BHM Feature: Female Voices of the Civil Rights Movement
When people think about the people involved in the Civil Rights Movement, they often focus on the men at the forefront of the movement; Martin Luther King Jr.... Read More...
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Lauren Footman’s Passion Uplifts Communities of Color in Gun Violence Discussion
Lauren J. Footman stands in the gap as gun violence shatters so many communities of color; has stayed to offer comfort, strategic solutions to prevent the next... Read More...
Huffington Post Social Media Editor Fired Over Racist Posts
The social media editor for The Huffington Post was fired for racist and inflammatory posts on her own social media. Ashley Rose was hired earlier this mont... Read More...
Socialite Franci Neely Disrupts Black Child’s Birthday Party
Franci Neely, a socialite, yelled at a Black family staging
a birthday shoot for their 1-year-old daughter last Saturday. Inside Edition reported Tuesday h... Read More...
Burberry Apologizes for Noose Hoodie
Burberry, a luxury fashion brand, has apologized for
showcasing a noose around a white model’s neck that premiered during London Fashion Week on
Sunday. ... Read More...
#OscarsSoWhite Creator April Reign Attending Ceremony for First Time
April Reign, creator of #OscarsSoWhite, has been invited to
attend the Academy Awards which will be televised this Sunday. Reign created the hashtag four ye... Read More...
Lyft Celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth By Offering Free Rides to Black Museums, Businesses
Lyft Celebrates BlackHistoryMonth By Offering Free Rides to Black
Museums, Businesses, and Cultural sites Lyft is celebrating Black History Month by providi... Read More...
New York City to Ban Discrimination Based on Hair
The New York City Commission on Human Rights will release guidelines this week to individuals who have been harassed, punished or fired because of the style of... Read More...
BHM Feature: Patrick Kelly, A Man Before His Time
Patrick Kelly was a man ahead of his time. He was the first American and black designer allowed to join the Chambre Syndicale du prêt-à-porter, the French read... Read More...
Police Raid Home Of ‘Persons Of Interest’ In ‘Empire’ Actor Jussie Smollett Case
Chicago police raided
the home of two “persons of interest” on Thursday evening in the alleged racist
and homophobic attack against “Empire” actor Jussie Smoll... Read More...
Michael Avenatti Claims New Sex Tape Shows R. Kelly and Underage Girl
Attorney Michael Avenatti has given prosecutors a sex tape
allegedly showing R&B singer R. Kelly and an underage girl engaged in sexual
acts. Avenatti t... Read More...
Colorado Store That Boycotted Nike After Colin Kaepernick Ad Will Close
Prime Time Sports will be closing for business after more than 20 years in business due to owner Stephen Martin’s boycott of Nike after they featured former NF... Read More...
Mo’Nique and Steve Harvey Discuss her Being Blackballed and Labeled ‘Difficult’
Comedians Mo’Nique and Steve Harvey got into a heated discussion on his talk show Steve Wednesday over her blackballing in Hollywood and the repercussions over... Read More...
Substitute Teacher Tells Black Students MLK Killed Himself and Clothes ‘Marked Them for Prison’
A white substitute music teacher at a North Carolina elementary school resigned after she was accused of making racist and inflammatory remarks to her minority... Read More...
