In the latest evidence that there are “two justice systems” in America based on race, a Maryland police officer became the second white person convicted of rape in as many weeks to enjoy the privilege of not receiving any jail or prison time for their violent felony offenses. Despite Baltimore County cop Anthony Westerman raping…
Tamar Braxton has her mindset on having chitterlings at Thanksgiving dinner this year. So much so that the singer and reality star shared a throwback clip from her family show, “Braxton Family Values.” “Where are the freakin chitterlings for God’s sakes?!” Tamar wrote in the caption of an Instagram post on Tuesday, Nov. 23. “How…
The Chicago home of Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, could receive renovation funding, and will ultimately be converted into a museum. Earlier this year, the Chicago home of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, was designated as a landmark. Now, the historic estate where the teenager lived before his death could receive massive…
The family of a Black man who was killed by police this week in Massachusetts has more questions than answers after few details were being disclosed in the wake of the shooting that is only being attributed to an unspecified “altercation.” The media narrative surrounding the police shooting death of 30-year-old Anthony Harden has overwhelmingly…
The family of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died following a violent police arrest, and the city of Aurora, Colorado have reached a historic $15 million payment settlement more than two years after the animal shelter volunteer’s death sparked widespread outrage. The compensation is reportedly the largest paid for a police-related incident in…
Rick Ross has been pruning himself for boss status since his adolescence. The Miami rapper can even trace back his days of earning money to the age of 13 when washing and detailing cars was the crème de la crème. “I got $30 a day from 8 in the morning to 8 p.m.,” recalled the…
Source: Granger Wootz / Getty UPDATED: 7:24 a.m. ET, Nov. 24, 2021 — The holidays are here again and there is nothing like a good ol’ black folks Thanksgiving! A time when the family from all over the country get together to enjoy a good meal and even better conversation that is sure to be…
More than four years after hundreds of racist white supremacists and neo-Nazis gathered for the so-called “United The Right” rally to hold tiki torches and inflict terroristic violence against anyone who opposes them in Charlottesville, Virginia, a jury has found the organizers and organizations involved guilty of federal conspiracy charges … to the tune of…
Source: Caiaimage/Robert Daly / Getty Two books about LGBTQ+ experience previously banned have been returned to school shelves in a Missouri School District. George M. Johnson’s “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and “Fun Home” by Alison Bechdel was removed from four high schools in North Kansas City last month, according to the New York Daily News. Part of the…
Tyrese Gibson‘s video of his daughters Shayla Somer Gibson,14, and 3-year-old Soraya Lee Gibson bonding had fans gasping after they zoomed in on the girls’ similar features. Gibson shares Shayla with his ex Norma Gibson. The former couple were married from 2007 to 2009. The actor’s youngest child, Soraya, is with his estranged wife, Samantha…
