Netflix releases Black Lives Matter collection of films, shows
Image / Netflix Netflix is putting Black content forward with its newly curate Black Lives Matter collection, offering subscribers the…
Wisconsin gym posts offensive ‘I Can’t Breathe’ workout routine
(Credit: Anytime Fitness) An owner of a gym in Wisconsin is apologizing after a workout titled “I Can’t Breathe,” in…
US military now rethinking links to Confederate Army symbols
In this Jan. 4, 2020, file photo a sign for at Fort Bragg, N.C., is shown. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)…
Reality Series ‘Cops’ cancelled after 33 seasons on air
Paramount Network After 31 years, the long-running reality TV series Cops is finally coming to an end. In the wake…
LisaRaye McCoy talks ‘All the Way Black,’ entrepreneurship
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 21: Actress LisaRaye McCoy-Misick attends the 2016 ABFF Awards: A Celebration Of Hollywood at The…
New York passes bill allowing police disciplinary records to be made public
A NYPD officer prepares to arrest protesters for breaking the citywide 8:00PM curfew on June 4, 2020 in the Bronx…
Christopher Columbus statues beheaded in Boston, toppled in Richmond
A statue depicting Christopher Columbus is seen with its head removed at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park on June 10, 2020…
‘Stop the pain,’ a brother of George Floyd tells Congress
Philonise Floyd, a brother of George Floyd, gives an opening statement during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on proposed changes…
FedEx fires worker who mocked George Floyd death
(Credit: screenshot/social media) FedEx has fired one of their workers who mocked George Floyd’s death by kneeling on another man’s…
Black activist shot by same police department he trained on bias
Derrick Sanderlin CNN screenshot In a story that has made headlines for being equal parts ironic and tragic, it has…
Russell Simmons accuser slams ‘The Breakfast Club’ over new interview with mogul
In the wake of HBO Max’s On the Record documentary exposé, this week Russell Simmons appeared on The Breakfast Club…
Entertainment journalist and ‘This Is Us’ writer JasFly dead at 39
(Photo: JasFly/Twitter) Hip-hop journalist and TV writer/producer Jas Waters, also known as Jas Fly, has died at 39, a number…
Coronavirus spikes in 21 states and one is in crisis
A patient is tested for coronavirus at a testing site in the Anacostia neighborhood June 10, 2020 in Washington, DC.…
Ava DuVernay joins the film academy’s Board of Governors
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has been elected to the film academy’s Board of Governors for the first time. The Academy of…
Harper’s Baazar names first Black EIC in 153-year history
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 25: Samira Nasr attends the Louis Vuitton X Grace Coddington Event on October 25, 2018…
5 reasons to watch Maame-Yaa Aforo’s short film ‘Brown Paper Pageant’
(Photo: Maame-Yaa Aforo/YouTube) In the upcoming short film Brown Paper Pageant, filmmaker Maame-Yaa Aforo highlights the continuous…
Crossfit CEO resigns after backlash from George Floyd comments
Jason Stanislawczyk does a deadlift during a CrossFit workout at Ross Valley CrossFit on March 13, 2014 in San Anselmo,…
Eboni K. Williams to host, executive produce ‘Revolt Black News’
Eboni K. Williams (Credit: Eboni K. Williams) Looks like attorney turned TV personality Eboni K. Williams has signed on for…
Russell Westbrook executive producing Tulsa race massacre docuseries
Russel Westbrook attends the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring Summer 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 20,…
Black America speaks. America should listen.
Left to right: Byron Allen, CEO of Entertainment Studios and protesters hold signs as they gather to protest police brutality…
It’s time to throw the system away and start over
A participant wearing a face mask with the words Defund Police in it. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)…
NASCAR bans Confederate flag after demand by Bubba Wallace
Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 McDonald’s Chevrolet, wears a “I Can’t Breath – Black Lives Matter” T-shirt under his…
Coronavirus spikes in 21 states and one is in crisis
A patient is tested for coronavirus at a testing site in the Anacostia neighborhood June 10, 2020 in Washington, DC.…
How Indie Theaters Are Reimagining The Moviegoing Experience
Above: Tori Baker, President & CEO of the Salt Lake Film Society, in independent movie theater Tower Theater on May…
Voters met with broken machines, long lines in Atlanta
: A polling place worker holds an “I’m a Georgia Voter” sticker to hand to a voter on June 9,…
NYC police officer charged with violently shoving protester
(Photo: Adobe Photo Stock) NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer who was caught on video violently…
George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried
Pallbearers bring the coffin into The Fountain of Praise church in Houston for the funeral for George Floyd on Tuesday,…
Tucker Carlson says protests are ‘definitely not about Black Lives’
Tucker Carlson speaks onstage during Politicon 2018 at Los Angeles Convention Center on October 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.…
Black America speaks. America should listen.
Left to right: Byron Allen, CEO of Entertainment Studios and protesters hold signs as they gather to protest police brutality…
Black man in Texas says ‘I can’t breathe’ during fatal arrest, video
The arrest of a Black man in Austin, Texas is currently under investigation as body camera video footage was made…
Donald Trump likes a tweet for the first time and it’s about ‘Insecure’
Issa Rae (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Donald Trump (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Image) While running the Free World and…
Ramsey Orta, man who filmed Eric Garner’s arrest, released from prison
Ramsey Orta (Facebook) The man who videotaped the police chokehold death of Eric Garner has been released from prison. Ramsey…
Officer involved in shooting of Breonna Taylor accused of sexual assault
Brett Hankison, one of the officers involved in the police shooting of Breonna Taylor was accused of sexual assault by…
BET airing George Floyd’s funeral services, anchored by Marc Lamont Hill
Flowers are laid in the church during a public visitation for George Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church Monday,…
Virginia man who drove truck into protesters is a KKK leader
(Credit: Henrico County Division of Police) A Virginia man who drove his car into protesters is an admitted leader of…
White police wash Black faith leaders, protestors’ feet
A group of white police officers in North Carolina attended the Black Lives Matters demonstrations on Saturday, where they washed…
It’s over between Issa and Molly as it’s beginning again with Issa and Lawrence
Yvonne Orji and Issa Rae are pictured in season 4, episode 9 of Insecure. (Credit: HBO) Lawrence and Issa are…
Keisha Lance Bottoms could be in consideration for VP pick
Mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Essence) Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is among…
Officer charged in Floyd’s death has 1st court appearance
Derek Chauvin (Credit: RAMSEY COUNTY ADULT DETENTION CENTER) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Monday set $1 million bail for…
Floyd’s casket arrives at Houston church for public viewing
HOUSTON (AP) — The body of George Floyd arrived at a church Monday in Houston for a final public memorial…
Terry Crews dragged on social media for ‘Black supremacy’ comments
Terry Crews is being dragged for filth on Twitter following a Sunday tweet in which he warned about the rise…
Democrats proposing new police procedures, accountability
With the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument in the distance, a man stands at the edge of the Lincoln Memorial…
George Floyd unrest prompts petition to look into Kendrick Johnson’s death
Kendrick Johnson (Family Picture) The protest and nationwide civil unrest over the killing of George Floyd have sparked a petition…
“I am proud to be Black, but I am also proud to be white”
(Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) Tons of celebrities turned up at protests across the country over the weekend and Shemar…
Oprah Winfrey to host TV special on racism, social justice
In wake of the police killing of George Floyd, which has sparked nationwide protest and civil unrest, Oprah Winfrey wants…
Hundreds line up for George Floyd’s memorial in Houston
Mourners are guided into the Fountain of Praise Church during a public visitation for George Floyd Monday, June 8, 2020,…
Rapper Snoop Dogg says he will vote for the 1st time ever
Snoop Dogg has confessed that his criminal record prevented him from voting in the past. But the Hip-Hop star intends…
Rapper YG films music video at LA protest; claps back at critics
YG attends the 2018 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images) While tons of celebrities like Michael…
We need an independent police force to police the police. Periodt.
Protesters hold signs as they gather to protest police brutality and racism in the US, with the recent deaths of…
Pittsburgh paper accused of censorship, stops Black reporters from protest
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 26, 2016. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is being called…
A US recession began in February in the face of coronavirus
In this April 30, 2020 file photo, a man writes information in front of Illinois Department of Employment Security in…
U.S. Marines bans depictions of confederate flag at its installations
U.S. Marines prepare to march in the Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by…
Billy Porter speaks up for Black LGBTQ: ‘Our lives matter too’
Billy Porter attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo…
Biden promises police changes without stripping funding
Former Vice President Joe Biden, sided by Dr. Jill Biden delivers remarks at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA…
Exonerated Five’s Raymond Santana and reality star Deelishis marry
Deelishus and Raymond Santana on their wedding day. (Photo: @SantanaRaymond Instagram) In the midst of the pandemic, protests, and the…
Bonnie Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at 69
Bonnie Pointer attends The Hollywood Chamber Of Commerce 98th Annual Board Installation And Lifetime Achievement Awards Gala at Avalon Hollywood…
Rudy Gay opens up about being racially profiled, NBA return
Rudy Gay is a 13-year NBA veteran and forward for the San Antonio Spurs, yet despite being a NBA Star…
New York State Assembly passes Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act
A man holds a sign stating “I Can’t Breathe” during a protest in response to the killing of George Floyd…
NASCAR stands for ‘Black Lives Matter’ in video
Bubba Wallace stands during the national anthem prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta…
Black America speaks. America should listen.
Left to right: Byron Allen, CEO of Entertainment Studios and protesters hold signs as they gather to protest police brutality…