It looks like singer-actress Zendaya Coleman will be starring in the role of Aaliyah in VH1’s upcoming biopic. Filming starts in a few weeks, and the movie is set to premiere in September.Â
The following post was written by Carla Murphy of Colorlines. It tells the story of Heather Booth, a white participant on Freedom Summer 1964 and appears under the original title of “Remembering Freedom Summer 1964 Heather Booth.” By: Carla Murphy In the summer of 1964—Freedom Summer—more than 1,000 Northern, mainly white students traveled for the […]
The following post originally appeared on Reginald Andreas. It was published under the original title of, “10 Things You Did Not Know About Blue Ivy’s Hair.” By; Reginald Andreas There has been a ton of buzz on the internet lately about Blue Ivy’s new hair style. Ever since images first leaked of the child of […]
I hadn’t planned on this but I suppose this is a follow up to my previous article on the national race conversation we aren’t having and how much work needs to be done to set up a communicative framework before we even focus on having THE conversation. As it happened I was in a […]
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
 Floyd “money” Mayweather’s set to make $70 million from Saturday’s fight he won against Marcos Maidana. And the boxing champ wasted no time bragging about his come up on Instagram.Â
According to a report released by the Center for American Progress and the National Education Association, U.S. teachers are nowhere near as diverse as their students. The report seeks to call attention to what researchers refer to as the “diversity gap” at elementary and secondary schools in the country.Â
 By: Mark Harris I want to let everyone know that this post is not about religion. As it to be said, I am not religious. However, this post is about the miracle that life allows to happen. No matter how one looks at things, there is something out there “bigger than us”. There […]
When I first heard the term ‘thot’ of course my reaction was ‘what the hell did you say?’ Then I became aware that it means either ‘that hoe out there’ or ‘that hoe over there’ as a simple and general euphemism for calling out a promiscuous woman or just a person who behaves ghetto (see […]
There are more transgender and gender fluid characters on television who appear in main roles than ever. According to NPR’s Neda Ulaby, “TV’s expanding universe [also] represents gays and lesbians and working women.”Â
A Pennsylvania chapter of the Ku Klux Klan launched a neighborhood watch group in the area of Ridge Road in Fairview Township. The hate group formed the committee in response to a series of recent break-ins in the neighborhood, said Frank Ancona, the organization’s imperial wizard and president.Â
White supremacy has no chill. Last week, CBS announced that it had tapped Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman, who will be retiring from his post at The Late Show in 2015. In what looks to be a delivery of the proverbial bozack to Suey Park and her defenders, Colbert has become the latest inductee into […]