In 2011, Detroit native Anna Bolden purchased her first home. She purchased the brick bungalow in a tax foreclosure auction for $4,800, according to the Detroit News. Yet when Bolden received her first tax bill from the Wayne County treasurer, her bill was $2,600, as if her home was valued at $57,000. Photo by The…
Black men’s loss of 3 years of life expectancy since the onset of the pandemic is comparable to the average American’s loss of 2.9 years in World War II. According to research gathered from analyzing US death certificates, the COVID-19 global pandemic created the greatest shift in American life expectancy since World War II. Photo:…
McDaniel, who is biracial, replaces Flores, who sued the NFL, the Dolphins and two other teams over alleged racist hiring practices The Miami Dolphins hired San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel as their head coach Sunday, making him the first minority candidate to get hired so far this offseason. McDaniel, who is biracial, replaces…
In a statement, Daniel Ek said he and the staff at Spotify “have a clear opportunity to learn and grow together from this challenge.” Daniel Ek, the founder and CEO of streaming giant Spotify, released an internal statement to employees apologizing for the ongoing backlash against podcaster Joe Rogan and his use of the N-word…
His death comes days after his brother, fellow blues artist Jimmy Johnson, died at 93 Syl Johnson, a Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose work was sampled by top hip-hop artists, has died at age 85, his family said Sunday. “A fiery, fierce, fighter, always standing for the pursuit of justice as it related…
Source: STEFANI REYNOLDS / Getty Popular podcaster and dude-bro cult leader Joe Rogan has been using his massive platform to unapologetically spread COVID-19 misinformation under the guise of “just asking questions” for a minute now. Neil Young threatening to pull his music from Spotify over it probably didn’t have the impact he hoped it would,…
Tia Mowry‘s latest TikTok shenanigans left fans in shambles on Sunday, Feb. 6, after she participated in The Drop dance challenge. This trend, which incorporated the intro to Beyoncé’s 2013 single “Partition,” showcases individuals doing their regular routine when they suddenly drop to a squatting position to the song’s beat while glaring at the camera….
People think that trying to explain why they commit harm towards Black people—rather than simply admitting they’re wrong—is enough. It’s not. After dodging questions for years about her cultural appropriation of African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) via the use of a “blaccent,” Nora Lum, popularly known as Awkwafina, recently issued a passive statement on Twitter that…
Reports indicate Abrams only removed her mask on the condition that everyone in the classroom continue to wear a face-covering. A photo of Stacey Abrams is getting pushback from Georgia Republicans after the Democratic gubernatorial candidate posed maskless with a classroom of elementary students. According to CNN, the photos were posted on Twitter Friday by Abrams…
The founding branch of Black Lives Matter could lose its nonprofit status if the organization’s leaders do not provide its financial records to the IRS in less than two months. The California Department of Justice (CDOJ) sent a letter to the Black Lives Matter Global Network (BLMGN) on Jan. 31 alleging the organization has failed…
