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Last week musician Nicki Minaj came under fire for the use of an image of iconic civil rights leader Malcolm X to promote her new single. Minaj has since apologized for the act, but some members of X’s estate still aren’t pleased. 

In response to a Florida jury not finding a man guilty of first-degree murder in relation to the death of a 17-year-old teenager, Twitter users have responded with the #DangerousBlackKids hashtag. Most of the images feature black children who are anything but dangerous, including 4-year-old Anala Beevers, Mensa’s youngest and newest member. 

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s chancellor has finally responded to racist criticism for her decision to hold classes during a severe weather advisory. Students took to Twitter to bash Chancellor Phyllis Wise under the hashtag #f**kPhyllis on Monday for simply being denied a snow day. Chancellor Wise’s response, appearing on Inside Higher Ed,  

For the first since Sunday, Kendrick Lamar has responded to Macklemore’s win. The star was nominated for 7 Grammys, four of which Macklemore took home. While talking with XXL after last night’s Don Kennedy show, Lamar had the following the say about Macklemore’s win. 

With the three day weekend coming up in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Jr.’s legacy, promoters are using a less flattering image of the civil rights leader to push their parties. In one of the images, King is picture on the body of a man with a gold chain draped around his neck, accompanied by […]

We all know that social media can provide a bit of “courage” for those who wish to voice their opinions. It is a safe haven, where revealing one’s identity is optional and the stroke of keys unlimited. Trolls can be downright mean when expressing thoughts about people, places and things, and celebrities and other public […]

On Monday Jan. 6, Florida State Prosecutor Angela Corey filed a motion to revoke Marissa Alexander’s release on bond as she awaits trial. Corey alleges that Alexander broke the conditions of her release by making unauthorized trips to run errands. A significant reason for Alexander’s release is the overwhelming support from supporters and organizations advocating […]

Earlier this week, we reported that R&B diva Beyoncé Knowles was under fire for her use of audio from the space shuttle 1986 Challenger crash that resulted in the deaths of  everyone on board. Now, NASA has issued a response. 

When Kanye West made the rounds last week during radio interviews, he used Arsenio Hall as an example of what could happen to him if people stopped supporting his music. Well, Arsenio Hall was asked about West’s remarks and had this to say:

The woman who was driving a van full of children when police opened fire on the vehicle has finally responded in relation to the incident. Oriana Farrell, 39, was pulled over for speeding on Oct. 28 near Taos, New Mexico. The situation escalated after an officer broke her car window with her five children in […]

Although TLC’s money issues have been well-documented, this was the first time we saw a dramatization of what happened. Former R&B singer Perry “Pebbles” Reid, who discovered and managed the group when they first started out, was not portrayed positively, and as a result, viewers attacked Reid on social media. As might be expected, Reid took to Twitter to defend herself and is now threatening to sue.

Jay Z has finally broke his silence about the controversial Barney’s deal. In light of two African American shoppers’ claims of racial discrimination by Barney’s & the NYPD, critics have been urging Hov to cancel his multi-million dollar arrangement with the department store.