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Although Washington D.C.’s professional football team has been in most of the headlines regarding mascots and team names that are offensive, Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians have taken the initiative to decrease the visibility of their offensive logo. The team has opted to adopt a “C” in place of Chief Wahoo on some of their hats. 

25-year-old New York resident Raena Roberson noticed an interesting description when asked to identity herself on a prospective juror form Monday at the Queens County courthouse. The options? Either “Black,” “African American” or “Negro.”

Art Laffer, an economist and former member of the Reagan administration, was unequivocal in his thoughts about minimum wage. During an interview on Fox News, Laffer called for Congress to repeal minimum wage, because it’s basically the Black Teenage Unemployment Act.”         

A bill that would make it legal for Florida residents to show guns or fire warning shots in self-defense has passed the state’s Senate panel. The warning-shot bill SB 448, would amend the state’s controversial “stand your ground” defense, cleared its first Senate committee on Wednesday. 

    Hide your kids, hide your wives, and hide your sanity! They’re coming. Did you honestly think that they wouldn’t? That they wouldn’t swarm into your neighborhoods, your homes, your towns and take over? It seems ending slavery and segregation wasn’t enough. It was only a matter of time before people of color found […]

“As black women, we have society speaking for us, defining us and living for us….but what do WE think about ourselves?” I am not my hair. O but you are young sister. Why? Because society tells you so. From that long mane made of Indian strands, to that black power fro. I am not my […]

I spend most of my time here using the term “problematic” way too often. I see issues of varying significance in the world and pitch in my two cents and move on. It’s my tithe to the Church of Hater. Since this is my first post of the new year, it would seem obvious that I write […]

A long-term care facility that originally offered to accept a girl declared brain dead has withdrawn their invitation. 13-year-old Jahi McMath never regained consciousness after going into cardiac arrest during a routine tonsillectomy. Her family has been in a heated court battle with Children’s Hospital Oakland to keep the child on life support. The decision leaves […]

According to a new study released by the American Heart Association, whether or not black men grow up in single family homes can determine their health. The study, “Childhood Family Living Arrangements & Blood Pressure in Black Men,” took a look at whether childhood family living arrangements are independently associated with mean BP and hypertension […]

  A Los Angeles man is finally free after spending more than a decade in prison for a crime he did not commit. DeAndre Howard spent years fighting for his innocence after being convicted of murder. A federal judge finally granted him an appeal.

The family of a Northern California teen placed on life support after being declared brain dead is expected to announce in court the name of the independent physician it has chosen to provide a second opinion on the girl’s condition. Jahi McMath, 13, entered Children’s Hospital Oakland for a routine tonsillectomy, but went into cardiac […]

The release of Black Panties has come with a deluge on non-album related publicity for R. Kelly. Just a few weeks ago, the #AskRKelly hashtag meant to allow fans to ask the singer questions became an opportunity for folks to make fun of or ask questions about the sexual abuse allegations that threatened Kelly’s career. To add, […]