Miami Heat star LeBron James and other players are threatening to boycott the NBA if Sterling remains owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. According to Roger Mason Jr., the NBA Player’s Association president, James and other athletes say they aren’t setting foot on the court next year if Donald Sterling isn’t removed.Â
A black police sergeant risked his life by going undercover as a “Black Klansman.” Now, he is sharing his experiences in a new book.Â
Michael Sam made history this past weekend when he became the NFL’s first openly-gay player. Now, his jersey is the second-highest seller among rookies. Sam comes behind Johnny Manziel, and he’s followed by defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and quarterbacks Teddy Bridgewater and Blake Bortles.Â
Yesterday, Ras Baraka claimed the mayoral seat of Newark, NJ. Baraka, a councilman and activist, beat law professor Shavar Jeffries for the seat left vacant by Cory Booker, who is now a senator in Washington. Baraka won 54% of the vote.
On December 10, more than two dozen police officers from Miami Dade County fired 377 rounds into a blue Volve, killing two unarmed men. The car was wedged between a light pole and a tree. The two men inside survived the first 50 rounds of gunfire from cops according to witnesses who said they could […]
A man convicted of killing a woman in 1979 was released from prison on Monday after prosecutors noted misconduct in the case. Reginald Adams has spent the last 34 years behind bars for the death of Cathy Ulfers, the wife of a New Orleans police officer. His conviction was based on a false testimony of […]
In 2012, 18-year-old Ramarley Graham was shot and killed by NYPD officer Richard Haste inside of his home in the Bronx. He was unarmed, and the officer was not indicted. This past Friday, mothers who lost children to police gathered for a Mother’s Day Rally urging the Justice Department to take a closer look […]
Before her shocking attack on brother-in-law Jay Z on May 5, singer Solange argued with designer Rachel Roy. According to sources, Solange, 27, allegedly had become drunk and belligerent while attending the Met Ball.Â
The older I get, the more I start to question things. I’ve always been a firm believer that in life we’re supposed to be taught, but be wise enough, and willing enough to unlearn things that aren’t our own truths. So when I came across a very interesting article on NPR’s website, my spidey senses […]
The following post was written by Frank Simpkins, author of “The Unfinished Business of the Civil Rights Movement: Failure of America’s Public Schools to Properly Educate its African American Student Populations. Simpkins is co-author of “Between Rhetoric and Reality.” By: Frank Simpkins An overriding theoretical, philosophical and political consideration of the cross-cultural approach to education […]
As we enter our fourth week of more than 275 Nigerian girls being captured by members of the terrorist group Boko Haram, a new video showing the girls has surfaced. The video suggests that the girls, some of whom belonged to the Christian faith, have all converted to Islam.Â
This weekend, a whole bunch of LGBT folk exhaled sighs of relief and then celebrated their butts off. Michael Sam, the former college football player who came out before the NFL draft, was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the 7th round. Congratulations, St. Louis Rams. You may no longer be the Greatest Show […]
