The family of a 13-year-old Oakland, California girl who was declared brain-dead by doctors last years wants her status changed to “alive.” Jahi McMath slipped into a coma after suffering from cardiac arrest during a routine operation for sleep apnea in December.Ā
Hip-Hop is a world where your word is your bond. Anything you say is purported to be factual and ākeep it realā becomes more than a slogan, it is law! After a recent conversation I had with my brother about the recent happenings in each others lives and the topic of authenticity came up. How […]
The following article is from Brookings. It was written by Jonathan Rothwell. By: Jonathan Rothwell The social mobility of black Americans has suffered collateral damage from the āWar on Drugs.ā Being convicted of a crime has devastating effects on the employment prospects and incomes of ex-felons and their children, as myĀ Brookings colleaguesĀ andĀ other scholarsĀ have found.
Walmart is blaming Tracy Morgan’s lack of wearing a seatbelt for injuries he suffered in the accident with a Walmart truck. According to legal documents, the company says Morgan not being properly restrained caused most, if not all of the comedian’s injuries as he rode home in a limo van in NJ back in June.Ā
The following post is from Medium. It was written by Talib Kweli Greene. By: Talib Kweli Greene Yasiin Bey and IĀ make beautiful music together. We are yin and yang, our styles complement each other very nicely. While itās always a treat for us to perform together as Black Star, the style and pace of […]
South Carolina native Ernest Satterwhite, 68, was a former mechanic who had a habit of ignoring police officers who attempting to pull him over. The great-grandfather is now dead after a slow-speed chase which led to his driveway got him killed by a 25-year-old police officer.Ā
A political cartoon published in Wednesday’sĀ Boston HeraldĀ has people calling the newspaper racist. The cartoon mocks a very serious security breach that took place where a man jumped the White House fence and actually made it through the door of the president’s home.Ā
By: Terrence Chappell Iām much more aware of my identity as a black man versus my identity as a gay man. I donātĀ think of them as competing identities, but in the context of perception and the world they are binary. EvenĀ as a young boy, I remember my mom telling me āSometimes you will […]
The following piece is from the New York Times. It was written by Richard Fausset. By: Richard Fausset Since moving to this small city on the eastern flank of Atlantaās suburban sprawl, Lorna Francis, a hairdresser and a single mother, has found a handsome brick house to rent on a well-groomed cul-de-sac. She has […]
Eight protesters were arrested Sunday evening in Ferguson as police continued their search for a suspect who shot a police officer on Saturday. According to a Ferguson police officer, bottles and rocks were hurled at officers, and the department requested aid from other police agencies because of the large crowd.Ā
A Pennsylvania couple is suing three police officers who they say invaded their home on Feb. 22. Kia Gaymon, 38, and her husband Michael, 35 of Collingdale, filed a lawsuit against the borough as well as three police officers.Ā
Iggy Azalea has sparked controversy after allegedly taking to social media to defend her use of the word n*gga. The white Australian rapper has been growing in popularity, having made billboard.com’s ‘Hot Rap Songs’ list twice. But many have accused her of hijacking black culture, particularly citing the use of her “fake” black Southern […]
