A white teacher who teaches at the high school Michelle Obama attended as a teen in Chicago has been suspended. The city’s school administration took action against the educator because he and an African-American colleague argued over him hanging a black doll from a cord in his classroom. Carl Pasowicz, a World History instructor at…
Source: 11Alive / Hall & Lampros, LLP Police brutality has cost the state of Georgia nearly $5 million—all because a cop couldn’t put his fragile blue ego aside and understand that a short car chase doesn’t warrant the execution of a Black man. According to 11 Alive, on Aug. 7, 2020, Julian Lewis was shot…
Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer of Memphis was repeatedly taunted by George Johnson, who allegedly harassed her at her home and threatened to beat her up. An assault charge against an open confederacy supporter who agitated a Black Memphis, Tennessee, elected official and sang “Dixie” as she addressed media last year have been dismissed. George…
Mo’Nique has graced millions of screens over the years since hitting the entertainment industry in the late 1990s. The actress first witnessed a claim to fame for her role as Nicole “Nikki” Parker in “Moesha” and its spinoff “The Parkers.” “The Parkers,” which aired on the UPN network from 1999 to 2004, followed the lives…
Gas prices are well above $5 a gallon in states like California and Nevada and averaging $4 or more in dozens of others. Gasoline check-ins show that the price of gas at the pump continues to skyrocket across the country, causing a strain on Americans’ wallets. According to a gas price tracker compiled by American…
When rumors started circulating about Idris Elba leaving the biz to further pursue his music career, fans were not happy. The Black Brit’s range has afforded him the opportunity to play every role imaginable, from Black cowboys, hood hustlers, superheroes, slick-talking gangstas, to-die-for love interests, don’t-catch-them-in-the alley villains, and even a misunderstood detective. So the…
‘Put in the Hard Work, Don’t Give Up’: Atlanta Teen with More than a Million Dollars in Scholarship Money and 49 College Offers Shares Her Journey to Success An Atlanta teen had a big decision on her hands with nearly 50 college offers and more than a million dollars in scholarship money on the table….
Source: wtmj / iOne Digital On March 19, Jada Davis made history after she was crowned “Miss Milwaukee.” The bustling law student and business owner became the first Black woman in the state to be honored with the prestigious title. “It was an incredible moment,” Davis shared of the big accolade to Wisconsin’s Afternoon News….
Rappers Rick Ross and 50 Cent haven’t had the friendliest of track records regarding their friendship stemming as far back as 2008 when the Wing Stop boss claimed the “Power” honcho looked at him wrong while the two attended the 2008 BET Awards. The two have exchanged slick comments over the years, but Ross now…
OPINION: In episode three, the crew finds themselves in London at a billionaire’s party, where someone is either scamming or getting scammed. The gang seems to be back together in episode three, “The Old Man and the Tree.” The title is a take-off on Ernest Hemingway’s legendary novel, The Old Man and the Sea, and…
