Chattanooga native Ed Johnson has been memorialized in the city where he was born and killed over a century after being lynched by a mob following his historic trial. Johnson’s life was taken on the Walnut Street Bridge in 1906, and on Sunday, Sept. 19, he, along with the Black attorneys that defended him, were…
Grammy nominated Hip-hop artist, Sergio “Gunna” Kitchens teamed up with Goodr CEO and founder, Jasmine Crowe, to address food insecurity at a Fulton County, Georgia, middle school. On Sept. 16, 2021, Kitchens and Crowe were welcomed with open arms by students, teachers, and faculty as they unveiled ‘Gunna’s Drip Closet and Goodr Grocery’ at Ronald…
‘Passing’ is set to launch at the New York Film Festival this October Netflix just dropped the trailer for Passing, a film starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga as two Black women in the Harlem Renaissance, one passing for white, the other living as Black. Earlier this year, Netflix acquired the writes to Passing, an…
“Deconstructing Drake and The Weeknd” at X University will explore the careers of two of Toronto’s most successful artists. X University in Toronto is launching a course early next year that explores the careers and impact of two of the city’s biggest artists, Drake and The Weeknd. Writer and podcaster Dalton Higgins is set to…
In today’s episode of Oregon Wants To Be Texas So Bad, the school district in Newberg, Ore., is dealing with an influx of flagrant caucasity taking place among both students and staff, including an incident involving students participating in a racist Snapchat group called “Slave Trade.” Insider reported that it reviewed photos posted to Instagram…
The images of Haitian migrants pursued by Border Patrol agents on horseback, Waters says, “takes us back hundreds of years.” California Congresswoman Maxine Waters said at a press conference Wednesday that the treatment of Haitian migrants is “worse than what we witnessed in slavery.” She opined that the images of Haitian migrants being pursued by…
Steve Harvey stunned fans on Tuesday, Sept. 21, after displaying a surprising tux outside of his formal wear while filming the new season of “Steve on Watch.” New episodes for the Facebook Watch talk show initially began airing earlier this week. In the upload captioned with a singular jean and flexed bicep emoji, Harvey is…
COVID-19 killed Denise Cotton less than two weeks after she underwent an emergency C-section to deliver Kara, her daughter. A Phoenix, Arizona woman has died less than two weeks after giving birth to her daughter. Denise Cotton tested positive for COVID-19 in August after going to the hospital with flu-like symptoms. She first tested negative,…
Goldberg will remain “The View” for at least four more years, through Season 28 of the panel talk show, now in its 25th season. Whoopi Goldberg will remain on The View for at least four more years, through season 28 of the panel talk show, now in its 25th season. Variety is reporting that sources say…
A security guard closed the plane door as some deportees began throwing shoes at the plane, yelling, “This is abuse!” and “How is this possible?!” Dozens of migrants upset about being deported to Haiti from the U.S. clashed with authorities while trying to rush back into a plane that landed Tuesday afternoon in Port-au-Prince. A…
