The New York Rens played from 1923 to 1948. Black History Heroes/Twitter For the first time in 20 years, the NBA began its season with no Black-owned franchises. In fact, there’s been only one Black majority-owned team in league history. In late 2002, the NBA awarded an expansion team, the Charlotte Bobcats, to Black Entertainment…
A Black woman who worked at AT&T for over three decades says she was fired from her job after reporting a racist and alarming threat made against her. Now, she’s suing after accusing the company of illegal discrimination and retaliation, according to the lawsuit obtained by Atlanta Black Star. Stacey Fowler, 53, held a senior…
Actress Jodie Turner-Smith was recently spotted with a mystery man at a Halloween party amid her pending divorce from actor Joshua Jackson. Though fans are happy to see the actress back on the scene, many were just thrilled to see her alongside a melanated man again. According to Page Six, Turner-Smith was seen walking arm…
Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia, South Carolina. | Source: Google Maps A pair of jails in South Carolina with reputations for violence including deaths and sexual abuse of inmates are officially under federal investigation for suspected civil rights violations, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday. The two facilities were singled…
One of the five former Memphis Police Department officers charged for the killing of Tyre Nichols pleaded guilty in a federal court Thursday, Nov. 2. Desmond Mills Jr. accepted charges related to civil rights violations and conspiracy stemming from the voilent arrest on Jan. 7. Mills, along with his co-defendants Emmitt Martin III, Tadarrius Bean,…
It appears that T.I. and Tiny Harris’ son King Harris is channeling his inner Muhammad Ali after showing off his swift and impressive boxing skills. The young rapper surprised fans everywhere by uploading a video on his Instagram, where he can be seen throwing a combination of jabs and uppercuts with his instructor while ducking…
The newly-appointed executive director of the North Dakota Republican Party is officially on the outs early into his position after it was discovered that his X account is riddled with racist and sexist tweets. It took only 10 days after Dave Roetman was hired on to be the state’s party executive for him to resign…
Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty Sometimes it’s just really difficult not to wish Democrats were as petty as Republicans. If only they could, at least once in a blue moon, mirror the childish vindictiveness the GOP regularly dabbles in while wielding their votes and legislative pens. Perhaps it would be easier for them to…
Fox Sports analyst Chris Broussard had a major gaffe on air after he called James Harden a slur and then attempted to clean it up with an equally bad apology. It was a regular episode of the sports talk debate show “First Things First” until the topic of the trade between the Philadelphia 76ers and…
A Texas man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, Nov. 1, for fatally shooting his neighbor in front of his apartment. In addition, a jury ordered Edward Murray, 57, to pay a $10,000 fine in connection to the death of Antonio Robinson in September 2020, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. “I feel sorry for the family…
