Darryl Banks, who served four decades on the board, resigned after he claims Coe College did not consider diverse applicants in search for new president Alumni and students are protesting Coe College’s treatment of a prominent Black trustee who resigned after criticizing the school’s recent presidential selection process as lacking in diversity. Darryl Banks, a…
“Trouble in Mind,” which opened to acclaim off-Broadway in 1955, is an uncomfortable exploration of the racial divide in the 1950s Alice Childress’ searing play Trouble in Mind has finally made it to Broadway and the only frustrating thing about the show is that it has taken this long. The two-act play takes place —…
Ciara‘s COVID-19 discussion at the White House on Wednesday, Nov. 17, got sidetracked after the singer’s son Win Harrison Wilson,1, became the main attraction. During her visit to the Oval Office, Ciara, who came with her three children, shared her oldest son Future Zahir Wilburn’s experience with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in hopes to promote it. Ciara’s…
Parents file federal lawsuit after Black doll hung from noose at Bloomfield Hills High School The parents of a Black student have filed a $150 million lawsuit against a suburban Detroit school district over allegations of death threats and racial discrimination against their daughter and other Black students. The federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Detroit…
Kyle Rittenhouse’s criminal trial struck many activists as unusually deferential to the defendant For many Black Americans, Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal on all charges by a Wisconsin jury on Friday confirmed their belief in two justice systems: one for white people and another for Black people. Rittenhouse, the two men he killed and the man he wounded were all…
Detective Eric J. DeValkenaere becomes first Kansas City cop to be convicted for fatally shooting a Black man The white Kansas City Police detective who fatally shot Cameron Lamb, a Black man, in December 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action on Friday. Circuit court judge J….
Source: NurPhoto / Getty Over two years after Aurora, Colo. police officers killed Elijah McClain, and the city has settled with his family. The agreement was reached in federal court Friday due to a lawsuit filed by the family last August. The family will receive $15 million, considered the largest such settlement in Aurora’s…
Stevie J and Faith Evans have been confusing fans on whether the two are breaking up or making up after they were seen having fun on the beach days after Stevie filed for divorce. However, proof has now been spread on social media that there has been trouble in paradise when it comes to their…
Source: tcp / Getty Ohio’s Republican-dominated Senate on Tuesday approved a congressional district map that critics say is designed to benefit the GOP—a move that sparked swift criticism of the state’s lawmakers and bolstered demands for Congress to pass federal legislation to protect voting rights and outlaw gerrymandering. Unveiled late Monday by Republican state lawmakers,…
Uncle Luke, born Luther Campbell, is known as a founder of Southern hip-hop, 2 Live Crew legend, and an early pioneer of twerk music. Campbell has been in the rap game since the 1980s, and one consistency between his persona and personal life is that he’s not afraid to speak his mind and stand firm…
