White Virginia man arrested after pointing AR-15 at Black men
(Crecit: screenshot) A Virginia man has been charged after he pointed an assault rifle at a group of Black men…
Cuomo declares Juneteenth a holiday for New York state employees
By Danielle Garrand, CBS News New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order on Wednesday recognizing Juneteenth — a…
Descendants of Tulsa’s 1921 race massacre seek justice as the nation confronts a racist past
By Abby Phillip and Kate Sullivan, CNN Politics Tulsa, Oklahoma (CNN) The beating heart of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Greenwood District is…
White Man Arrested for Racial Attack Killing Nine in Charleston Church (2015)
By EJI Staff, EJI, Equal Justice Initiative On the morning of June 18, 2015, police apprehended a 21-year-old white man…
An Ultimate Guide To Black-Owned Businesses To Support Now And Always
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New Sylvester Documentary Celebrates The Life Of Queer Black Disco Legend
Amazon Music is celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month by taking a candid look back at the glitzy, all-too-brief life disco singer…
Iowa Governor Will Restore Voting Rights To Felons
Iowa’s Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said Tuesday that she plans to sign an executive order this summer restoring voting rights…
‘Juneteenth Shop Black’ Event To Feature Nearly 100 Black-Owned Brands
Event planner Cynthia Daniels’ Memphis, Tennessee-based business, like so many around the country, came to a screeching halt when the…
‘Abolish The Police’ Isn’t New. This Energy Is.
Erica Perry has spent years on the front lines of the police abolition movement. An organizer with the Memphis, Tennessee,…
Dressing While Black: Self-Censoring To Pass In White Spaces
It can be exhausting trying to make oneself palatable. For many Black people, altering their appearance and mannerisms to fit…
Justices OK James Brown’s Dying Wish: Funding Needy Kids Education
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Godfather of Soul’s dying wish to help educate needy children is a big step closer…
Study Shows COVID-19’s Devastating Impact On Black Immigrant Domestic Workers
Black immigrant domestic workers are triply impacted by the coronavirus crisis: the illness itself, the related economic fallout and systemic…
Jennifer McClellan Could Make History As Virginia’s First Black Female Governor
Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D) is jumping into the race for governor, saying the state is at a “critical…
Arthur Ashe Statue Defaced With ‘White Lives Matter’ Graffiti
Vandals defaced a statue of Arthur Ashe Wednesday with “White Lives Matter” and “WLM” graffiti in Richmond, Virginia, where the…
Supreme Court Rules Trump Wrongly Ended DACA, Leaves Program In Place
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, will remain in place, keeping nearly 650,000 undocumented young people safe…
Jennifer Lawrence Joins Twitter, Immediately Demands Justice For Breonna Taylor
As the second famous Jennifer to join social media after years of abstaining, Jennifer Lawrence was likely well aware that…
Pop Duo Pays Tribute To Stonewall’s World-Changing Legacy In New Video
Greg Driscoll and Brendan Eprile didn’t expect to be releasing new music amid a prolonged period of civil unrest. Still,…
Nancy Pelosi To Remove Portraits Of Confederate House Speakers From U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday ordered the immediate removal of portraits in the U.S. Capitol of…
Essential Justice: Lawyers In The Coronavirus Pandemic
NOW PLAYING Nationwide, courts remain closed and in-person gatherings are still restricted due to the coronavirus. As the pandemic continues,…
Mrs. Butterworth’s, Cream Of Wheat Vow To Review Packaging To Address Racism
Food brands Mrs. Butterworth’s and Cream of Wheat have announced that they will be reviewing their packaging in an effort…
Trump Takes Credit For ‘Making Juneteenth Famous’ In Dumbfounding Interview
In an assertion that’s somehow as bold as it is clueless, President Donald Trump is congratulating himself for spreading awareness…
We’re Celebrating Juneteenth, Come Hell Or High Water
Hell had come to East Annie Street. Opal Lee was 12 years old when her parents bought a home in…
Raven-Symoné Reveals Secret Marriage To Miranda Maday In Sweet Message
The future we didn’t see … was Raven-Symoné getting secretly married! On Thursday, the 34-year-old actor shared a snapshot of…
Trump claims he made Juneteenth ‘very famous’
U.S. President Doanld Trump speaks after the successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the manned Crew Dragon…
Virginia state senator becomes second Black woman to declare for governor’s race
Confederate statues are coming down in Richmond, Virginia, among many Southern states that still have them. Another historical precedent may…
Biden says Trump exercises ‘no leadership’ on virus response
(Getty Images) DARBY, Pa. (AP) — Joe Biden called on President Donald Trump to “wake up” to the damage being…
Bolton says Trump asked China to help him get reelected
In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, former national security adviser John Bolton gestures while speakings at the Center for…
Florida health officials walk back report that more than 260 Orlando airport workers tested positive for COVID-19
A nurse administers a coronavirus test. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) Even though it’s been reported that a whopping…
Palm Beach man confronts Black teen: ‘You don’t deserve to be here’
(Credit: screenshot) A racially-charged encounter between two teenagers and an unidentified man in Palm Beach has stunned residents this past…
‘Hair Love’ filmmaker signs first look deal with Warner Bros. TV
Michael A. Cherry’s animated short “Hair Love” (Sony Pictures) Matthew Cherry, the director of the Academy Award-winning animated short, Hair…
NC Republican calls Black Lives Matter protesters ‘thugs’ and ‘vermin’
(Credit: Larry Pittman) During a moment in history when a need for political correctness seems to be at an all-time…
L.A. Chargers say they are open to workout with Colin Kaepernick
Despite the NFL belatedly embracing the Black Lives Matter movement, Colin Kaepernick has not been a part of the league’s…
Gilbert Arenas apologizes to Lupita Nyong’o for colorist remarks about her beauty
(Credit: ArenasTwitter and Getty Images) On more than one occasion, Gilbert Arenas has made headlines for making derogatory remarks about…
Publix bans employees from wearing BLM gear, masks
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Supermarket chain Publix has banned employees from wearing face masks and gear that boast support…
New photos released of white woman accused of starting Wendy’s fire
New images have been released of one of the suspects in the Wendy’s fire in Atlanta that was sparked by…
Half-brother of California man found hanged killed in deputy shooting
The half-brother of Robert Fuller, one of two men found hanged in California, was killed in a police shooting. Terron…
Pelosi orders removal of Confederate portraits from Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she is ordering the removal from the Capitol of portraits honoring…
New York City to begin phase 2 of reopening amid virus
Oscar Jimenez of the Dominican Restaurant 4 on Main Street carries plates of food on June 10, 2020 in Farmingdale,…
Atlanta police call out in response to charges against officer
Multiple sources in the Atlanta Police Department have said that officers are not responding to calls in several of the…
Congressmen clash over police reform, race: ‘Was that a nerve?’
Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA) (Photo on the left by Erin Scott-Pool via Getty Images), Matt Gaetz (Photo on the right…
Supreme Court rejects end to protections for young immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young…
Rayshard Brooks shared struggles in interview before his death
In an interview with a company called Reconnect, Rayshard Brooks opened up about his past incarceration experience. “You get treated…
Florida, Texas and Arizona see record highs for new COVID-19 cases
Three Republican-led states are seeing a record number of new COVID-19 cases since their reopening. Florida, Texas, and Arizona are…
Former Missouri officer charged after hitting man with SUV
ST. LOUIS COUNTY Ex-Florissant Detective Joshua Smith. Former Florissant, MO police officer, Joshua Smith, has been charged with first-degree assault,…
Virginia Arthur Ashe statue vandalized with ‘White Lives Matter’
Arthur Ashe Monument (Image from Instagram courtesy of @DDotrock) The statue of tennis legend, Arthur Ashe was vandalized this week…
Atlanta police insist they can still handle emergencies
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s police department said Thursday that it can still police the city even if officers are calling…
Vanessa Bryant calls for lawmakers to pass helicopter safety bill
Vanessa Bryant has known unimaginable grief since losing her husband Kobe Bryant and 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant in a helicopter…
Raven-Symoné announces she’s married – TheGrio
Raven-Symoné has kept a relatively low profile the last couple years, but this week she stunned fans…
President Thomas Jefferson descendant wants his statues taken down
(Credit: LaNier and AP Photo) A descendant of President Thomas Jefferson wants his statues taken down as monuments to problematic…
Slave’s grave vandalized in UK city in apparent retaliation
The damaged headstone and footstone on the grave of an enslaved African man, in St Mary’s churchyard, in Bristol, England,…
Oakland man goes viral for roasting would be ‘Karen’
A California mank went viral this week after a video of him shutting down a would-be ‘Karen’ with a scathing…
Chargers made mistakes this offseason, including passing on Cam — Nick | NFL | FIRST THINGS FIRST
The Los Angeles Chargers recently stated they had a chance to sign free agent Cam Newton, but passed and are…
Harden & Rockets have no chance of winning the Finals — Chris Broussard | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
Nick Wright maintains that James Harden has the most to gain by leading the Houston Rockets to the Finals and…
Video 1 Class Syllabus African American Music
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Joe Jackson’s granddaughter Yasmine stabbed in racist attack
The granddaughter of Joe Jackson — and niece of Michael Jackson — was the victim of a vicious hate crime…
Former Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks charged with murder, other offenses
By Derek Hawkins, Matt Zapotosky and Fenit Nirappil , The Washington Post The former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot…
What we learned from John Bolton’s eye-popping tale of working with Trump
Bolton described a conversation between the two world leaders at the June 2019 G-20 meeting in Osaka, Japan, where Trump…
Oil prices fall as coronavirus case surge heightens demand fears
MELBOURNE/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Thursday on concerns that a spike in new coronavirus cases in China and…
Oregon coronavirus rule calls for face masks in 7 counties beginning next week
Oregon will require face coverings while indoors for most of the public amid a recent rise in coronavirus cases, Gov.…
Netflix CEO Donates $120 Million TO HBCU Institutions And Scholarships
The recent protests over the deaths of unarmed black civilians by police officers has sparked new conversations about race relations…