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CNN’s Jeffrey Lord Doubles Down on His ‘Trump is the MLK of Healthcare’ Blasphemy (Watch)

*After CNN’s resident GOP supporter Jeffrey Lord was firebroiled Thursday by Democratic activist Symone Sanders for suggesting that President Trump is “the Martin Luther King...

Rosa Parks’ Niece Not Happy with Comparison of Tossed United Passenger to her Aunt (Watch)

*Both Rosa Parks and Dr. David Dao famously refused to give up their seats and were hauled away by force, but comparing the United...

Twenty-Five Years After the Flames: Why Are There Still Empty Lots? – Part 1

*It has become a ritual with me. On the 10th, 20th, and now 25th anniversary of the L.A. riots, I do a press tour...

DOJ May Reopen Investigation Into Murder of Emmett Till

*U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions may reopen the investigation into the brutal murder of Emmett Till. The news comes one week after he met...

White Artist’s Painting of Emmett Till in Open Casket Sparks Racial Debate, Protests

*An abstract painting of Emmett Till currently featured in New York’s Whitney Museum of Art reimagines the searing image of the murdered teen disfigured...

The Black Hat/ 5 Annoying Ways That People Advertise Their ‘Blackness’ On Social Media (#1 Will Make You Cry With Laughter)

The views, opinions and positions expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions,...

Forest Whitaker to Executive Produce Angela Davis Biopic for Codeblack Films

*Forest Whitaker has jumped onboard Codeblack Films’ untitled Angela Davis biopic as an executive producer, reports Variety. Lionsgate’s Codeblack in 2016 picked up the movie...

Welfare Mom (Ella Rucker) Bringing Generational Wealth to Black Entrepreneurs This Weekend

*New York, NY -- Ella Rucker knows what it is like to look out on a future without any wealth. "A ten percent raise on...

New Study Confirms African Americans More Likely Than Whites to Be Wrongfully Convicted

*A new study released Tuesday confirms that African Americans are far more likely to be wrongfully convicted of crimes such as murder, sexual assault and...

Black Dallas Family ‘Did Everything America Said We Should Do’ – Still Facing Racism

*As the parents of three sons, William, 16, Joshua, 15 and Christopher, 12, James and Frances Waters work tirelessly to provide their family with...

Protest Over: Colin Kaepernick to Stand During National Anthem Next Season

*San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick will stand during the national anthem next season, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The athlete doesn’t want his method...

Google Pledges $11.5 Million Toward Organizations Fighting for Racial Equality

*Google announced Thursday that its humanitarian arm, Google.org, has pledged a total of $11.5 million toward research and data analysis for organizations dedicated to achieving...

Muhammad Ali Jr. Caught Up in Trump’s Muslim Ban; Detained at Florida Airport

*It happened earlier this month on Feb. 7, but we're just n ow hearing about Muhammad Ali Jr. and his mother, Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the...

Commission Finds ‘Systemic Racism’ at Root of Flint Water Crisis

*"Systemic racism" going back decades was found to have caused the problems leading to a lead-contaminated water crisis in the majority black city of...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH – OUR ROOTS Chronicles African American Heroines

A heroine at the Olympics (Wilma Rudolph) against all odds and another from Little Rock, Arkansas (Daisy Bates) who fought against racial segregation. Celebrating and...

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