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 …
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 of …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
UW-Madison Student Government Seeks Free Tuition for Black Students
*The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s student government took formal steps this week to demand free tuition for African …
