Tom Joyner
Two Louisiana jail guards, including one who shot himself during the middle of his 2018 trial, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges in connection with an inmate’s 2014 death, just before the case was set for a second trial. NOLA.com reports, 19-year-old Nimali Henry died alone in a St. Bernard jail cell because she wasn’t […]
A Catholic school in Virginia is investigating an incident in which a student posted a photo wearing Blackface with the N-word as the caption. According to Sister Cecilia Dwyer, the Head of School at Saint Gertrude High, the student will be disciplined following the investigation of the “offensive” and racist Snapchat shared on social media, CBS 6 […]
The white woman who screamed, “If the law didn’t say I couldn’t kill the n*****s they’d all be dead,” won’t face criminal charges. Heather Lynn Patton went on a racist rant at a CVS Pharmacy in Los Angeles nearly four months ago. According to TMZ, a City Attorney evaluated the criminal threats and declined to prosecute […]
It’s no secret that historically Black colleges and universities have produced talent that has gone on to the next level despite the fact that most recruits now prefer to attend top-ranked football programs. Some of the NFL’s best Black players have hailed from a HBCU, with many going on to the Hall of Fame. SIGN […]
The Fultz Quadruplets were the first identical Black quad babies born in the United States. The Fultz girls became baby celebrities, while Fred Klenner, the white doctor who delivered them into the world, exploited them for fame and money. The Fultz Quads – Mary Louise, Mary Ann, Mary Alice, and Mary Catherine – were born […]
Floyd Norman was the first Black animator hired by the Walt Disney Animation Studios, a legacy that will remain cemented in time. He was featured in a documentary, “Floyd Norman: An Animated Life” in 2016. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM Norman was born June 22, 1935 in Santa Barbara, Calif., a far cry […]
Suburbicon, a Hollywood film starring Matt Damon and directed by George Clooney, was partly inspired by real life events of the late ’50’s. William and Daisy Myers, a Black couple, moved to the all-white town of Levittown, Pennsylvania in August 1957 and endured months of harassment and racism before the state moved in to protect […]
A 4-year-old boy was killed and his pregnant mother was injured when shots were fired into the bedroom where they slept on the morning of Dec. 16 . The family identified the boy as Tory’on Dukes and according to his grandmother, he was sleeping in the bed with his mother when shots were fired into the bedroom […]
A Florida man is facing federal charges after allegedly posting a series of YouTube videos threatening Christians and to “burn Black people” and “Black soldiers,” among other threats. Authorities say Mostafa Hussaini, 34, posted at least a dozen YouTube videos from mid-October to early December, CBS News reports. In the videos, he goes by the name […]
Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt has been hired by the family of 22-year-old Jamee Johnson, who died Saturday (Dec. 14) night after he was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting after a traffic stop, Action News Jax reports. Johnson was a Florida A&M University student from fall 2015 to spring 2019 and was a […]
An Atlanta man who reportedly raped a woman in retaliation for remarks her boyfriend made was sentenced to 25 years in prison and the rest of his life on probation, Fulton County prosecutors said Tuesday. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports, Terren Anderson, 28, and another woman lured a 22-year-old and her boyfriend to a homeless […]
Here’s a case of favoritism that’ll make everyone smile. Leah Amy, a Virgin Atlantic flight attendant shared the sweet story of her new “favorite” passengers on Facebook. She wrote about a “kindhearted man” and the elderly woman he selflessly swapped seats with, so she could enjoy his first-class perks. The post that has since gone viral with […]