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Chicago Bears cornerback Charles “Peanut” Tillman was named the Walter Payton Man of the Year at the fifth annual Associated Press NFL Awards Saturday. Tillman received the award with tear-filled eyes and as a Chicago Bear the award had a very special meaning to the star. 

Weeks after a very bizarre interview and apology after sympathizing with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to hold an American journalist in a labor camp for 15 years, former NBA star Dennis Rodman is once again speaking out. During a live interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo, Rodman stated that he is willing to […]

One of New York City’s most prestigious prep schools has apologized after screening a satirical movie about slavery. The Dalton School showed “C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America” to sophomores at a presentation of history projects on Monday. The movie portrayed the south as the winners of the Civil War and treated slavery as comical. 

The attorney for Richie Incognito has released text messages exchanged between his client and Jonathan Martin that show the players talking as though they were friends. The offensive lineman was suspended from the Miami Dolphins after Martin walked away from the squad due to allegations of bullying. CBS news was provided with 40 pages of […]

Jahmir Wallace is one extraordinary 10-year-old. The Phillipsburg, New Jersey 5th grader was born without arms, but despite that fact, he is a master at playing the trumpet with his toes.

  The president of major network MSNBC has apologized for an offensive tweet and fired the person responsible on Thursday after a member of the Republican party suggested that conservatives should boycott the news network. 

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,  

  On Thursday, trans women of color will lead a rally at NYPD headquarters to demand justice for Islan Nettles. Nettles was brutally beaten to death in August after her attacker found out that she was trans. Trans Women of Color Collective of Greater New York  will lead the rally in hopes of calling attention to […]

Four men are facing charges in connection with the shooting death of a 5-year-old Omaha girl who was hit by a stray bullet while eating breakfast with her family in their home. All four men were arrested earlier on suspicion of theft on Jan. 15. Surveillance video captured footage in the area where shots were […]

Officials at a Utah elementary school took the meals of 40 children and threw them away due to outstanding balances on their accounts. Parents of students at Uintah Elementary in Salt Lake City were shocked and angered upon hearing the news.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a road map to end New York City’s appeal of a judge’s stop-and-frisk ruling. De Blasio’s announcement means that the city believes what Michael Bloomberg did not— that the previous administration abused stop-and-frisk policing.  The practice has long been criticized for racially profiling minorities. 

Rutgers University will now offer a course on Beyoncé in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies.  The class, “Feminist Perspectives: Politicizing Beyoncé,” is being offered during the Spring semester at the college.