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In 2020, legislation from former Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s office was drafted to transfer ownership of a police department building to Black Lives Matter, reported The Seattle Times. That summer, protestors were met with tear gas as they surrounded the barricaded East Precinct demanding for the police to be…Read more...

There’s a war going on outside no man is safe from—unless you’re Jeff Garcia’s Twitter mentions the Cincinnati Bengals or the Los Angeles Rams.

Just this morning, six historically Black colleges have received bomb threats, according to CNN. Southern University and A&M, Howard University, Bethune-Cookman University, Albany State University, Bowie State University, and Delaware State University continue to investigate the threat and remain on lockdown or have…Read more...

CBS News has undergone big changes lately, but one of its most prominent personalities is staying put. Variety reports, CBS Mornings anchor Gayle King has signed a multi-year deal to remain with the network.

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst passed away this weekend. Police believe she committed suicide by jumping from the window of her 19th-floor Manhattan apartment to the pavement below. She was 30.

Is it me, or is somebody cutting onions this Sunday morning? This weekend, the internet has been abuzz with a video circulating of Lizzo. The singer’s virality is often due to her dancing, trying TikTok food trends, or telling her haters exactly where they can go. But this time, Lizzo showed her softer side by sharing…Read more...

Ghuan Featherstone grew up in South Central, Los Angeles in the 70’s and rode his first horse in Griffith Park where his parents took him for the experience. And although he didn’t continue riding throughout his youth, he forever remembered how free and powerful he felt that day.Read more...

Affirmative action has been under attack since its inception in the 1960s. On Monday, January 24, 2022, the Supreme Court stated that it would hear two cases opposing race-conscious admissions at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University. However, experts say that Black and Latino students would be…Read more...

New York City is rejoicing! After major pandemic related setbacks, Broadway is back. And with strong attempts made to diversify its full time casts, there is additional reason to celebrate. Broadway’s longest running musical, ‘Phantom of The Opera’ has debuted its first Black actress to play the lead role of Christine…Read more...

On this week’s episode of ‘What Grinds Candace Owens’ Gears’, we focus our lens on a well known character, loved by children of all ages for decades, Minnie Mouse. Ah, yes, Minnie Mouse. The fictional rodent recognizable by her big bow, polka-dotted dress, and court day pumps. That is of course, up until now.Read more...

Black women are disrupting the tech industry across the globe, and Timnit Gebru is leading the charge. As a computer scientist and well known advocate for diversity in artificial intelligence, Gebru ruffled feathers at her former employer Google when she co-authored a paper on how AI can underpin racism, sexism,…Read more...

Over the course of the 15-month conflict in the region of Tigray in northern Ethiopia, its residents have been directly effected as violence keeps organizations from bringing supplies and food, reported The Guardian. At the beginning of the war between rebels and government forces, The World Food Programme found 37…Read more...

A judge in Wisconsin has approved an agreement by attorneys to destroy the firearm Kyle Rittenhouse used to fatally shoot two men and wound another during protests in Kenosha back in 2020, according to the Associated Press.Read more...

ABC News’ critically acclaimed series Soul of a Nation returns for Black History Month with two new editions.

Superstar Lizzo is adding another occupation to her multi-hyphenate list: pitch woman. The singer and her latest single “Special” are the stars of a new campaign for tech company Logitech, per Forbes.

USA Today reported the rental market has been hurting low-income earning people of color since the pandemic. As the demand for housing skyrocketed, so did the price of rental units, according to a Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. Higher quality buildings saw a 14 percent increase in rent.Read more...

A second family in, Bridgeport, Conn., says the city’s police department badly mishandled the death of a Black woman on the same day as another suspicious case.

Long-time civil rights activist and radio show host Joe Madison is no stranger to America’s continued fight for equal rights. At age 24, he became the youngest executive director of the NAACP’s Detroit branch and the NAACP national political director in 1978. Madison began his radio career in 1980 at Detroit’s WXYZ-AM…Read more...

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The family of Drakeo the Ruler, the Los Angeles Rapper who was stabbed to death backstage at a music festival, said the lack of security resulted in the rapper’s death, according to ABC News.Read more...

It appears sentencing for Empire star Jussie Smollett may have to wait just a little while longer.Read more...

Chris Redd is not satisfied with co-starring in Kenan and SNL. He is set to join Sam Jay (PAUSE with Sam Jay), Jak Knight (Big Mouth) and Langston Kerman (Insecure) in the new Peacock comedy Bust Down, premiering all six episodes Thursday, March 10.

Laquan McDonald’s family is demanding federal charges against the former Chicago cop who murdered the 17-year-old Black teenager, according to Fox 32 Chicago.

Virginia Military Institute superintendent and retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins went to Facebook to respond to a white alumnus who questioned his push for diversity and inclusion at the college, reported The Washington Post. The newspaper claimed Carmen D. Villani Jr. had warned fellow graduates on a radio show…Read more...

Showtime is done with its absurdly funny examination of ‘80s excess. TVLine reports, the cable network has canceled Don Cheadle comedy Black Monday after three seasons.

On the heels of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer’s announcement that he will retire from the Supreme Court on Tuesday, President Biden’s campaign promises to nominate a Black woman to the court. According to Newsweek, a new poll found the move to be exceedingly popular with Black women voters across the country.

Trevor Noah clapped back at Joe Rogan after he claimed in a podcast segment that only “100 percent African” people should be called Black. On Tuesday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan offered his thoughts (as a very white man) on what it means to be Black to podcast guest professor Jordan Peterson, reported…Read more...

Sometimes a relationship gets a little stale and you need to spice things up. We’ve been with McDonald’s for a long time, so at this point, there’s not much new to discover about one another.

In an interview with PBS Newshour, new member to Congress Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick shared how she plans to represent the Haitian community of Florida. Cherfilus-McCormick told PBS she has a special kind of responsibility to that community considering the natural disasters and violence that have recently overcome…Read more...

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Hold on while I call my mom and tell her there’s a Black movie on Hallmark Channel.

D.A.R.E., otherwise known as the Drug Abuse Resistance program, first rose to prominence in the 1980s during the “war on drugs.” They are now condemning one of HBO’s most popular shows, “Euphoria,” for glorifying teen drug use, violence and sex, according to TMZ.Read more...

After proposing to bring back solitary confinement, telling the public they can’t criticize his policing ideas and vowing to fight violence by bringing back an undercover squad that was disbanded over its own violence, New York’s ex-cop mayor has done it again, putting another ex-cop who was branded an “unindicted…Read more...

Though it’s been nearly three years since the death of Nipsey Hussle, more and more details continue to emerge.Read more...

Attorneys for Brett Hankison, the only cop to be charged in the killing of Breonna Taylor, are emulating the defense for Amhaud Arbery’s killers by asking a judge to ban journalists from the courtroom during jury selection.

In Kansas City, Missouri, Black people are far more likely to be subjected to use of force by the police, according to data attained by the Kansas City Star from 2019 to July 2021.Read more...

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is offering a $110,000 reward for any information on the death of 16-year-old Tioni Theus, according to ABC News. Theus was on her way to meet her friends at a party Jan. 7 and was found dead on the side of Interstate 10 in LA the following morning. The Los Angeles…Read more...

Jackson, Mississipi’s capital is home to a population that is more than 80% Black, with about 25% of residents living in poverty. The city has been plagued with water issues ranging from pressure, hot tap water, and lead poisoning. Just last February, artic weather hit and water froze at a Jackson treatment plant.…Read more...

Even if you are not ready for Donda 2, it cannot always be nonexistent.

After becoming the first HBCU athlete to win the Jerry Rice Award, and recently being named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Freshman of the Year after propelling Jackson State University to its first conference championship since 2007, quarterback Shedeur Sanders is announcing another first: He’s inked a…Read more...

The grades are in for ABC’s new primetime comedy, Abbott Elementary and it’s A’s all across the board!Read more...

As TV schedules head into spring, and fall shows wrap up their first seasons, networks are beginning to roll out their next batch of returns and premieres.

A Black man who has served over four decades in the St. Louis County Police Department was named chief of police, becoming the first Black person in the history of the department to serve in the role, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.Read more...

The only thing more American than a reality TV star becoming president, despite having exactly zero political or military experience beforehand, is, of course, racism.

A second investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson, a 17-year-old found dead inside a wrestling mat at Lowndes County High School in 2013, has been ruled an accident by Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office. CNN reported Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk said there was nothing to indicate anything criminal.

The NFL is gaining diversity in its executive ranks with the hire of Kweisi Odofo-Mensah as the new Minnesota Vikings’ general manager.

Sometimes “celebrity” editions of reality shows can take the celebrity part very loosely. See the most recent casts of Dancing with the Stars for reference. After a long break, Celebrity Big Brother is returning for Season 3, and its cast is just as eclectic as always.

As Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has proven time and time again, it’s hard out here for a Black man trying to become an NFL head coach. And even once you miraculously reach the promised land—no thanks to the league’s Rooney Rule, which only serves to taunt and further humiliate qualified Black…Read more...

When we look at the ongoing fight for voting rights, rightfully, the focus is placed on anti-voting legislation that limits early voting or closes down a bunch of polling places. Gerrymandering is also a big issue–depending on how states like New York or Florida redraw their maps, it could determine what party gains…Read more...