An Oregon college student is suing his university for discrimination. Jayce Marcus, who is transgender, is a sophomore at George Fox University in Newberg. He applied for on-campus housing in one of the school’s male dormitories, but was denied admission.Â
An autopsy report made public six months after Miriam Carey was shot dead after leading Washington police on a car chase from the White House to the Capitol, shows that the woman was shot five times in the back. Carey, 34, was found to have suffered from mental illness. Her family has filed a wrongful […]
After nearly completing a 25-year sentence for murder, an innocent man will win a bittersweet victory Tuesday when he is expected to walk free. Brooklyn native Jonathan Fleming, 51, served 24 years for allegedly shooting and killing 22-year-old Darryl Rush outside an apartment building in 1989.Â
Akintunde Ahmad is the latest senior to be celebrated. The 17-year-old Oakland Technical High School student’s 5.0 GPA and 2100 (out of 2400) SAT score has landed him admission to several Ivy League institutions, as well as other top colleges.Â
By Mark Eubanks RACISM. It still occurs to this day, and appears to become worse by the years. The sad part is that most people that are racist don’t believe they are and don’t think that there’s anything wrong with it. You see it everywhere — the news, via media, and it also plays a big part […]
Reverend Al Sharpton is downplaying claims that he served as an informant for the FBI. The claims originally surfaced via The Smoking Gun, which stated that Sharpton worked as a mob informant for the FBI in the 1980s.Â
The city of Chicago has been receiving a large amount of negative attention over the past few years due to the violence that has plagued the city. But one teen has a story of success amidst the adversity he faced.
LSU gymnast Lloiminicia Hall is a floor exercise phenom. A junior, Hall scored a perfect 10, her third of the season, on the floor, helping lead her team to a regional title. The video of her performance has gone viral:
In honor of National Poetry Month, here’s a list a few great poets of our generation.Â
South African singer Dencia took to Twitter following news of Lupita Nyong’o’s history-making deal with Lancôme. Dencia, who has been criticized for endorsing a skin bleaching cream, released the following tweet:Â
Shabazz Napier is one of the bet college basketball players in the country. He recently took home the NCAA championship title, but the University of Connecticut point guard recently told reporters that he goes to bed “starving.”Â
Despite experiences of both blatant and subtle racism in American society, Blacks remain somewhat optimistic about their overall well-being. At least that’s the conclusion of a survey commissioned by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and EBONY magazine.Â