Voters in Ferguson Head to the Polls; Will Bad Weather Discourage Turnout? (Watch)
*(Via Huffington Post) – Residents in Ferguson, Missouri, cast their votes on Tuesday in a closely watched …
‘The Runner-Up’s’ Clay Aiken Talks Black Voters, Gay Backlash (Clip)
*He was the runner-up to Ruben Studdard on “American Idol” and the runner-up to Arsenio Hall on “Celebrity Apprentice.” …
Mykelti Williamson Boards WGN’s Underground Railroad Series
*Mykelti Williamson and Devon Gummersall have been cast in “Underground,” WGN America’s pre-Civil War series about the …
Mindy Kaling’s Brother Posed as Black Man to Get Into Med School
*The Indian American brother of actress Mindy Kaling (“The Mindy Project”) has an older brother who says he got …
SAE Suspends Clemson Frat Members Over ‘Cripmas’ Party
*Another racially-charged incident involving Sigma Alpha Epsilon has generated suspensions – this time at Clemson …
Black Kentucky Player Apologizes for ‘F*ck That N*gga’ Comment Directed at White Wisconsin Player
*Dang, talk about being a sore loser and bad sport. Black University of Kentucky guard Andrew Harrison apologized Sunday …
Kylie Jenner’s ‘Black Face’ Moment: What’s Her Real Point?
*You have to wonder about Kylie Jenner‘s intention when she posted the pic above to Instagram … and then …
Innocent Man – Anthony Ray Hinton – Freed from Alabama Death Row After 30 Years
*(Via Huffington Post) – Anthony Ray Hinton, 58, spent half his life on Alabama’s death row, sentenced to …
Cosmo Puts Black Women on the Wrong Side of Beauty Trends List
*Cosmopolitan, the magazine, is apparently not looking to win over black women anytime soon, judging by negative …
Killer Mike Compares Criminalization of Rap Music to Jim Crow (Watch)
*In the eyes of some, rap music has become a weapon in helping to unfairly criminalize black men. For Killer Mike, that …
Regina King Wants ‘American Crime’ to ‘Provoke Small Conversations’
*ABC is about halfway through its new anthology series “American Crime,” which co-stars Regina King as a Muslim woman …
Duke University Investigating Noose on Campus; Students March
*Duke administrators and police are trying to determine who hung a noose from a tree on campus, what the school …
Isaiah Washington Says Chris Rock Should ‘Adapt’ to Racial Profiling; Twitter Attacks
*Isaiah Washington sat down for an interview with Don Lemon on “CNN Tonight” Wednesday after his unsolicited advice to …
‘Empire’s’ Grace Gealey on Being ‘Discriminated Against for Being Light-Skinned’
*Grace Gealey may have been born and raised in the Cayman Islands, but she has become familiar with American colorism …
Deadline.com Apologizes for Controversial ‘Ethnic Castings’ Article
*Deadline co-editor-in-chief Nellie Andreeva published a column last week that suggested the rush to cast actors of …
