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Olakunle Akinboboye 1st Black Chair of Cardiovascular Disease Board

*The American Board of Internal Medicine, ABIM, has announced the appointment of the first Black American, Olakunle Akinboboye, MD as chair of the Cardiovascular...

Missouri Target of NAACP’s First-Ever Travel Advisory for an Entire State

*NAACP officials say their recent travel advisory for Missouri, issued in June by the Missouri chapter and recently adopted by the national office, is...

The Black Hat – Book Review/Self-Accountability Takes Backseat to Victimhood in Dyson’s Latest Trope

*On a muggy Thursday evening, renowned intellectual Micheal Eric Dyson waltzed into Leimert Park’s Eso Wan bookstore and sparked a thunderous round of applause...

Mentally Ill Man Severely Burned While Being Held on Hot Pavement During Arrest

*James Bradford Nelson III wound up in the UC Davis Medical Center burn unit, near death with severe wounds on the upper half of...

LA Civil Rights Activists Plan Boycott/Protests of NFL Over Kaepernick Blackballing

*Civil rights activist Najee Ali one of the leading activists in Los Angeles and CEO of Project Islamic Hope  - and Pastor K.W. Tulloss,...

Thaïs Sherell J’s ‘Between the Pages’ is Voice of Black Women

*Nicknamed the young Oprah - entrepreneur, motivational speaker and author, Thaïs Sherell J. pens one of her finest works, Between the Pages, during a time...

President Trump Shows He Does Not Think #Blacklivesmatter in Speech to Police (Video)

*Attorney Antonio Moore discusses the recent comments by President Donald Trump to police in New York about thugs and criminals. Moore makes the argument that...

Chris Brown Goes in on Trump for ‘Giving Police More Right to F-ck Up Young Black Men’

*It's obvious President Donald Trump's incredibly insensitive, misguided and stupid comment on Friday where he basically endorsed police brutality caught the attention of a...

Growing Up Black: What Do You Recall From Your Childhood (And How Has it Shaped Your ‘Now?’)

*I've had the opportunity to live in several cities and I must admit, each of them hold fond memories. Let's see: I was born and...

More Civil Rights and Consumer Protection Rollbacks Sought

*When Barack Obama completed his two terms as America’s President, his legacy was punctuated by two key policy reforms: health care and consumer protection. Although...

Law Office of Zulu Ali Named One of 10 Best Law Firms in California

*The Law Office of Zulu Ali in Riverside, California has been named one of the 10 Best Law Firms in California for Client Satisfaction...

Mother of Sandra Bland Moves to Waller County, Where Daughter Died: “I’ve Got Work to Do!” (Watch)

*July 13 will mark two years since the death of Sandra Bland, the African American woman who had moved to Waller County, Texas to...

Man Spends 90 Days in Jail Because Cops ‘Thought’ Drywall in His Truck was Cocaine

*Damn, can a Black man get a break? Apparently not.  When Karlos Cashe of Oviedo, Florida was pulled over by cops recently, he thought it...

Black Celebs Not Exactly A Favorite of the Atlanta Hawks; Lawsuit Filed

*Well, this here is definitely NOT a good look for the Atlanta Hawks. The NBA team is being sued by Samuel R. Hayes, a former...

Streets Named After Confederate Generals in Black Neighborhood Being Changed

*Hmm...One helluva town hall meeting must've been in effect for the outcome to lead to this powerful conclusion: Street names honoring Confederate generals in...

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