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Hundreds of thousands of people made their own pieces of artwork to bring to the White House during the summer 2020 Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality. Though authorities worked hard to remove the signs from the barricade, activists worked hard to make sure the pieces were preserved. Now, the Library…Read more...

In an interview on Tha God’s Honest Truth late last year, Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted lead pipes as a priority to tackle in 2022. Places like Jackson, Mississippi, and Benton Harbor, Michigan, both with predominately Black populations, have ongoing clean water problems. Harris also cited that half of the…Read more...

The new musical Black No More is set during the Great Depression and is based on a book of the same name. The musical explores race in the United States with the biggest twist in the plot being an inventor creating a device that turns Black people white, according to NPR.Read more...

The slogan, ‘Defund The Police,’ has been a point of contention between citizens and Congressional representatives alike. Many voters agree there needs to be some oversight in policing, but there’s some disconnect on how to get there–even within the Democratic party.Read more...

At this point, everyone knows how much time and money goes into Super Bowl commercials. In addition to the $7 million NBC charged for a 30-second spot, ads can cost millions more to produce. The advance planning involved doesn’t always allow for controversy to pop up. However, we all knew the game was in February, so…Read more...

The footage of the murder of George Floyd will still send chills down your body, given that the police on the scene were trained for CPR and not to wait for the paramedics. It was an absolute lesson in cruelty that hasn’t stopped.Read more...

As the NFL celebrates a competitive Super Bowl that featured an extra-Black halftime show, the league still can’t shake its biggest controversy–the discrimination lawsuit filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores.

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams took home the long-awaited victory at the 2022 Super Bowl LVI.Read more...

Officers haven’t seemed to take anything away from the killing of George Floyd besides how to pin a Black person to the ground. A Purdue University officer has been placed on leave after pinning a Black student down by his neck with his elbow, reported the Associated Press. The student’s girlfriend caught the incident…Read more...

For the second year in a row, the host city’s team not only made it to the Super Bowl, but won the biggest game of the year. And for the third time during this pandemic, a championship victory by a Los Angeles sports franchise personally ensured that my neighborhood would be obliterated by fireworks, vandalism, and…Read more...

Erin Jackson, 29, has made history becoming the first Black woman to win gold in a solo speed skating event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, reported CNN. Team USA reported she performed the women’s 500-meter event with a time of 37.04, coming in just 0.08 seconds ahead of Japan’s Miho Takagi.

When it comes to Super Bowl Sunday, the game itself might be the main event, but we all know it’s really about the commercials. And after last year’s low-key affair, this year, companies returned to form with big-budget, celebrity-filled ads.Read more...

The “Super Gremlin” rapper Kodak Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was one of three people who were shot early Saturday morning outside of a restaurant in West Hollywood where an afterparty for a Justin Bieber concert was taking place, according to NBC News.Read more...

About 130 children a year are arrested in schools, found an analysis by USA TODAY. Out of the three children they profiled, one of them was Kaia Rolle who was arrested at six years old. Though USA TODAY reported Black boys were more likely to be arrested than Black girls, there is a discussion to be had about the…Read more...

In an effort to honor and preserve Black life, Black folks across the US are organizing to care for historically Black burial grounds. Greenwood Cemetery, the first Black commercial burial ground, was founded in 1874 in St. Louis after the Civil War. More than 50,000 people were buried in Greenwood, including Harriet…Read more...

Wiley is co-producing a documentary short set to debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in June, The Gratitude Project.Read more...

Black Owned Brooklyn founders, Tayo Giwa and Cynthia Gordy Giwa are set to debut a new documentary at The Brooklyn Academy of Music on February 24th. “The Sun Rises in The East” tells the incredible story of the rich legacy of The East, a Bedstuy based community organization established in the 1960s, and the impact it…Read more...

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The U.S. Supreme Court might have a future in making the judicial branch more diverse with President Joe Biden’s pledge to nominate a Black woman to Justice Stephen Breyer’s seat. However, much of America’s past is rooted in racist practices and laws against minorities like segregation, slavery, and most recently, …Read more...

If you’ve been looking for a story about Black entrepreneurial joy, then look no further. A young Black man from Indianapolis has recently launched a board game celebrating Black culture, and we couldn’t be more excited! “Knowledge of Self” is a trivia game developed by Jamaal Nelson, a military vet who began working…Read more...

Super Bowl LVI—which takes place Sunday, February 13, in Inglewood, California—is swiftly approaching. And, once again, well-meaning media outlets, politicians, and social justice bystanders are amplifying the familiar narrative that the national sporting event fosters human trafficking, specifically sex trafficking,…Read more...

After nearly 25 years hitting the Hollywood shuffle between music and film, rapper Bow Wow is naming new career goals in 2022, and hosting a morning radio show is at the top of his list. According to a tweet posted on Friday, it’s a dream already in the making.Read more...

We may only be two months into 2022, but it looks like singer Adele is already laying out next year’s vision board. On Friday night’s episode of the Graham Norton Show, the Grammy winner openly stated she was planning to have a baby in 2023. When Norton, the host of the popular BBC show asked the artist whether or not…Read more...

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Way back in 2004, I flew from Boston to LA as a young reporter. My assignment was to check in with Black, Latinx and women business owners to find out how they made out four years earlier when their city hosted the 2000 Democratic National Convention.

Two weeks ago, a statue of white supremacist and former Mississippi Gov. Theodore Bilbo stood in the state Capitol unharmed for everyone to see. Then last Thursday, it disappeared without a trace with people wondering where the statue had gone.Read more...

Earlier this week, Nicki Minaj partnered with TikTok to create a forum for her and Black creators to meet and celebrate Black History Month. However, the space was invaded by non-Black creators who were reportedly in the center of the conversation, reported Buzzfeed News. Black TikTok creators shared their frustration…Read more...

Ahhh, it’s the most wonderful time of the year.Read more...

West Virginia Delegate Danielle Walker, received a Klu Klux Klan meme, on the first day of Black History Month, reported the Huffington Post. After actively fighting against the abortion ban legislation in the works, Walker’s efforts and experiences were attacked by ignorant trolls.

When it comes to the Bob Marley biopic, we really don’t need to worry ‘bout a thing. Sorry, we couldn’t resist.

Last week, the University of Alabama changed the name of one of its buildings from Graves Hall to Lucy-Graves Hall to honor former Alabama Governor Bibb Graves, who was also the Grand Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan until the late 1920s, and Autherine Lucy Foster, who in 1956 became the first African-American student to…Read more...

The countdown is on to the 94th annual Academy Awards, airing live from the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 27.Read more...

Briarcliffe Volunteer Fire Company has been put on a 30-day suspension after members were accused of making racist comments and mocking Fanta Bility, an 8-year-old girl shot and killed by police, reported NBC News. The matter has been passed to the Delaware County district attorney’s office.

Kevin Durant was apparently not feeling his former teammate James Harden, and isn’t shy at all about letting the public know what he thought.

If you’ve ever wondered why Starz is so committed to the Power Universe, the answer is ratings. The cable channel announced in a press release that the franchise has once again dropped record breaking numbers.

Oh when it all, it all falls down. And my “it,” I mean potentially this year’s Coachella lineup featuring headliners Kanye West and Billie Eilish. I’ll explain.Read more...

Vernon Jones was a Democrat until last year’s Jan. 6 riot, choosing that infamous day to switch parties. He used to be the top elected official in municipal government in the diverse Atlanta suburbs of DeKalb County, but he quit after deciding to endorse Trump. Until a few days ago, he was running as a Republican in a…Read more...

Mayor Eric Adams announced if workers aren’t vaccinated they won’t be allowed to work, which may cost 3,000 people their jobs, reported the New York Times. As you can imagine, the anti-vaxxers were not so happy. A crowd of city workers protested against the New York City vaccination mandate for municipal workers in a…Read more...

On Wednesday, seven predominately Black schools, including Dunbar High School, where U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Douglas Emhoff was attending a Black History Month event, received bomb threats.Read more...

If it were up to us, we’d give Issa Rae all the awards.Read more...

Despite the light that the George Floyd protests brought into the country when it comes to the police’s treatment of its American citizens, fatal police shootings continued to increase at levels not seen in years.Read more...

After a week of terrorizing Los Angeles with overpriced parties, bowling alley beat downs, and gratuitous cleavage, we are gathered here today to talk about one thing and one thing only: Super Bowl LVI.Read more...

Celebrity wax figures are always hit or miss, but mostly miss. Now you can add Zendaya to the list of actors with controversial wax doppelgangers, as EOnline reports her newly revealed figure is dividing the internet.Read more...

Following the murder of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old man killed by police, many gun-rights advocates have spoken out about two things facing the Black community: no-knock warrants and gun rights. Locke was a legal gun owner but his license wouldn’t have saved him from being automatically perceived as “criminal.”Read more...

The 2022 midterm elections are only a few months away, but states around the country are trying to redraw their legislative maps. The Justice Department is currently suing Texas over their gerrymandered map, and places like Ohio and Alabama have had their own rejected by courts within a matter of weeks.Read more...

Yes, I know you’re all caught up in the ongoing drama of the Brooklyn Nets, but let’s talk about some basketball teams that actually seem to like one another and are fun to watch.

Eleven-year-old Orion Jean has been named TIME Magazine’s 2021 Kid of the Year, reported Star-Telegram. The sixth-grader is being acknowledged for the work he has done for kids his age by donating toys to even supporting families by donating meals. Our young king deserves his flowers for choosing so eagerly to help…Read more...

It looks Death Row Records will be getting new life breathed back into it.Read more...

In a tale as old as time it seems, hip-hop’s favorite toddler rapper DaBaby has found himself smack dab, in the middle of yet another debacle. Only this go round, the brother of the mother of his most recent child is involved.Read more...

The Ben Simmons saga has officially come to an end in Philadelphia, where he would have to go up I-95 north for his next destination. There were reports leading up to the NBA trade deadline today that Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden wanted out. Reportedly, Kevin Durant wanted Harden to stay so that he, Harden, and…Read more...