The Maryland National Guard announced on Wednesday, May 26, that it will not challenge the finding that a Black guard member was subjected to racism on the basis of his skin color when he was forced to wear a chain as a form of discipline while in Officer Candidate School in 2015. Sgt. Bruce Weaver…
“Game of Thrones” star Nathalie Emmanuel has spoken out about being at odds with directors who assume she will do nude scenes after appearing unclothed in the hit show. Emmanuel, who portrayed the character of Missandei, appeared on the “Make It Reign” podcast May 25 episode and revealed that there is an assumption that she…
The former NFL player and reality TV star is known for his generosity when eating out Former NFL star Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson is part of the successful podcast “I Am Athlete” and enjoying life with fianceé Sharelle Rosado, the soon-to-be star of a reality series about her all Black, all female Florida real estate…
The Tulsa Race Massacre is the greatest act of racial terror committed by whites in a United States city against an African descended community. It is a stark example of the failure of the U.S. democracy to provide justice for race-based terroristic violence – to require reparative justice – thus, condoning it. It is one…
“Based on her own words, many will conclude she is trying to push an agenda.” As illustrious groups of journalists, academics, and artists, and parts of the UNC community rally around acclaimed 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones, opponents to her tenured position as the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism at UNC are being…
Comedian Mo’Nique’s heart may have been in the right place when she shared a message about young women carrying themselves with respect in public, but even her loving tone couldn’t fend off backlash. In a three-minute video posted to Instagram, Mo’Nique began by saying, “Hey my sweet babies, so … it took me a minute to…
Osaka’s decision comes after she declared she would not speak to the media and was fined $15,000 Naomi Osaka wrote on Twitter on Monday that “the best thing for the tournament” would be if she withdrew from the French Open, a dramatic turn of events for the four-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1-ranked…
“You are often compared to the Williams sisters. Maybe it’s because you’re Black. But I guess it’s because you’re talented and maybe American too,” said the reporter Coco Gauff is receiving praise for her response to an odd question from a reporter. Read More: Pittsburgh reporter AJ Ross seeks to change laws after PetSmart strangulation…
“It has truly been a beautiful journey,” Blair Underwood and Desiree DaCosta said in a joint statement about their divorce. Blair Underwood and his wife of 27 years are calling it quits. Underwood, 56, and Desiree DaCosta shared a joint statement to Instagram Sunday announcing their split and vowed to continue to put their kids’…
“This was a story that had really been suppressed both in the local memory and certainly the national memory. But nobody who had witnessed it could ever have forgotten it,” says History and African American studies scholar Dr. David Blight The mention of Memorial Day easily conjures images of cookouts, military ceremonies, and gravesite visits,…
