Dave Chappelle is slated to headline a massive comedy tour sponsored by Funny or Die. The trek kicks off August 26th in Austin, TX.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, this past weekend was the most violent of the year in Chicago. At least 41 people were injured – 7 killed – in shootings across the city between Friday and Sunday night.
George Zimmerman’s father Robert recently released an e-book rails against the “true racists,” African Americans.
In just a few days, I will be graduating from one of the most “prestigious” universities in the country. This act will place me in a legacy of Black and Brown kids who graduated from institutions that have no true understandings of difference and inclusion, despite whatever their liberal mission statements may boast about. However, […]
The Trayvon Martin case has remained in the nation’s conscious. Just about every news source is covering the trial and the nation is still dialoging about what should happen to the man who killed him. With the national attention this case has received, I can’t help but think back to Rekia Boyd and wonder why […]
A new poll conducted by the Pew Research Center revealed that blacks have less of an issue than others with the government encroaching upon citizens’ privacy: “Fully 45 percent of all Americans say the government should be able to go further than it is, saying that it should be able to monitor everyone’s online activity […]
Summer has not even officially begun and yet reports of multiple people dying or being injured by gun violence that we often associated with warmer weather have started coming in. Just yesterday in Chicago, 11 people were injured and one person was killed. Here’s just a sample of what’s happening primarily on the city’s south […]
Today, federal prosecutors urged for a 4 year sentence for Jackson Jr., and 18 months for Sandi Jackson. The couple were convicted of charges related to the inappropriate use of campaign funds on items like a Rolex, furs, and celebrity memorabilia.
Paris Jackson – the daughter of the late Michael Jackson – was hospitalized yesterday after an apparent suicide attempt. Paris reportedly took 20 Motrin, wrote a suicide note, and then cut her wrist. Thankfully, she had second thoughts and cried out for help.
Civil rights activist and ex-black nationalist Chokwe Lumumba has been elected Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.
Basketball legends Grant Hill and Jason Kidd have both announced their retirement from the NBA.
A biopic based on the life of famed playwright Lorraine Hansberry is in the works. Details are a bit scarce, a few interesting ones have emerged. Jaleel White has been cast as the legendary James Baldwin. And Awkward Black Girl creator Issa Rae is set to play Nina Simone.
