%3Cdiv%20style=%22position:relative;%20padding-bottom:63%25;%20padding-bottom:-webkit-calc(56.25%25%20+%2050px);%20padding-bottom:calc(56.25%25%20+%2050px);%20height:%200;%22%3E%3Ciframe%20style=%22position:absolute;%20width:%20100%25;%20height:%20100%25;%22%20src=%22http://www.today.com/offsite/rachel-dolezal-breaks-her-silence-i-identify-as-black-465269315945%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20frameborder=%220%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E%3C/div%3E In a 10-minute-long Today Show interview Tuesday morning, the former president of the Spokane, Wash. chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) confirmed what we already knew. Rachel Dolezal, in all her braids and “natural” curly ‘fro glory, identifies as a Black woman. It’s no secret. Dolezal’s biological (and […]
Timothy Loehmann, the Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in November of last year said that the child left him “no choice” but to shoot him down, reports Raw Story. RELATED: Tamir Rice Cremated 6 Months After He Was Gunned Down By Cop On A Playground A report released on Saturday claims that Loehman was “distraught” […]
Prince held a private, VIP performance with Stevie Wonder at the White House last Saturday night, according to Page Six. The two legends were celebrating African-American music month and played all my favorites: “Kiss,” “Purple Rain” and “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours.” The show was a relatively intimate gathering with 500 guests. Among the crowd were […]
I’m so not surprised by this news… Dave Chappelle was the commencement speaker at his alma mater this weekend, the Duke Ellington School Of The Arts, where he mentioned the controversial former NAACP local President Rachel Dolezal. Backstage, he went into further detail with the Washington Post about his thoughts and why he’s not going to make any jokes […]
The Queen of pop, (no debates) Janet Jackson is hitting the road for the first time in four years for the “Unbreakable World Tour!” It was only last month that Janet launched Rhythm Nation records and announced that a new single was on the way. Although it isn’t new music, WE ARE HERE FOR THIS. Our […]
And so the plot thickens. If anyone wondered why Rachel Dolezal’s family chose to out her as white last week, Dolezal suggests it is because of a sex assault charge against Dolezal’s older brother, and a plan by her parents to damage her credibility, according to the New York Daily News. Apparently, Rachel had been […]
In a statement released Monday afternoon, embattled Spokane, Wash. NAACP president Rachel Dolezalresigned from her post amidst a scandal surrounding her racial identity. Dolezal, whose parents claim she pretended to be a Black woman although she is biologically White, was scheduled to attend a meeting during which she was expected to address the controversy that has […]
OHIO – Friday marked the day Uber reported that it made more than 2 million trips in Ohio since its launch in Columbus in December 2013. According to a press release, after Uber was launched in the state’s capital, the company expanded its services to include Cleveland, Cincinnati, Akron, Toledo, Dayton and other cities. It created […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) –Rev. Al Sharpton is speaking out following Cleveland Judge Adrine’s decision in the Tamir Rice case. “The National Action Network praises Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Ronald Adrine for finding probable cause Thursday to charge Cleveland police Officer Timothy Loehmann with murder in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice last year. We […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) –The process began with a Justice Department investigation of the Cleveland Division of Police. An investigation that started in March of 2013 and was completed in December. It identified wide ranging systemic failures in the Police Department. But what to do about it? The city had two choices, a costly court fight […]
Presidential hopeful Ben Carson placed another thorn in his campaign when he stated he was irritated by the comparisons between gay and civil rights, CNN reports. The GOP candidate spoke out on Wednesday during Fox News’ “Special Report.” Carson, who previously apologized for saying that being gay was a choice, said LGBT people haven’t faced the same […]
A Texas woman accused of being part of an initial fight that prompted a harshly criticized police response at a McKinney, Texas, pool party last Friday has been placed on administrative leave by her employer, with the company stating that it does not condone “violence, discrimination or harassment.” “CoreLogic does not condone violence, discrimination or […]