U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told graduates during a commencement address at Morgan State University that subtle, everyday racism within the criminal justice system especially, is far more harmful than racist outbursts. He used examples such as those by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy. He referred to the […]
Filmmakers Squeaky Moore and Kenneth “KT” Nelson, along with executive producers Terrie M. Williams and Mari Yanuzzi will host the “Face of Darkness” – Journey to Healing event at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 in New York City at 6 p.m.
Singer, songwriter/producer Pharrell has had an amazing year. But tempers flared when the star released the cover for his new album, GIRL, and the flames have been reignited after comments about “The New Black” during an interview with Oprah made by the musician.
A South Dakota judge sentenced a man who killed a woman as part of a plot to assassinate President Barack Obama to death on Tuesday. The hearing formalized a unanimous vote of a jury to sentence 44-year-old James McVay to death.
Yesterday, Ras Baraka claimed the mayoral seat of Newark, NJ. Baraka, a councilman and activist, beat law professor Shavar Jeffries for the seat left vacant by Cory Booker, who is now a senator in Washington. Baraka won 54% of the vote.
Members of a Washington D.C. volunteer task force returned to Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens last last week in hopes of finding clues that will lead them to a missing 8-year-old girl. Relisha Rudd has been missing for more than two months.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is offering to assist law enforcement in Nigerian as they continue their search for more than 250 schoolgirls who were kidnapped by Islamist militants. Holder has also ordered an intelligence assessment of the Boko Haram, the group claiming responsibility for the abductions.
An Alabama man says that he accidentally shot and killed his son after he acted in a bizarre and angry manner. Sexton Adams, 55, shot 17-year-old Darius Adams on Friday, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
While it appears that producers of the hit sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live took steps to address its lack of diversity by adding one black woman to its on-air staff and two black female writers, the show is once again in the spotlight for its portrayal of blacks. Leslie Jones, one of the writers […]
For two weeks, family members have been waiting for any bit of information leading to relatives who were among 234 Nigerian school girls likely kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram. The group has killed at least 2,300 people since 2010. In the first four months of this year alone, 1,500 people have died at […]
Cliven Bundy, a Nevada rancher who was in the news recently for having won a two-decade long fight with the federal government for refusing to pay over $1 million in grazing fees after it was discovered that his cattle were grazing on federal land, is now in headlines for comments he has made about Blacks. […]
Triplets Malik, Ahmad and Khalil Jones have a very good problem to settle on. The Georgetown Day School seniors have all been accepted into college, including two Ivy League institutions.
