As Simone Biles And Serena Williams Files Leaked By Russian Hackers
It seems like some Russians may be bad losers after medical files were leaked by Russian Hackers (some allege backed by the Kremlin) for many athletes including Serena Williams and Simone Biles. After Russia's track and field team were banned from the Rio Olympics...
HERO: School Bus Driver Saves 20 Kids From Burning Bus
The lives of twenty Maryland elementary school children are safe thanks to one heroic bus driver. Renita Smith was driving the kids as usual on Monday afternoon when her bus went up in flames. She went into "Mommy Mode" and rescued the kids one-by-one, even...
WOAH: Trevor Noah Asks T.I. Why Rappers Glorify Violence And Call Injustice. YOU HAVE TO HEAR THE ANSWER!
T.I. isn't the most political rapper but in his new video he addressed police violence and switched the rolls, black cops killing white kids and so forth! This turn in attitude led Daily Show's Trevor Noah to ask why rappers glorify violence yet callout injustices....
365 Black History: September 15 – 16th Street Church Bombing, Ali Makes Millions, Hearns Is First to Accomplish This, & More
The 365 Black History serious is designed to give our community a chance to learn and appreciate the achievement, struggles and experience of our ancestors, inventors, business people, scientific, educators, children and more. On September 15 in Black History 1830 -...
