When it comes to issues concerning race in America, the country isn’t only divided racially, but politically as well. A new poll released by Washington Post-ABC News illustrated how divided the nation is when it comes to race, the criminal justice system and police brutality. According to the report only 1 in 10 African […]
After alluding to lyrics of slain rapper Tupac Shakur in a perfectly pitched response to a heckler recently, it did not seem that outgoing U.S. Attorney Eric Holder could best that talk in Atlanta, which came in the explosive aftermath of a Ferguson grand jury’s decision not to indict a White officer in the death of […]
Clay Jackson (pictured), an Allen Texas high school basketball coach is being referred to as a “racial bully” by a few angry parents because he has allegedly been attaching racist monikers to a few of his black students. One of whom was too young to understand the Pickaninny stereotype attached to her given nickname of “Buckwheat,” according to WFAA News. […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Though the developers of the soon-to-be released “Driving While Black” smartphone application want motorists to download their product, there is a time when they definitely don’t want users searching for it. SEE ALSO: Fla. Professor Resigns After Saying Obama Turning US Into ‘Ghetto Culture’ On Facebook “Do not reach for your phone when you […]
A Florida State University teacher recently learned a valuable lesson about the ills of racism, especially views that are spread through social media. The incident began when a business senior lecturer, Deborah O’Connor, took issue with a post by Colin Lively, a New York City-based beauty industry consultant, who celebrated an announcement that the U.S. […]
As far as “post-racial” and “New Black” famous Negroes go, Whoopi Goldberg is a pioneer. When she discusses race, it’s enough to make your average Black person living in America shout, “What in the hell is she talking about?” This week on The View, Whoopi gave more informed viewers a head-scratching, eye-roll inducing comment about the role racism […]
A White California man stands accused of burning 23 feet of rubber before smashing his 1997 green Chevy S-10 into a 34-year-old man and killing him, the Sacramento Bee reports. Joseph Paul Leonard Jr., 62, who is currently on trial for hate crime murder, allegedly exited his vehicle and proceeded to strike the victim, Toussaint Harrison, several times […]
Comedian Artie Lange is known for not only crossing the line, but denying that one ever existed in the first place. And he’s done it again. This time, it’s with ESPN “First Take” host Cari Champion. Lange took to Twitter to share his sexual fantasies that starred Champion and of course Lange’s fantasy involved […]
https://twitter.com/BaeLightyear/status/523683657668915200 A New Hampshire town’s Pumpkin Festival ended in violence as a riot broke out when people got more rowdy than usual. Authorities had to use tear gas and pepper spray to breakup rowdy revelers that were throwing beer and liquor bottles during the 24th Annual Pumpkin Festival in Keene, New Hampshire on Saturday. There’s […]
[Above: The CNN.com homepage 9/11/14] Someone please cue Black Twitter to start #CNNreports. So… in light of Ferguson and the growing and increasingly heated racial conversations igniting throughout the country, CNN thought… hey let’s do a story about being the only White person in a Black world, because, well you know… that completely and entirely […]
Multiple witnesses have told similar accounts of what happened between the slain teen the city’s police unit. (CNN) – New video gives another look at what happened immediately after Michael Brown was shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson, MO. Two contractors who happened to be in the area say they saw […]
Douglas Poynter (pictured) of Kentucky was reportedly so hellbent on getting neighbors Jesus Alamo (pictured below) and his family out of their home, that he allegedly terrorized them by writing, “KKK wants you to burn,” on their fence with green paint, among other offenses. Now Poynter is facing a slew of charges, including criminal trespassing, attempted arson, terroristic threatening, wanton endangerment, […]