This Michael B. Jordan Story Shows How DM-ing A Celebrity Can Pay Off
If you don’t ask, you don’t get. So, when Temple University student Sylvia Wilson found out “Black Panther” star Michael…
Former American University Student President Sues Andrew Anglin For Racist ‘Troll Storm’
Andrew Anglin is in legal trouble again. On Monday, American University’s first black student president sued the publisher of The…
History Professor Breaks Down What Kanye West Got Wrong In Saying Slavery Was A Choice
An associate professor of history responded Tuesday night to Kanye West’s argument that black people had chosen to be slaves,…
Kanye West Tweets Fake Harriet Tubman Quote After Saying Slavery Was ‘A Choice’
Kanye West tweeted a fake Harriet Tubman quote on Tuesday night, just hours after he told TMZ that slavery was…
Confederate Statue In New Orleans Spray-Painted With ‘F**k This Shit’
NEW ORLEANS — A Mid-City monument commemorating the first Confederate field officer killed in the Civil War was vandalized this…
Philadelphia To Launch Youth Program In Settlement With Starbucks Arrestees
Philadelphia has reached a settlement with Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson ― the two black men arrested in a city…
Lupita Nyong’o Wants To Fill The ‘Gaping Hole Of Representation’ In Hollywood
Lupita Nyong’o is over Hollywood’s whitewashing. Nygong’o, along with fellow actresses Amber Tamblyn, Cynthia Erivo and Mira Sorvino, appeared on…
Halsey Calls Out Hotels For Having Only ‘White People Shampoo’
Halsey has had enough of hotels catering to only one part of their customer base. The 23-year-old singer, whose real…
Hawaii Moves To Ban Gay Conversion Therapy For Minors
Hawaii is set to become the 12th state to ban “conversion therapy” for minors. The state’s House and Senate passed…
Kanye West’s Mother’s Surgeon Pens Open Letter About Her Death
The surgeon who operated on Kanye West’s mother in 2007 just before she passed away has penned an open letter…
Cops Called On Black Former White House Staffer As He Moves Into New Apartment
A black former White House staffer is speaking out after someone in his new neighborhood reported him to police for…
Most Americans Don’t Want Businesses To Discriminate Against LGBTQ People: Study
As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether business owners with religious objections should be allowed to refuse to serve LGBTQ…
School Principal Jokes About Telling Police Black Special Needs Student Has A Gun
An elementary school principal in Houston is being criticized after she reportedly joked about telling police that a black special-needs…
Don Lemon Unloads On Kanye West Over ‘His Most Shocking Claim Of All’
CNN’s Don Lemon reprimanded rapper Kanye West on Tuesday night for making “what may be his most shocking claim of…
Flint Can Teach The U.S. About So Much More Than Poisoned Water
FLINT, Michigan — In a diner just down the road from the factory where he works, Art Reyes is talking…
Time’s Up Demands Investigation Into R. Kelly Sexual Abuse Accusations
Time’s Up, the anti-sexual violence initiative created by women in hollywood in the wake of the Me Too movement, is…
Waffle House Doubles Down On Chikesia Clemons Arrest As Activists Call For Boycott
Activists protested at Waffle House’s Atlanta headquarters on Monday, demanding the restaurant chain drop charges against customer Chikesia Clemons, who…
7 Habits Of Couples With The Hottest Sex Lives
We don’t often associate long-term relationships with hot, earth-shattering good sex. The reality is, plenty of couples have figured out…
Will Prince Harry Wear A Wedding Ring After He Marries Meghan Markle?
When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced their engagement in November 2017, all eyes were on the couple’s stunning engagement…
R. Kelly Blames ‘Rumors’ For Canceled Chicago Performance
R&B singer R. Kelly is blaming “rumors” for the cancelation of a scheduled performance at the University of Illinois at…
’13 Reasons Why’ Goes Beyond The Tapes In Haunting Season 2 Trailer
In case you needed another reason to be excited about the new season of last year’s TV lightning rod “13…
Janice Dickinson Says She Won’t Feel ‘Vindicated’ Until Cosby Is Jailed
Former model Janice Dickinson said she’s still “walking on eggshells” even after the guilty verdict handed down against comedian Bill…
Kim Kardashian Confused By Steve Harvey Dig That She ‘Didn’t Know Nothing’
Kim Kardashian and her family recently taped an upcoming episode of “Family Feud,” hosted by Steve Harvey. Unsurprisingly, Kardashian’s appearance…
Hollywood Celebrities React To Bill Cosby Guilty Verdict
The Women Who Have Accused Bill Cosby Of Sexual Assault Andrea Constand <span style=”color: #666666;”>Constand alleged that she visited the…
Woman Delivers Her Own Baby Alone In A Hotel Using Just YouTube Videos
We’ll just say it: This woman MacGyvered her baby’s birth. Tia Freeman, a member of the U.S. Air Force who…
Racism Seen As Factor In Differing Sentences For Election Crimes In One Texas County
Racism has been blamed for the dramatic disparity between a light sentence a white official received for knowingly turning in…
[07.18.16] PushBlack Now
1. #BlackBanksMatter: Black banks see surge in deposits. During a recent BET town hall, Rapper Killer Mike challenged the Black…
[07.20.16] PushBlack Now
1. The Justice Reinvestment Coalition Will Help 1,400 Formerly Incarcerated Residents Find County Jobs. The Justice Reinvestment Coalition, which is…
[07.29.16] PushBlack Now – PushBlack
1. Freddie Gray’s Death Ruled a Homicide Yet No One Was Charged With Murder. In yet another case of injustice,…
[08.17.16] PushBlack Now
1. Allyson Felix is Now the Most Decorated Female Track and Field Olympian. Allyson Felix became the most decorated female…
Nationwide Support Group Launches to Support Women Raising Black Boys
A support group called Moms of Black Boys United (MOBB United) has launched in order to provide support to women…
Private Prisons Will Still Thrive Despite Justice Department Cutting Ties
In a recent PushBlack round-up, we reported that the Justice Department will be cutting ties with private prisons. While this…
Black Male Nonprofit Deposits $1 Million in Nations Largest Black Bank
BMe Community is a Black male led nonprofit that is committed to uplifting the Black community. The nonprofit has moved…
Black Wall Street is Being Brought to Life in New Series by John Legend and Tika Sumpter
After the success of the TV show Underground, John Legend and Tika Sumpter will produce a new TV show on…
10-year-old Black Boy Wrongfully Chased by Shotgun-Toting Newark Police
Legend Preston, a 10-year-old boy, was standing outside his home when Newark police had guns drawn on him. “They tried…
Claudette Colvin Rejected Segregation on an Alabama Bus Nine Months Before Rosa Parks
On March 2, 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin refused to move from her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama.…
Attacks on Leslie Jones Show How Dehumanizing Racism is
Leslie Jones, a Black woman actress and comedian, had her website hacked. Hackers exposed nude photos of her as well…
South Africa’s First Black Woman Pilot Seeks to Empower Young Black Girls
Asnath Mahapa, the first Black woman pilot from South Africa, is helping other women become pilots. In 2012, Mahapa founded…
Why Black Men Are Quitting Teaching
Only 2% of teachers are Black men, yet they have been quitting shortly after becoming teachers. There have been arguments…
The Racist History Behind The National Anthem
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made national news when he refused to stand for the National Anthem. However, what…
Scholarship Launched in Memoriam of Philando Castile
Supporters of Philando Castile gathered at his high school to celebrate his life, and to also create a scholarship in…
112 Years Ago Today, George Poage Became the First Black American to Win an Olympic Medal
George Poage, a track athlete, was the first Black American to compete and win a medal in the Olympics. On…
The 1st Woman to Play Professional Baseball Was a Black Woman
Toni Stone, who was born with the name Marcenia Stone, was the first woman to play professional baseball. From a…
The Black History Behind Labor Day
Labor Day was founded after the Pullman Strike of 1894, when President Cleveland was hoping to gain political allyship by…
62 Years Ago Today, Baltimore Schools Were Desegregated
On September 7, 1954, Baltimore schools officially opened on an integrated basis. This was made possible by the Supreme Court’s…
National Inmate Work Strike Launches to End Prison Slavery
On September 9th, inmates throughout the country launched a work strike to end prison slavery. The call for the strike…
NFL Players Protest National Anthem During Opening Games
Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the national anthem has led to even more NFL players protesting it. This past opening weekend,…
20th Transgender Person Killed This Year
According to the Windy City Times, a transgender woman named T.T. was found dead in Chicago’s Garfield Park on Sunday…
Clint Smith Explores Black Joy & Black Pain in New Book
Last year, we sat down with our friend Clint Smith, renowned poet and writer whose TED talk, “How to Raise…
Incarceration in the United States Costs Over One Trillion Dollars
Despite being “the land of the free,” the United States has the biggest prison population in the world. The U.S.…
Black History and Culture Museum Set to Open in Washington D.C.
The national museum of African American History and Culture will be opening on September 24. To commemorate the opening, the…
The Story of Katherine Johnson: The Black Woman who Helped Land a man on the Moon
Katherine Johnson, a Black woman mathematician, was hired by NASA during the Jim Crow era to do math and research…
#BlackWomenDidThat: Regina King Wins Second Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series
#BlackWomenDidThat: Regina King Wins Second Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series Regina King, for the second year…
Black Students at American University Had Bananas Thrown at Them
American University, based in Washington D.C, has launched an investigation after Black students reported bananas being thrown at them. “Two…
Today is the 50th Anniversary of Botswana’s Independence Day
9.29.16 50 years ago today, Botswana gained independence from Britain. Independence came shortly after leaders in Botswana organized for political…
Things To Do This Week: Celebrate Juneteenth
2017 marks the 152nd anniversary of Juneteenth – the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United…
What Happened to this Black Innovation? The Real Origins of Country Music
The backlash and controversy over Beyoncé performing at the 2016 Country Music Awards was a powerful reminder of just how…
What Happened to this Black Innovation? The Real Origins of Country Music
The backlash and controversy over Beyoncé performing at the 2016 Country Music Awards was a powerful reminder of just how…
Kaepernick Ain’t The Only One
In recent months, Colin Kaepernick transitioned from headlines that praised his protest of the national anthem, to headlines that praised…
Why is the FBI so threatened by Assata Shakur?
Black liberation activist Assata Shakur was placed on the FBI’s most wanted terrorist list. As the only woman and only…