Rosa Parks Biopic In the Works from Director Julie Dash
*Filmmaker Julie Dash is preparing to direct a biopic on civil rights icon Rosa Parks, which will focus on the decade …
‘I Can’t Pretend Racism Isn’t Real’: Jemele Hill Opens Up About the Fallout Over Her Trump Tweets
*ESPN anchor Jemele Hill has penned an essay for the network’s website The Undefeated about the controversy surrounding …
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Why ‘Donald Trump Might Be A White Supremacist’ (WATCH)
While Donald Trump has declared war against ESPN host Jemele Hill for calling him a white supremacist, author Ta-Nehisi …
Broncos’ Von Miller Loses Spokeman Gig Over Protest – Steelers Villanueva ‘Embarrassed’ Over His Actions
*When you truly stand for something, you’re going to have to sacrifice something. Denver Broncos linebacker Von …
Titans WR Rishard Matthews: ‘I Plan to Kneel Until Trump Apologizes’
*Tennessee Titans player Rishard Matthews says he will take a knee before every game until Donald Trump apologizes for …
Pa. Fire Chief Now Says He’s ‘Embarrassed’ Over Calling Steelers Coach ‘No Good N**ger’
*After the Pittsburgh Steelers stayed in the locker room for the national anthem before their game on Sunday, a …
Georgetown Law Faculty and Students Take a Knee Outside Jeff Sessions Speech
*In protest of a scheduled talk about campus free speech by Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions at Georgetown University Law …
Petition Launched to Remove Ray Lewis Statue From Ravens Stadium
*More than 16,000 people have signed an online petition to take down the statue of former Baltimore Ravens player Ray …
Why Jordin Sparks Wrote a Bible Verse on Her Hand to Sing the National Anthem on ‘MNF’
*Jordin Sparks didn’t take a knee while singing the national anthem at Monday night’s game between the Dallas …
Police Say They Shot T-Boz’s Cousin Multiple Times Because ‘He Was Advancing With a Handgun’
*The Peoria Police Department in Illinois posted a press release on their Facebook page Friday, alleging Eddie Russell …
Cardi B Talks Trump, Kaepernick, NFL Protests and ‘This Man From North Korea’
*Billboard caught up with Cardi B on Monday to get her take on some current hot topics. On the day her single “Bodak …
First Ever HBCU Technology Summit to be Held at Morehouse
*The National Black Information Technology Leadership Organization (NBITLO) is calling together Higher Education …
Charlene Crowell: Civil Servants Challenge Education Secretary, Betsy Devos
*Civil rights leaders and Capitol Hill lawmakers are standing up and speaking out against a recent Department of …
Steelers Say They’ll Take the Field During Next National Anthem in Baltimore
*The Pittsburgh Steelers will be on the field during the national anthem in next weekend’s game against the Baltimore …
LeBron James on ‘That Guy’ in the White House: ‘He Used the Sports Platform to Divide Us’ (Watch)
*LeBron James spoke to the press today following Sunday’s protests around the NFL after President Trump called for …
