Kathy Jenkins, ‘KKK Karen’ apologizes for racist rant at BLM protest
(screen grab) A Missouri woman has apologized after a video went viral of her proudly declaring her “KKK belief.” The…
Cops involved in death of Elijah McClain put on ‘non-enforcement’ duties
(Credit: McClain family photo) The Colorado cops involved with the death of Elijah McClain have been placed on “non-enforcement” duties.…
First vaccinations begin in Africa for COVID-19 trial
A vaccine volunteer gets an injection at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (AP…
Trump executive order relaxes hiring standards for federal jobs
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order related to reforming the hiring process for federal jobs in a meeting…
Morehouse College cancels fall sports, honors athletic scholarships
Defensive back Robert Harris of the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers runs back in an interception a 23 to 6 loss…
Rikers Island jail to discipline 17 staffers for transgender woman’s death
Layleen Polanco More than one dozen uniformed staff members at the Rikers Island jail complex will face disciplinary action as…
White actors to stop voicing minority roles on ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy’
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on “The Simpsons” (left), Cleveland Brown on “Family Guy” (right) (Fox/Photofest) Long-time Fox animated shows The Simpsons and…
NYPD sees record number of cop retirements in the wake of Floyd killing
(Photo: Adobe Photo Stock) The New York Police Department has seen a spike in the number of cops calling it…
Darius Leonard kicked out Chipotle for talking about Black Lives Matter
(Source: Getty Images North America) Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard put a South Carolina Chipotle on blast after he and…
Aaron Hernandez’s alleged prison lover to break silence in TV special
Aaron Hernandez’s alleged jailhouse lover is set to speak out in an upcoming special about the disgraced NFL star. Kyle…
Miami officer arrested after pinning knee on woman’s neck, using Taser
An officer from Miami Gardens has been charged after he allegedly assaulted a Black woman outside of a strip club.…
White woman in Sacramento gets punched after calling Black woman the N-word
A altercation between two women in a California convenience store went viral (Screenshot) A woman in California learned the hard…
Wisconsin woman set on fire by four white men, police say
(Credit: Bernstein family) A biracial woman says she was doused with an accelerant when she came face to face with…
Marc Lamont Hill and Sil Lai Abrams discuss accountability, ‘MeToo’ in hip-hop
Sil Lai Abrams and Marc Lamont Hill engaged in critical dialogue on Wednesday after Hill’s participation in a panel in…
Celebrating Pride Month amid a racial uprising has been impossible
Pride flags and Black Lives Matter signs decorate The Stonewall Inn on June 20, 2020 in New York City. (Photo…
Splash Mountain ride will be reimagined completely, Disney says
Disneyland has pushed back on opening as the coronavirus surges anew in California. But after it does reopen, the Splash…
Alicia Keys to host ‘Kids, Race and Unity: A Nick News Special’
(Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Billboard) Alicia Keys is known for raising her voice and she plans to empower…
Colorado reopens case of Elijah McClain’s death in police custody
(Credit: Twitter.com) The police killing of 23-year-old Elijah McClain is getting a fresh look after the Colorado governor directed a…
House Democrats pass sweeping ‘George Floyd’ policing act
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by House Democrats spaced for social distancing, speaks during a news conference on…
Morehouse School of Medicine learns about $40M grant from TV briefing
View of Morehouse College campus. (Photo: Morehouse College) Morehouse School of Medicine learned it was the recipient of a new…
NC governor condemns speedway owner’s ‘Bubba Rope for sale’ post
The noose found hanging in the garage of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace was a watershed moment for the racing circuit.…
Trump says Chicago is ‘worse than Afghanistan,’ like ‘living in hell’
President Donald Trump went on a rant about the violence in Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, and Oakland during a town hall…
Robert Johnson calls for an official Black Lives Matter political party
Robert Johnson called for Black Lives Matter to establish their own political party. The 74-year-old billionaire said that the movement…
‘Pop, Lock & Drop It’ rapper Huey killed in shooting: report
Rapper Huey attends Chris Brown’s “Off The Wall” 18th birthday party held at 40/40 club on May 6, 2007 in…
Kanye West and GAP announce 10-year partnership
Kanye West attends the Givenchy Menswear Fall/Winter 2014-2015 Show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 17, 2014 in…
Janelle Monae says filming ‘Antebellum’ on plantation was ‘triggering’
IMDB Janelle Monáe is at the top of her game when it comes to balancing her music career with her…
Wayne Brady describes constant fear of #DrivingWhileBlack
(Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) Wayne Brady is known for making people laugh, but the multi-talented star got serious about…
Justin Simien is bringing his horror flick ‘Bad Hair’ to Hulu
Justin Simien is bringing Bad Hair to Hulu and that’s a very good thing. The Dear White People creator, who…
Broadway star Robert Hartwell buys historic 1820 house built by slaves
Broadway star Robert Hartwell has purchased a historic home built by slaves that he intends to “fill with love.” The…
Activist schools Fox News host on the BLM movement and Jesus
(Credit: Fox News) A Fox News host got more than she could handle when she had Greater New York Black…
Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations on the rise in California, Arizona and Texas
A pedestrian walks by a retail store that has reopened on June 16, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by…
Ohio seeks to amend slavery law still on the books
Adobe Stock photo With all the racial strife roiling the country in the wake of protests sparked by George Floyd‘s…
Milwaukee crowd burns suspected sex trafficking house
(Credit: screenshot) A crowd in Milwaukee suspected there was a sex trafficking house in their neighborhood and decided to take…
‘Days of Our Lives’ star Melissa Reeves slammed over anti-BLM stance
(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NATAS) Actress Melissa Reeves of Days of Our Lives fame is under fire…
Mayor De Blasio to install Black Lives Matter mural in front of Trump Tower
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has a message for the Trump Administration: Black Lives Matter. De Blasio intends to…
Curt Schilling compares Bubba Wallace to Jussie Smollett, says it was a lie
Former MLB star, Curt Schilling, deleted his Twitter after comparing Bubba Wallace to actor Jussie Smollett. Schilling himself was fired…
NASA names HQ after ‘Hidden Figures’ engineer Mary W. Jackson
NASA announced on Wednesday that the agency will rename its headquarters in Washington, D.C. after Mary W. Jackson — one…
Biden takes significant lead ahead of Trump in national poll
A new poll finds that former vice-president, Joe Biden, has taken a 14-point lead over President Donald Trump in the…
Arizona councilman apologizes for saying ‘I can’t breathe’ at anti-mask rally
Guy Phillips (Screenshot from the “Unmask” rally Scottsdale councilman, Guy Phillips, invoked the last words of George Floyd at a…
Teyana Taylor is having Erykah Badu deliver her second baby
(Credit: Getty Images) Earlier this month, Teyana Taylor announced she was pregnant with her second child in her new video…
The federal government sent $1.4B in stimulus checks to deceased people
Government Check (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) While the Black community continues to be disproportionately affected by COVID-19, both medically…
White actresses step down from voicing Black cartoon roles
Jenny Slate (l) and Kristen Bell (r) Getty Images This week, actress Jenny Slate has announced that she’s stepping down…
Okayplayer CEO Abiola Oke resigns after misconduct allegations
(Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for REVOLT) This week Abiola Oke, the CEO and publisher of Okayplayer and OkayAfrica, has…
Vote to remove the knees on our necks
As a Black woman with two sons, I have found these past months to be unimaginably difficult. We have been…
Trump to end federal support for coronavirus testing locations
US President Donald Trump holds up swabs as he speaks at the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on…
Texas putting reopening on ‘pause’ as virus cases soar
People wearing masks to protect against the spread of COVID-19 are reflected next to a sign requiring face coverings at…
Joy Reid expected to replace Chris Matthews on MSNBC primetime show
Joy Reid is reportedly in talks to fill the nightly primetime slot previously held by Chris Matthews on MSNBC. News…
Black couple fight for custody of infant son who was taken by Puerto Rico authorities
Chinyere Osuji and Ralph Bey are shown in an undated Facebook photo. (Credit: Nuestra Patria PR/Facebook) A Black couple who…
NASCAR releases photo of noose found in Bubba Wallace’s garage
Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 Victory Junction Chevrolet, speaks to the media after the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500…
NYPD officer charged with using banned chokehold
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer who was suspended after putting a man in what authorities…
NC officers fired for comments about wiping Black people ‘off the map’
Three officers from the Wilmington, North Carolina Police Department have been fired from their department after an audit of footage…
Vince Carter, 43, retires after record 22 NBA seasons
Vince Carter made his retirement official on Thursday, announcing on his podcast that his 22-year NBA career has come to…
Debbie Allen hosted Raven-Symoné’s wedding in her garden, cooked food
Acclaimed choreographer and actress Debbie Allen shared that she hosted Raven-Symone’s intimate wedding to Miranda Maday. The wedding was held…
Man sues Georgia police after suffering broken arm during false arrest
via screenshot The police department in Valdosta, Georgia, is facing a lawsuit by a Black man who was the victim…
Will Smith, Warner Bros. sued over Richard Williams biopic
Will Smith is amongst those named in a new lawsuit over King Richard, an upcoming movie based on the life…
Michelle Obama says ‘our foundation has been shaken’ amid social climate
(Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Glamour) Former First Lady Michelle Obama always seems to be the voice of reason…
Crime in Atlanta drops dramatically following protests over police brutality
(Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) The arrest rate for all crimes in Atlanta has reportedly dropped significantly amid city wide…
Trump vows prison time for those who vandalize and destroy statues
A vandalized Civil War statue looks over the fourth consecutive day of protests in the aftermath of the death of…
Trump lies, falsely accuses former President Obama of treason
The current president of the United States is accusing his predecessor of treason against the nation, again. Donald Trump’s Obamagate…
Can Charles Booker unseat Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky?
Democratic candidate for Kentucky Senate, Charles Booker, left, and Senator Mitch McConnell, right. (Photo: Charles Booker, YouTube/Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Kentucky…