CLEVELAND – Cleveland city councilman Zack Reed announced his plans to run for mayor Wednesday. Reed held a news conference to make the announcement official at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Reed, the Ward 2 councilman, has served 16 years on city council. “I am pleased and honored to announce my candidacy for Mayor of the City […]
An image of a white toddler clutching a black baby doll has gone viral, along with the story behind it. Brandi Benner had told her two-year-old daughter that she could pick out a new toy as a reward for potty training, and when they went to Target to do so, the little girl picked out […]
The former NAACP leader of the Spokane, Washington chapter releases her memoir, “In Full Color: Finding My Place in a Black and White World,” on March 28. Rachel Dolezal, who recently changed her name to Nkechi Amare Diallo to further embrace her African “heritage” although she was born White, is still claiming she is a “woke soul […]
U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci of Northeast Ohio on Monday filed paperwork to run for governor, hoping his status as a self-made businessman and state government outsider can help him win over President Donald Trump’s voters. Renacci visited WKYC Monday morning to speak with reporter Tiffany Tarpley on his run for governor. See what he had to […]
“I tend to wonder what that movie [Get Out] would have been with an American brother who really feels that,” Jackson said. The satirical horror film Get Out, which in its second week held box-office success, prompted a controversial response from one of Hollywood’s most respected actors, Samuel L. Jackson, The Guardian reports. Jackson used a Tuesday interview […]
Your favorite fake Black woman is back two years later with a new book on race. Your favorite fake Black woman Rachel Dolezal recently told The Guardian that she is currently on food stamps and is on the verge of homelessness without a job. She also claims that she is struggling to take care of […]
This is deep… Have you ever thought about the first time your color mattered? How about the first time you realized you were black? Have you always known or did something life altering happen to bring you to that realization? CNN produced a video compiled of 20 celebrities that discussed the subject, first time they […]
Protests erupted at Oklahoma State University Monday after another student posed in blackface and posted the image to social media. It was the second time in a week that white students posed in blackface on social media. The first incident took place on Martin Luther King day. Last week, student Kandice Burgess apologized for posting a […]
I don’t have to tell you that Martin Luther King Jr. was many things. He was a leader, a teacher, a preacher, and an example to us all of someone who believed in justice. The legacy of King is evident in many sites of American history; his position is solidified as the great, non-violent civil […]
One African American woman is beyond livid, and after hearing this story, we should be too. Victoria’s Secret, the largest American retailer of women’s lingerie, obviously doesn’t want money if it comes from folks like us. A store manager named “Faith,” who works for the brand that reportedly brought in over $6 Billion dollars in […]
Solange recently spoke with Q2 Music podcast host Helga Davis and opened up about how a conversation between two white men “haunted” her and inspired A Seat at the Table. If you remember, Solange got slammed on Twitter back in 2013 after saying white journalists who write about R&B music should know “about deep Brandy album cuts.” Solange was later invited to speak […]
Democrats might have a long, hard road through Donald Trump’s presidency as the try to save Obamacare and prevent the gutting of important measures that President Obama passed during his time in office such as those defending LGBT rights. But at least one high-profile member of the party might already be looking forward to a […]