O.J. Simpson listens to the not guilty verdict with his attorneys F. Lee Bailey (left) and Johnnie Cochran Jr (right) in 1995. | Source: MYUNG CHUN / Getty F. Lee Bailey just may be the only white person in history to publicly say the N-word (hard R and all) and receive a widespread pass from…
New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman recently spoke out about a comment made by former Major League Baseball player and manager Bob Brenly that he said had “racist undertones.” It was while Stroman was pitching in Tuesday’s televised game between the Mets and the Arizona Diamondbacks, when Brenly, a Diamondbacks television analyst, jokingly remarked that…
Community members rebuilt a makeshift barrier around the location of George Floyd’s death at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in south Minneapolis after city workers removed artwork, flowers, and barriers from the site early in the morning on June 3. In the unannounced move, Minneapolis Public Works crews reopened the area to traffic after it had…
Tyler Terry and Adrienne Simpson, facing murder charges in South Carolina and Missouri, are suspects in another killing. A real-life Bonnie and Clyde couple is accused of killing people in three states. Tyler Terry, 26, and his 34-year-old girlfriend, Adrienne Simpson, have already been charged with two counts of murder in South Carolina, as well…
Black head coaches and executives in professional sports is something longtime sports television personality Stephen A. Smith has long advocated for. Earlier this week, the “First Take” commentator seemingly reached his boiling point after blasting NBA players for not pushing for more Black representation in areas off the court, which ultimately resulted in him storming…
Other hotel guests chanted “Shame!” at the women, a scene reminiscent of the HBO medieval drama “Game of Thrones.” Several white women were escorted out of a hotel pool recently after complaining about a Black queer couple kissing publicly. The women grumbled that there were “children present.” A video of them quickly went viral over…
President Joe Biden and his administration are ramping up their efforts to get more Americans vaccinated before the next major holiday, which would include free items, according to a Fact Sheet released by the White House on Wednesday, June 2. Biden unveiled his “National Month of Action” initiative this week that included an outline of…
Jordyn Woods isn’t the only one who has a look-a-like. Many people say she and her younger sister Jodie Woods have the exact same face, but fans are now saying there is another person in the family who may have a twin. According to fans, the model’s mother, Elizabeth Woods, has a striking resemblance to…
Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will be gifted $100K each on the heels of the 100-year commemoration. Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will be gifted $100,000 each from the Justice for Greenwood Foundation on the heels of the 100-year commemoration. Mother Viola Fletcher, Mother Lessie Benningfield Randle and Hughes Van Ellis…
Though they didn’t want to be publicly identified, the donor says that they hope the gift will help to right historic wrongs The founders of the Louisville non-profit Change Today, Change Tomorrow received a gift from an unexpected anonymous source to help them continue their work helping marginalized communities in the state. Deputy director Nannie…
