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The Feds Wouldn’t Charge Darren Wilson, But Are Threatening To Sue Ferguson Police Force Charges of Racial Bias
CNN is reporting the U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to bring a racial discrimination case against the Ferguson, Missouri police department. The law suit is said to be over the alleged racially discriminatory practices of the police department. However, if the...
Who Is The Thug? The 6 Mug Shots of George Zimmerman.
The word 'Thug' has been tossed around to describe black people in this country for decades now as a substitute for Ni**er. Every since the country developed a minute consciousness that drove them away from overt racism, bigotry and hatred, thug has served as a useful...
Bosses Called Them ‘Ni**ers’ & Separated Workers By Race: Awarded $15M in Damages
Those who believe racism, discrimination and bigotry is over in this country are fooling themselves. The result of a recent lawsuit by workers against a trucking company in Denver proves racism is live and well in this country's businesses and institutions. Seven...
$10 Million Dollar Assist By Magic Johnson To Expand Chicago Teen Jobs Program For At-Risk Youth
Shot out to Magic Johnson, his partners Mark and Kimbra Walter for their City Youth Empowerment, LLC. They are doing more than just talking about curbing the youth violence rate in the city of Chicago. They are putting their money where their mouth is. The former NBA...
Louis Gossett Jr: ‘I call myself an American Negro, not an African-American, I’m American African’
It is always interesting to hear the take on what black people in America should call themselves. We have had a variety of names over the past few centuries, all of which violate the mandate of historian John Henrik Clarke that says a people's name should indicate...
‘Officer of the Year’ Rapes 20 Illegal Immigrants
34-year-old Jonathan Bleiweiss, a former deputy officer of Broward County, Florida has recently been sentenced to 5 years in jail concluding an extensive 6 year investigation regarding 20 rape allegations. The victims were all identified as illegal immigrants,...
Down To 19 Black Owned Banks In The United States
Due to a lack of support and/or understanding the significance of having African American owned banks in the community, two more closed their doors recently. The dwindling number has those in the know concerned to say the least. Most recently, Highland Community Bank...
Fatherhood: Man Beats Daughter’s Boyfriend For Beating Her
Parenting is not for the faint of heart is something we have all heard. Well, a faint heart isn't something that identifies Jimmy Morris, the father of a woman beaten by her boyfriend. After Morris learned what Courtney Grace did to his daughter, he promptly grabbed a...
Talib Kweli & His Charity Give Over $100,000 To Ferguson Activist
In a move that could make me cry, rapper turned activist Talib Kweli headlines a charitable effort to raise and give funds to front line activist in Ferguson. The effort dismisses the notion that black celebrities don't care about the black community. Every movement...
Steve Harvey: Mantan Spread On A Bamboozled Sandwich
Some Positive News for those who can stomach it: Steve Harvey, some sad long hours ago, said he didn't give a damn about slavery during this, yet another Black History Month; and it was yet another double-barreled shot and gut-punch heard around the Black community...
Jackie Robinson West Players To Get Championship Rings Courtesy of the Mayor
Call it politics, looking for media attention or doing the right thing, but the players of Jackie Robinson West Little League baseball team will get rings to commemorate their 2014 title run thanks to current Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel. JRW had their United States...
Image of the Black Welfare Queen Is Dead: 30 White People Arrested For Food Stamp Fraud
The white media image of the 'Black Welfare Queen' has been an endearing image long believed and held by America. This image was crystallized in the 1980's under President Reagan and the Pink Cadallac fiasco of that time. However, a new image has arisen that validates...
