Ice Cube Responds to Backlash Over ‘Anti-Semitic’ Tweets: ‘My Account Has Not Been Hacked’
*Ice Cube has responded to the backlash over the alleged anti-Semitic images he posted on Twitter. Fans were quick to slam the rapper/actor over what they deemed to be offensive imagery of Jewish men with exaggerated facial features. One image showed the men playing Monopoly on the backs of Black folks, per PEOPLE. The other […]
T.I. Suggests It’s Time to ‘Cancel’ Candace Owens: ‘She Got To Go’ [VIDEO]
*T.I. believes controversial conservative Candace Owens is a lost cause, due to her never-ending criticism of Black culture for the amusement for her lily white audience. Her anti-Black/pro-Trump rhetoric is so outrageous at times, that Black Twitter has dubbed her “White Supremacy’s concubine.” During T.I.’s appearance on Nick Cannon’s Power 106 radio show, he […]
Tulsa Cop Catching Heat for Suggesting Black People Shot ’24 Percent Less’ Than They ‘Ought To Be’
*An Oklahoma cop is under fire for allegedly saying Black people are not shot by police as often as they should be. Tulsa Police Department major Travis Yates is reportedly pursuing a lawsuit against a public radio program for misquoting him during a recent podcast appearance, where he stated that officers are “shooting African-Americans about […]
Raynard Jackson Accuses Don Lemon and Joy Reid of ‘Killing More Black Folks Than the KKK [VIDEO]
*During a White House roundtable discussion Wednesday about race relations in America, political consultant Raynard Jackson accused Joy Reid, Don Lemon and Roland Martin of “spreading lies” about the economy under President Donald Trump. He also accused them of “killing more black folks than any white person with a sheet over their face.” Trump hosted the […]
Gabrielle Union Options Memoir ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ For Television Development (Listen to Except)
*Gabrielle Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions has swooped up rights to develop George M. Johnson’s bestselling memoir “All Boys Aren’t Blue” as a series with Sony Pictures TV, where her company is under a first-look deal. In his book, published April 28 by Macmillan, journalist and LGBTQ+ activist Johnson explores his childhood and adolescence growing […]
Ohio GOP Lawmaker Asks if ‘Colored’ COVID-19 Rates are Higher Because They Don’t ‘Wash Their Hands as Well’ (Watch)
*A Republican Ohio state senator is under fire after asking in open session whether “African Americans or the colored population” have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 because they “do not wash their hands as well as other groups.” State Sen. Steve Huffman (Tipp City) spewed this ignorance Tuesday during a hearing on whether to declare racism a […]
Former CNN Reporter Soledad O’Brien: Making Moves as Her Own Boss
*Accomplished reporter and journalist Soledad O’Brien isn’t the type of woman who sugarcoats her words or turns a blind eye to injustice. With an Afro Cuban and Irish heritage, she’s also unafraid to challenge the forces of racial and economic oppression looming over America and other parts of the world. Earning multiple Peabody awards for the […]
Larry Buford: Blaze of Literary Talent Held Cold Lesson
Michigan girl’s poem, “Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight,” moved thousands, brought fame – but no profit Editor’s note: This article appeared as a chapter in “White Pine Whispers” published in 1998. We have been authorized by author Larry Massie to reprint. Massie is a historian and author who resides in Allegan Forest, Michigan. *As the […]
Sports Podcast Launches on Black-Owned Radio App: ‘Profanity Nation’
*Three season ticket holders for both the NBA and NBAʼs G-League have joined forces to launch The Profanity Nation. The Profanity Nation is a sports podcast for professional fans that are passionate about both the professional athletes of the NBA and G-League. Money Mike, Stat Pat, and Simsta are the hosts of The Profanity Nation […]
Typical: NJ Trump Supporter Re-Enacts George Floyd’s Death To Mock Protesters (Video)
*A New Jersey corrections officer who participated in a counter-protest reenacting the death of George Floyd was suspended Tuesday and banned from the NJDOC facilities pending further review after videos of the incident went viral. In the 9-second clip, a group of peaceful protesters march by with a police escort, while a man across the […]
