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Sandra Bland Cartoon In The Houston Chronicle Infuriates The Black Community
By now, you should be familiar with what should be the Sandra Bland murder investigation. State Trooper Brian Encinia pulled Bland over for what seemed to be a minor traffic violation, changing lanes without a signal, but three days later she was found dead, hung in...
Hacker Attack for Justice: Anonymous Exposes The Murder of Sandra Bland
The Anonymous collective is at it again. This time, they are focusing their targets on the Waller County, TX police department, the Texas Trooper Association and the death of Sandra Bland. Bland was found dead in her jail cell just three days after being arrested for...
Bobbi Kristina Dies At The Tender Age of 22 Years Old
The daughter of legend Whitney Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown has died at just 22 years old. She passed away July 26th, 2015 while in hospice care at a facility outside Atlanta. June 24th, 2015 the family decided to take her off the medicines prescribed by...
Modern History: Meet The Youngest African American Chess Master Ever
December 16th, 2010, Joshua Colas became the youngest African American Chess Master in history. The previous record was held by Justus Williams. Colas was just 12 years old at the time. To achieve the title of Chess Master you must reach the 2200 ratings point mark in...
Fired Chicago Police Investigator, “The agenda has been to justify all (Police) of the shootings
The IPRA has reviewed nearly 400 police officer involved shooting and in all but one, the officers were found to be justified in shooting someone. The Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) is the agency that investigates police shootings in the city of Chicago....
Perfect Timing: Will Smith & Jay Z Partner To Create an Emmett Till MiniSeries For HBO
Will Smith and Jay are partnering to create a miniseries about Emmett Till. They are joined by Jay Brown, James Lassiter, and Aaron Kaplan as executive producers on the project. As of today, the Emmett Till miniseries doesn't have a name, but will be produced on HBO....
Should President Obama Join The Supreme Court After His Term In Office? | He Wouldn’t Be The First
President Obama may not be the ideal President of the United States for some people, but would he make an excellent Supreme Court Justice? This is the question many are asking as they contemplate what he will do once his 2nd term as POTUS has finished. At first, I...
19 Year Old, Darrius Stewart Shot & Killed In Police Custody | Same Story, He “Attacked” The Officer
Here we go again, black community. Another unarmed, black man has been shot and killed by police. This time the shooting happened in Memphis, Tenn. The police officer pulled over a car for a routine traffic stop (sound familiar?), it had a broken headlight. The...
Call In The Feds, We Smell Cover Up: Sandra Bland’s Autopsy Results Confirm Suicide By Hanging
The death while in police custody of Sandra Bland has captivated the communities attention. Bland was the young woman pulled over for a minor traffic infraction, ordered from her car, roughed up by the officer, arrested, then was found dead hanging in her jail cell...
Questions Raised: Was Sandra Bland Already Dead In Her Mug Shot?
The community is buzzing with questions over the recently released mug shot of Sandra Bland, the young lady found dead in her jail cell three days after a traffic arrest. The Waller County, TX police say it was a suicide, but family members suspect foul play. Bland's...
Did You Know There Was a Cure For Sickle Cell Anemia That Impacts Primarily African Americans?
Remember a few months back when black people were all gun ho about helping ALS victims with the "Ice Bucket" challenge? They were dumping cold water on their head and donating money to help cure an illness that impacts a small percentage of overwhelmingly the white...
The Black Netflix Was Created By A Black Woman & It Is Called KweliTV
Netflix is the popular streaming system that gives us access to our favorite shows, series, movies, documentaries and more via their online platform. It is very convenient and I'd be a lie if I didn't tell you I love it. Been a member for years. Looks like there is a...
