Baltimore police are investigating the shooting death ofĀ Alphonza Watson, a 38-year-oldĀ Black trans woman.
Match Day, which is when medical students find out where they’ll be conducting their residency, is always a special occasion. For NancyĀ Abu-Bonsrah, it was even more so as she became the first Black woman neurosurgeon at John Hopkins.Ā
In justĀ a couple of decades, the system of college athletic recruitment has had a major facelift. It was once almost a cliche for recruiters to regularly visit low-income households and court the talented children of parents who never went to college. Today, recruiters appear to be more focused on athletes that can get into better […]
Douglas Goodstein and four other Caucasian producers are firing back at Sean “Diddy” Combs and his company Revolt TV because they feel they were treated unfairly and fired because they were white. And over 39 years old. The team of producers filed a Manhattan Supreme Court suit and claim that they were regularly treated āworse […]
Many of the deaths at the hands of policeĀ are underscored by a common thread of mental health needs that often goes ignored by the public. The latest example of a black person being killed while suffering from an “episode” is Desmond Phillips, 25, who was shot after his father called police to their shared apartment […]
One of the many jobs of the president of the United States is to be the face of the nation and act as a middle man between American citizens and other countries. In other words, Donald Trump isĀ currently our main contact with foreign leaders. Let that sink in for a few minutes.
The University of Chicago is stepping in to ensure a quality education for local families in a big way.Ā WBEZ reports thatĀ the university will offer free tuition to students who are the children of Chicago Public Schools staff members.Ā
Artists have long been mouthpieces forĀ what the people are feeling. Chance the Rapper was doing just that when he spoke on his introduction to the concept of Black mental health during his latest cover story onĀ Complex.
How long have we been pointing out that Silicon Valley is overwhelmingly filled with white men? Quite a while. Yet, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is still holding out hope that “rigorous” diversity training is going to improve his company where only one percent of employees are Black.Ā
Marley Dias made waves by starting #1000BlackGirlBooks and has tunedĀ it into many more opportunities and accomplishments. Now another 11-year-old in Missouri is carrying the torch.
Ever since he started his campaign, President Donald Trump has made it clear that he would break from tradition and wouldn’t releases his taxed to the public. Many suspected that this was his way of avoiding a major hit in the polls due to suspicion of illicit business practices. However, yesterday was filled with anticipation […]
This article was originally posted at Water Cooler Convos and has been reposted with permission. One of the most irritating byproducts of this new era of being āwokeā is the increased numbers of people who read one Martin Luther King, Jr speech or saw one thing Angela Davis said that one time or found […]
