Boston woman followed around by white man in her neighborhood
(Credit: Julia Santos and screenshot) A Black woman in Boston was followed around in her neighborhood by a white man,…
Why Black people should be rethinking the ‘hustle’ mentality
Closeup of an African American female entrepreneur working online with a laptop while sitting at her table at home Growing…
USC alum creates ‘The Big Homie Project’ to connect students with powerful mentors
(Credit: Jacqueline Diep) Jacqueline Diep is living proof that your early circumstances don’t have to define your adult life. The…
Five-star basketball recruit Makur Maker picks Howard over UCLA
Makur Maker x Howard (Instagram) Five-star high school senior basketball recruit, Makur Maker, has committed to playing at Howard University.…
Iowa governor’s car hits Black Lives Matter protester
(Credit: screenshot) A driver for Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa hit a Black Lives Matter protestor with their vehicle while…
Black folks who want to grill July 4 and stay woke — honor Tuskegee instead
Physics Class at Tuskegee Institute (Photo: Tuskegee University) We have been in quarantining, social distancing and ignoring the reality of…
Trans woman Merci Mack killed in Dallas
(Credit: Merci Mack /social media) Merci Mack, a 22-year-old trans woman became part of a sobering statistic – she is…
Washington Redskins under pressure to change team name
A Washington Redskins helmet is seen before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on December 16,…
Coronavirus forces Howard to cancel Homecoming weekend
The crowd at the Pepsi x ESSENCE “She Got Now” at Howard University Homecoming on October 11,…
Meghan Markle felt ‘undefended’ by royal family, court records claim
Meghan Markle (Photo by Tolga Akmen – WPA Pool/Getty Images) Meghan Markle felt “undefended by the institution” of the British…
A call to remove J. Edgar Hoover’s name from the FBI headquarters
United States flags hang in front of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Edgar J. Hoover Building May 9, 2017 in…
NFL to play Black national anthem before week 1 games: report
NFL Field Logo (Credit: NFL) In an effort to highlight the victims of police brutality, the NFL will play “Lift…
Herman Cain hospitalized with COVID-19 after attending Trump rally
Herman Cain (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Herman Cain has been hospitalized with COVID-19 at an Atlanta-area hospital, where he is reportedly…
Missouri boy, 8, organizes Black Lives Matter march for kids
Nolan Davis, Screenshot from Video Eight-year-old Nolan Davis led a march for hundreds of children in his Kirkwood, Missouri community…
Harris, Warren lead in polls on who voters want as Biden’s VP
Several polls are indicating that Democratic voters think Senator Kamala Harris or Senator Elizabeth Warren would be the best picks…
Tamron Hall denies firing 20 employees, shares email sent to staff
Talk show host, Tamron Hall, posted a video on Instagram where she denied that she “fired” 20 employees. Hall says…
Florida coronavirus cases hit 10,000 in a day, sets new record
COVID-19 continues to surge in Florida. The Sunshine State has set a new daily record for new positive coronavirus cases…
ABC reportedly set to cancel ‘Strahan, Sara and Keke’ TV show
Strahan, Sara, and Keke is set to be canceled by ABC, according to industry insiders. The show has been on…
‘We have a Black people problem’
A Black man, Oscar Veneszee, Jr. has filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint against social media giant, Facebook. In…
Kobe Bryant honored on covers of NBA 2K21 Mamba Forever edition
When NBA 2K21 is released on September 4, 2020, the iconic video game will honor an iconic NBA player, Kobe…
Michigan couple arrested, charged after pointing gun at Black family
Eric Wuestenberg, Jillian Wuestenberg (Mugshot) The Michigan ‘Karen’ who pointed a gun at a Black woman and her daughters outside…
Washington Redskins undergoing ‘thorough review’ of team name
A Washington Redskins helmet is seen before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on December 16,…
Jay-Z’s Team Roc calls for prosecution of cop who fatally shot three men
Jay Z (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Spike) Jay-Z and his Team Roc organization are calling for the prosecution…
W. Kamau Bell, Pastor McBride provide PPE to Black communities
In this April 28, 2020, file photo, nurse practitioner talks to a patient and holds her hand while a doctor…
‘Riverdale’ actress apologizes for demanding justice for Breonna Taylor using topless photo
This week Riverdale star Lili Reinhart took to Twitter to issue an apology after she posted a sexually suggestive photo…
Brandy’s alleged stalker arrested, singer gets restraining order
(Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images) This week, a young woman was arrested for allegedly stalking singer Brandy Norwood. According to The…
BET pulled my ad calling to protect Black trans women. It’s not OK
Imara Jones in pulled commercial ad for BET Awards. (Photo: BET/McDonald’s) BET centered Black Liberation like never before in this…
Jaime Harrison Senate ad focuses on community and police accountability
Jaime Harrison on the campaign trail. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) Jaime Harrison has released an ad about the need…
Trump angrily responds to Black Lives Matter mural to be painted in front of Trump Tower
A man dances on a massive “Black Lives Matter” mural covers a city street on June 29, 2020 in the…
Montclair ‘Permit Karen’ calls police on Black neighbor for assault
(Credit: screenshot) There is yet another white woman to add to the “Karens Gone Wild” saga as one in Montclair,…
Paramount wins bid for Lee Daniels directed Billie Holiday film
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 23: Lee Daniels attends the TIME 100 Gala 2019 Lobby Arrivals at Jazz at…
Ray Fisher says Joss Whedon showed ‘abusive’ behavior on movie set
Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Promotional Justice League Image Black actor, Ray Fisher, has accused director Joss Whedon of “gross, abusive,…
Michael B. Jordan creates summer drive-in movie series
Michael B. Jordan at a Black Lives Matter protest in Beverly Hills earlier this month. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)…
Actor Nathan Davis Jr. sues United Airlines for $10M for racial profiling
Actor and TikTok personality Nathan Davis, Jr. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Veuve Clicquot) Nathan Davis Jr. from Marvel’s…
Delaware moves whipping post from public square that was used until the ’50s
You may wonder why in the world a whipping post ever existed in a public square in America post-slavery. And…
Apple acquires Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ in largest film festival deal ever
(Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Apple Studios has secured global rights to Will Smith’s slave drama Emancipation, in a historic…
2 Florida officials fired for erasing Black faces from firefighter murals
The first Black female deputy fire chief in Boynton Beach, Florida is speaking out after she was erased from a…
Paris Jackson says King of Pop caught on ‘pretty quickly’ to her sexuality
Paris Jackson claims the King of Pop caught on ‘pretty quickly’ to her sexuality when she was a child as…
Florida officer fired after punching Black woman in viral video
A Miami-Dade Police officer has been fired after a video of him punching a Black woman started circulating on social…
WNBA’s Maya Moore sacrifices season to help free man from prison
Maya Moore met Jonathan Irons before her freshman year of college through a prison ministry program in 2007. She and…
Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell arrested
Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who was accused by many women of helping procure underage sex partners for Jeffrey Epstein,…
Sheriff says he’ll deputize gun owners in response to BLM protesters
Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels announced this week that he will make “special deputies of every lawful gun owner in…
Appeals court lifts restraint against publisher of Trump tell-all book
In this Nov. 3, 1999 file photo, Robert Trump, left, joins real estate developer and presidential hopeful Donald Trump at…
LAPD funding slashed by $150M, reducing number of officers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — City leaders voted Wednesday to slash the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $150 million, reducing…
Michigan ‘Karen’ points gun at Black woman: ‘Get the f–k back’
Orion Karen with a Gun (Screenshot) A disturbing video is circulating online of a white woman in suburban Detroit pulling…
Stonewall Jackson removed from Richmond’s Monument Avenue
Work crews work to remove the statue of confederate general Stonewall Jackson, Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (AP…
Here’s the one thing you should do before pitching investors according to Kike Oniwinde of the BYP Network
(Credit: Mogul Millennial) Raising venture capital is the hottest thing since sliced bread. Nowadays, more of the talk has been…
San Quentin prisoners go on hunger strike over coronavirus conditions
A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officer wears a protective mask as he stands guard at the front…
Florida police laugh after shooting rubber bullets
LaToya Ratlieff looks at a photograph of herself, Friday, June 12, 2020, in Lauderhill, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) FORT LAUDERDALE,…
Revisiting The Race Wars Season Of ‘Survivor’
The year was 2006. Smartphones weren’t a thing; neither was Twitter or Instagram. Facebook had not yet expanded past college…
Bozoma Saint John named as Netflix’s new chief marketing officer
(Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for IMG) Netflix has tapped former Endeavor powerhouse Bozoma Saint John to serve as its…
White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019, AP sources say
Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties…
Obama called back into politics due to the Trump campaign
It’s been more than three years since Barack Obama left the White House. The country’s first Black president spent eight…
NYC protesters perform violin vigil for Elijah McClain
String players perform during a violin vigil for Elijah McClain in Washington Square Park on June 29, 2020 in New…
Ian Desmond calls out MLB for racism as he opts out of 2020 season
Ian Desmond #20 of the Colorado Rockies salutes the fans during the second inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals…
Sterling K. Brown on voicing Black characters and speaking out: ‘All art is political’
(Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BET) While some animated series’ are finally figuring out how much representation matters, Sterling…
Jadakiss becomes trending topic following Fabolous ‘Verzuz’ battle
Fabolous and Jada Kiss (Verzuz Instagram) The Verzuz series has become an important part of life during the coronavirus pandemic.…
Four San Jose officers placed on leave after alleged racist and anti-Muslim posts
Four San Jose Police Department officers are placed on administrative leave after they allegedly posted racist and anti-Muslim messages in…
McGrath wins Kentucky Dem primary; McConnell showdown awaits
In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Amy McGrath speaks to supporters in Richmond, Ky. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File) LOUISVILLE,…
Terry Crews warns #BlackLivesMatter could morph into ‘Black Lives Better’
Terry Crews attends the Esquire’s Annual Maverick’s of Hollywood at Sunset Tower on February 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.…