New Study Differentiates ‘Black’ in America … and Find Many U.S. Blacks Are Foreign Born
*Are you black or African American? If this is a question you never really considered much, and flippantly answer one …
Apple’s New ‘Racially Diverse’ Emojis Criticized in Washington Times Article
*Apple’s new “racially diverse” emoji may have been a step in the right direction for some, but it’s more or …
Sunday Rev. Al Sharpton to Preach in SC & Visit Site of Walter Scott Shooting
*Contrary to reports that he was told to stay away by the family of Walter Scott, on Sunday (04-12-15), Reverend Al …
Walter Scott Funeralized in South Carolina Amid Calls for ‘Justice’
*(Via USA Today) – Walter Scott, the 50-year-old black man who was fatally shot in the back by a white police …
Time Magazine Honors Walter Scott with ‘Black Lives Matter’ Cover
*In big bold letters, Time magazine featured the words “Black Lives Matter” to mark the shooting of African American man …
Nation’s Top Civil Rights Leaders to Announce Campaign to Confirm Loretta Lynch as AG
In wake of South Carolina shooting that killed Walter Scott, Rev. Al Sharpton, Cornell William Brooks, Marc Morial and …
Leo Terrell Storms Off ‘Hannity’ Over Crazy Walter Scott Comments (Watch)
*A Sean Hannity panel on the South Carolina shooting death of Walter Scott went off the rails Thursday when civil rights …
Ramsey Orta (He Filmed Eric Garner’s Death) Crowdfunds $19K for Bail Money
*The man who filmed Eric Garner’s death on video is a free man, thanks to a crowdfunding campaign. TakePart.com reports …
S.C. Cop Facing Charges for 2014 Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Black Man
*A white officer in South Carolina who fatally shot an unarmed black man in his driveway in 2014 was arrested on a …
Yaphet Kotto: James Bond Should be ‘Played By White Actors’
*Count Yaphet Kotto among the folks who thinks casting a black actor as James Bond is political correctness run amok. …
GoFundMe.com Nixes Campaign for SC Police Officer Michael Slager
*Since news of South Carolina police officer Michael Slager fatal shooting of Walter Scott surfaced, social media and …
Feidin Santana, the Man Behind ‘That’ Video Comes Forward (Watch)
*We now know who the identity of the person who shot the video that appears to show a white police officer shooting an …
Tavis Smiley on ‘Empire’: ‘The Worst of Every Pathology that Black People Have’
*The debate over “Empire” continues to be active as folks argue over the show’s best and worst qualities. Among those …
2 Black City Council Persons Voted in to Office in Ferguson
*(Via Washington Post) – Two black candidates are among three people elected to the Ferguson City Council, …
White Officer Charged After Video Shows Him Shooting Unarmed Black Man in Back (Watch)
*(Via LA Times) – South Carolina police officer was charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black …
