Eyebrows were raised earlier this month when the International Olympic Committee allowed Russian Olympic Committee figure skater Kamila Valieva to compete at the 2022 winter games in Beijing despite failing a pre-Olympics drug test. The controversial decision prompted track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson, who was omitted from the USA team last year after testing…
Police officers pen the Black teen, identified in a report as Z’Kye, to the ground on his stomach, with one officer’s knee appearing to be in his back. A new viral video that many are describing as clear evidence of police bias and racism is circulating and sparking outrage across social media channels. Police in…
Source: Express Newspapers / Getty Malcolm X was killed on February 21, 1965. MORE: 20 Malcolm X Quotes Every Black Person Should Know It’s heartbreaking to think about the pain his pregnant wife and four daughters must have felt as they took cover from bullets aimed at the man they all loved. Malcolm had his…
Mental health advocate Paige Gaines proves there is life beyond a suicide attempt and mental health diagnosis. Editor’s note: The following article discusses mental health and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know needs support, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 for 24-hour support. Photo:AdobeStock Paige Gaines first attempted suicide at twelve…
OPINION: Netflix’s new three-part docuseries, a 20-year study of Ye’s life, is a valuable tool to understand who he is and where he comes from. We talk a lot about Kanye’s ego. It’s massive and corrosive; it leads him to make great music and fight publicly with family and friends; it leads him to wear…
A white employee from Nebraska has lost their job after allegedly calling a flight attendant a racial slur. The company issued a statement not only distancing itself from the former employee, but unequivocally rejecting the bigoted remark. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the person was booked on Delta Flight 5593 on Monday, Feb. 7, at 1:10 pm,…
South Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal overturned former officer Jonathan Aledda’s conviction of misdemeanor culpable negligence. The conviction of a former North Miami police officer who shot an autistic man’s caretaker in a 2016 incident that enraged many Americans and sparked early calls for justice, has been overturned, according to CNN. South Florida’s Third District…
Source: L. Toshio Kishiyama / Getty Some white people are so racist, they’re racist on accident because their idea of not being racist is racist. Does that make sense? If not, a good example is when so-called “pro-life” white people try to draw Black people into their agenda by citing the number of abortions that…
Tia Mowry‘s daughter Cairo Hardrict became the center of attention on Feb. 16, after the 3-year-old participated in her first solo transition video. A transition is a video editing technique that combines separate clips. In the fashion post shared on Instagram, Hardrict, who is wearing a casual blue shirt, is seen playing with a toy…
A letter sent to Indiana parents with a directive to sign and return if they choose to decline the lessons for their kids went viral. An elementary school in Indiana sparked controversy this weekend after a letter sent by a school counselor went viral. The letter gave parents the option to decline to participate in…
