The Sanford, Florida police department is once again making headlines after stopping and forcing 27-year old activist Traymon Williams out of his car and onto the ground. Traymon was driving with his girlfriend and younger brother and had done absolutely nothing wrong. The Police allegedly thought he was a burglar. Howvever, Williams may have been […]
Roy Middleton was outside of his own home grabbing a pack of cigarettes from his car when the police arrived, believing he was an intruder. They opened fire on him even though he was cooperating with their commands.
Harry Belafonte has both clarified his comments about and extended an olive branch to Beyonce and Jay Z. This, of course, is in response to Jay Z’s remarks about Belafonte’s claim that he and wife Beyonce aren’t socially active and responsible enough. In an interview with MSNBC, Belafonte talked about the wasted power of black […]
Don Lemon has come under fire for expressing agreement with Bill O’Reilly’s controversial statements regarding crime in the Black community.
The Congressional Black Caucus held an emergency summit on Chicago’s gun violence crisis last Friday.
In a recent interview with Chaka Khan, the soul legend announced her intentions to boycott Florida in protest of the state’s Stand Your Ground laws.
Remember when Harry Belafonte went in on young black celebrities like Jay “no hyphen” Z and Beyonce on their lack of political activism? Well, Jay has finally responded: “Yeah I’m offended by that because first of all…this is going to sound arrogant…but my presence is charity, just because of who I am.”
Chicago’s own Rhymefest and Kanye West are using their skills and resources to bring a free music writing program to youth on the South Side of Chicago.
The parents of the late Trayvon Martin has responded to the widely-reported revelations from Juror B29, who recently proclaimed that George Zimmerman “got away with murder,” and that she owes an apology to Trayvon Martin’s family
When Akua McClaine began having a seizure, her son Demonte sprang into action. He immediately called 911, told the operator exactly what was going on, and gave his mother’s age, location, and medical history.
Vh1 has finally released an official trailer for their upcoming biopic on legendary 90’s girl group TLC.
Juror B29 – the only minority juror on the George Zimmerman trial – says George Zimmerman “got away with murder,” and that she owes an apology to Trayvon Martin’s family: “I was the juror that was going to give them the hung jury. I fought to the end.”
