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A blues band claims their performance was cut short at a bar in Chicago because there were “too many black people” in the audience. The band performed at McNally’s Traditional Irish Pub in Beverly, and was told by Mike Cummings, who booked the band for the establishment they were done for the evening. 

Paula Deen is on the comeback road, and has already managed to step into a pothole. The celebrity chef who fell from grace after her use of the “n-word” and antebellum desires became public, compared herself to Michael Sam, the (black) football player who came out as gay recently, in an interview with People magazine.

 I was scrolling through my feed on Facebook when I came across a picture of a T- Shirt that said “Gay is the new Black, unless your ACTUALLY Black because you’re still just a N***er”.” Honestly, I was taken back by the harsh quote that made me think about two ongoing issues that we as humans […]

A young aspiring actress/model took to social media to raise awareness about domestic violence. The woman, known as Gabriella, posted pictures of herself beaten in to highlight the dangers of staying in an abusive relationship. 

A group of conservative black church leaders are calling for Attorney General Eric Holder’s impeachment. Why? Because he supports same-sex marriage. The Coalition of African American Pastors blamed the entire Obama administration for giving into pressures on the issue. 

According to a report released by the Chicago Public Schools, privately run charter schools expel students at higher rates than other institutions of learning in the district. The data revealed that during the last school year, 307 students were kicked out of charter schools, compared to 182 kids expelled out of district-run schools. Charter schools […]

  BYP 100’s National Coordinator Charlene Carruthers is making moves. Most recently the young activist and leader made AARP’s “11 Civil Rights Leaders Under 50.” 

Walmart wants to boost black achievement. That’s why the corporation has donated $1.75 million in grants from its foundation to three black nonprofit organizations: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), National Urban League (NUL) and United Negro College Fund (UNCF). 

First Lady Michelle Obama is slated to reveal a proposal Tuesday that would ban the promotion of junk food and sodas in schools. The announcement comes as part of an event celebrating the 4-year anniversary of Obama’s “Let’s Move” health and wellness campaign. 

In the latest episode of Black & Married With Kids, Filmmaker Janks Morton shares an interesting astonishment. Despite stereotypes about African American women, they are beating out all other groups when it comes to college enrollment. 

The NFL may adopt a rule that hopes, I suppose, to help the league succeed where the NAACP failed: it wants to penalize players who get caught using “the n-word” during play: The chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, a group that monitors racial diversity in the NFL, believes the league will soon enact a […]

Ex NFL star Darren Sharper is set to be arraigned in Los Angeles on rape and drug charges. The charges come as part of an investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted and drugged at least seven women.