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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...
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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