Atlanta Artist, Shanequa Gay, Sketches Slain Black Men on Canvas
*In celebration of Black History Month and Women’s History Month, Wofford College presents a solo exhibition from …
AG Jeff Sessions Questions Validity of Justice Dept. Reports on Ferguson and Chicago Policing
*Trump’s new Attorney General Jeff Sessions has questioned reports published by his agency about policing in Chicago and …
ABC Sets John Ridley Doc ‘Let it Fall’ about 1992 L.A. Uprising Over Rodney King Verdicts
*Academy Award-winner John Ridley teams up with ABC News’ Lincoln Square Productions to direct and produce a …
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 …
Criminal Case Against Officer Yanez in Castile Death Will Proceed
*The judge in the criminal case against police officer Jeronimo Yanez in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, has …
‘Style Your Hair Like a White Officer’ Was Last Straw, Black Female Sgt. Files Civil Lawsuit
*We smile through it, don’t we? I remember being so happy when I was once hired to work at a prominent Los …
Review: PBS Film ‘The Talk’ Explores Conversation Black Families Have About Encountering Police
*Tonight, PBS premieres “The Talk: Race in America,” a documentary from director/producer Sam Pollard that examines the …
Time: The Kalief Browder Story – Premieres 3/1 on Spike [WATCH]
*Weinstein Television and Shawn “JAY Z” Carter have teamed up with Spike TV for a groundbreaking event series that will …
Release of Ferguson Doc ‘Whose Streets?’ to Coincide With Anniversary of Mike Brown’s Death
*Magnolia Pictures has picked up North American rights to “Whose Streets?, a documentary on the unrest in Ferguson, MO …
Netflix to Air ‘13TH: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay’
*One day after Ava DuVernay’s Netflix documentary “13TH” received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature, the …
Ricky Williams Stopped and Frisked by Texas Cops While Taking A Walk (Watch)
*Former NFL running back and current “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant Ricky Williams says he was …
Black Filmmakers Talk Importance of Merging Art with Activism
*The Blackout Festival aims to celebrate and empower visionary voices that consistently champion diversity in …
Review: Frontline’s Two-Part ‘Divided States of America’
*PBS’s Frontline enters the crowded field of Obama specials this week with a four hour, two-night drilling into …
‘Walking While Black, L.O.V.E. is the Answer’ World Premier at the Broad Stage (Watch)
*The out-of-control, caught on camera behaviors of many law enforcement officers have civilians wondering if it might be …
Ex-cops Joke About Using Blacks for Target Practice
*Three former Miami police officers are under fire for joking in a group chat with other cops about using blacks as …
