Rev. Al Sharpton speaks to the press outside of the West Wing after a meeting with President Joe Biden and civil rights leaders at the White House in Washington, D.C., on September 2, 2022. | Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Black and civil rights leaders met with President Joe Biden on Friday to discuss what…
School is back in session, and parents are sharing photos of their babies’ first day. Proud mama Masika Kalysha shared Instagram photos of her daughter’s first day on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Six-year-old Khari Barbie Maxwell looked adorable in her navy polo shirt and skirt, while holding a sign that read, “First Day of 1st Grade.”…
Last month several white men brutally assaulted a Black woman outside of a Michigan liquor store. Despite her injuries, no arrests were made at that time. Officers believed it was one person’s word against the next. However, new video footage confirms the woman’s account, and an investigation has been launched to bring her justice. Tracy…
Peter Cvjetanovic (R) along with neo Nazis, alt-right, and white supremacists encircle and chant at counter protestors at the base of a statue of Thomas Jefferson after marching through the University of Virginia campus with torches in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 11, 2017. | Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Despite largely holding the political, economic…
Season 3 of We TV’s “Waka & Tammy: What the Flocka” is upon us starring Juaquin “Waka Flocka” Malphurs, his estranged wife, Tammy Rivera, and his teen stepdaughter, Charlie. The world was first introduced to the “Grove St. Party” rapper in the late 2000s, but we first met Rivera on “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta”…
Source: Ethan Miller / Getty The following story may contain trigger words for some. Please read with discretion. If you or someone you know is suffering from a mental health episode, the 988 Lifeline is now active across the United States. This new, shorter phone number will make it easier for people to remember and…
Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears are being sued by a woman alleging the comedians “groomed” and “molested” her and her brother when they were children. Atlanta Black Star obtained a copy of the 31-page suit, which was filed pro se on Aug. 30 in Los Angeles, where the woman identified as 22-year-old Jane Doe details…
Source: SETH HERALD / Getty So, there’s this viral video circulating around social media that shows a police officer confronting and then detaining a white male who may or may not be a “kid” after he apparently flipped off the cop. What resulted was a picture-perfect display of white privilege that serves as explicit evidence…
Kandi Burruss has followed “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member Garcelle Beauvais, who recently had to defend both her teenage and oldest sons against internet bullies, and decided to speak out against Bravo trolls who have attacked her elder daughter, Riley Burruss. The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star revealed her 20-year-old daughter faced online…
Nylah Brown, one of the two young girls who lawyers allege were ignored by a Sesame Place actor dressed as Rosita at Sesame Place in Philadelphia due to their race, stands with her mother, lawyers and community activists at a news conference on July 20, 2022, in New York City. | Source: Spencer Platt /…
