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Criminalize Black Americans: How Did this Mother get Arrested for Homeschooling her Children? (Video)
Kiarre Harris is a self-employed mother of 2 dedicated to betterment of her children. She felt like Buffalo, NY public school system was failing her children so she made a conscious decision to homeschool them. She did her research and filed the proper paperwork...
Democratic Mayoral Candidate Tishaura Jones Eloquently Slammed the Post Editorial Board while Declining an Interview
Tishaura O. Jones is the Democratic candidate for St. Louis Mayor. As an outsider (a Chicagoan) St. Louis seems like it is overdue for a new mayor. With little knowledge about the city or Jones, I am ready to vote for her after reading the letter she sent to the...
Man Who Viciously Attacked Pregnant Somalian Woman has been Charged
The man who attacked a pregnant Somalian woman near a mosque was arrested and charged with racially aggravated assault. He has been accused of kicking her in the stomach, which caused her to lose her unborn twins. The worst part is she didn’t even know she was...
#BANKBLACK Needs You! Chicago Quietly Lost It’s Biggest Black Owned Bank, We Need To Make Sure The Rest Are Safe!
Chicago's Seaway Bank was founded in 1965 as Seaway National Bank of Chicago. It was created to counter discriminatory lending practices on Chicago's South Side. This is the story for many black owned banks which were created to serve the needs of the discriminated...
Barack’s Smile, Michelle’s Hairstyle
Since the most important people to ever have graced the national stage of America left office about 20 days ago, that's NEARLY THREE WEEKS Y'ALL, we've been privileged enough to catch glimpses of them doing things like kite-surfing and walking on island beaches in sun...
Christianity Faux Pas: Black People, White Jesus
I received this message from a social media constituent whose name I will not call on because it is of no significance to this conversation. What is significant are the words, and they are as follows: Compliment of the season. I know u are not only a reasonable and...
Harvard Law Review Elects First Black Female President in Its 130 Year History
The Harvard Law Review has made history as it elects its first ever black female president in its 130-year history. ImeIme A. Umana will be serving the Law Review as the 131st president and is expected to do amazing things this year. She is taking on an amazing...
The “Dear White People” Trailer has Some People in Their Feelings (Video)
As you can probably imagine, the alt-right B.K.A. white supremacists are all in their feelings about the new Netflix series Dear White People which basically calls white people out on their bullsh*t. We live in a time where being racist and culturally insensitive is...
Irony: During Black History Month a Teacher Tells Students She Doen’t Like Black People
What do you do when your comes home from school child tells you their teacher doesn’t like black people? Terry Williams and Komeasha Littleton’s 10 year-old son came home from school one day and told his parents his substitute teacher was mean and she told the class...
Misty Copeland and Dwayne Johnson have Joined Steph Curry in Distancing Themselves from Under Armour CEO’s Statement
Steph Curry, Misty Copeland, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson are all distancing themselves from Under Armour CEO, Kevin Plank’s, Trump endorsement. Most of know Curry’s response to Plank calling Trump an asset but just in case you missed it: “I agree with the...
Chef Curry is Stirring the Pot: “There is No Platform I Wouldn’t Jump Off if it wasn’t in Line with Who I am”
Steph Curry is sponsored by Under Armour whose CEO, Kevin Plank, recently endorsed Trump and praised him when he referred to Trump as an “asset” to this country. Curry was very straight forward when expressing how he felt about Plank's statement. Curry actually agreed...
WORD: Kofi Siriboe Responds To White Woman Who Slammed His Celebration Of Black Women!
Kofi Siriboe, of Queen Sugar fame, expressed his love for his mother, his appreciation for all black women! However, one white woman was upset at his remarks! She corned out his use of the word 'black' and said he should have celebrated all mothers of all races! This...
