An Arizona State University professor who accused campus police of excessive force pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Ersula Ore pleaded guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court to one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.
Laverne Cox has just made history. Cox has become the first transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy. Cox is up for the “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series” for her work on the Netflix hit, Orange is the New Black. The show received 12 nominations.
Let’s make this clear: Palestine has no navy, army or air force; this is not a war, this  genocide!
A Detroit boy who was found in his parent’s basement after a two-week search for the child says he was abused daily. Charlie Bothuell V, 12, was discovered late last month.Â
After a wave of student-led protests on campus, officials at Washington and Lee University have agreed to remove Confederate flags from the main chamber of its Lee Chapel. The changes came after a group of black students protested that the historic Virginia school was unwelcoming to minorities.
 I understand that businesses want to protect their brand, but are they protecting their band or racially profiling? When can racial profiling be justly called? From personal experience, I can say that some businesses would rather lose a few customers than to open their minds and doors to a more diverse crowd. […]
The following post was written by Byron L. Smith. It originally appeared on Brothers on Sports under the original title, “A Teacher Explains Why His Students Are Doing Fundraisers to Bury Their Classmates.” By: Byron L. Smith I was once employed at a high school that had a group of students who went from […]
More than 80 people were shot in Chicago over Fourth of July weekend. Â 15 of the victims have died. Residents in the city are fed up with the senseless violence, but many feel helpless. But members of the BYP100 are taking a stand against the tragedy, even if it means being in the thick […]
The following post originally appeared on Chatham Chatter under the title of “That Time My City Didn’t Kill Anyone.” By: Chicago Chatter Native son of Chicago. Raised in Chatham. Bulls, Bears, and Sox fan (in that order). Lived just a few blocks off of 79th and the Dan Ryan until my late twenties. This information […]
A New York-based publication has decided to print a headline that refers to President Obama as “The N***er in the White House.” The WestView News printed the headline.Â
For the second time in two weeks, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in Fort Wayne, Indiana has been vandalized. This time, the defacing came in the form of racist remarks on two benches.Â
More than 60 Nigerian girls and women who were kidnapped by Islamic extremists two weeks ago have managed to escape.
