Members of the Beaumont Bulls youth football team in Beaumont, Texas, are reportedly receiving death threats after peacefully protesting the national anthem. April Parkerson, the mother of 11-year-old running back Jaelun Parkerson, described this summer as a turning point in
Sandra Bland’s family has reached a $1.9 million settlement from a wrongful death lawsuit, the family’s attorney said Thursday. This resolution comes on the heels of recent news of false statements made by Waller County officials. A former jail guard
The NCAA will relocate all seven scheduled championship events from North Carolina during the 2016-17 academic year. The decision was reportedly because of the state’s recent actions concerning civil rights protections. The NCAA Board of Governors emphasized their desire for
After four of his players added the Miami Dolphins to the national protest sparked by Colin Kaepernick, they were joined by an unlikely fifth man. Even in the emotionally crushing aftermath of the Dolphins’ season-opening loss to Seattle, the protest
Two Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies have been placed on paid leave after fatally shooting a man in Pompano Beach, Florida. Friday night. Neighbors who were present at the time of the shooting say the man was shot in the back
Danny Simmons’ new community art center and gallery Rush Arts Philly – RAP, for short – made its debut Saturday, featuring Guerrillas in the Midst: The Art of the Revolution. For years, Danny Simmons has been mentioned in the same sentence
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi police chief Mike DeNardo killed himself moments after he was suspended for selling city-owned guns, officials said Friday. DeNardo shot himself with a shotgun retrieved from the trunk of his car in the parking lot of
Immediately following Friday’s denial by federal judge of a Native American Indian tribe’s injunction effort, the Departments of Justice, the Interior and the Army ordered a a company to halt Dakota Pipeline construction to stop a Dallas-based energy company from
“Yo, man, run that dude over,” Army drill sergeant Phillip Harrison would yell at 6’4” tall, 10-year-old Shaquille O’Neal from courtside. The father figure who raised O’Neal taught him at an early age to stop being embarrassed by his size.
San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York pledged $1 million to improving racial and economic inequality and building a stronger relationship between police and the community. York announced the donation Thursday, following quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s pledge last week to help underserved
Erica Garner hurled personal insults at NYC mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday for not releasing disciplinary records on the cop who killed her father, Eric Garner. She was beyond blunt in her brutal assessment of the mayor’s decision to suddenly
Nzingha Stewart, who wrote and directed the 2015 Lifetime movie With this Ring starring Jill Scott, Eve, and Regina Hall, is summoning more Black Girl Magic in her latest effort, The 10th Date. The comedy follows four friends embarking on
Popular actor/activist and former high school teacher Jesse Williams is teaming up with Scholly to help underprivileged students find available scholarships. He will serve on the advisory board for the scholarship app company. Williams recalled in a video for the
Most people don’t think of a beautiful Black woman when they hear the word “physicist,” but changing that could be a matter of life and death. Hadiyah-Nicole Green’s journey to being a Morehouse School of Medicine assistant professor and one
Yara Shahidi doesn’t view school as a fallback plan or a chore to squeeze in between filming. Unlike many child stars, she’s open about prioritizing education above her acting career. Likely inspired by her reported fashion icon, Kerry Washington, Shahidi
Hundreds of Native Americans from tribes across the country have set up a camp near the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site in North Dakota. Protests turned violent on Saturday. Private security officers working for Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners assaulted demonstrators
Kelly Porter was furious after her son was recently denied his right to sit during the flag ritual. The mother of 15-year-old Shemar Cooper, a sophomore at Eisenhower High School in Chicago, has contacted the school’s superintendent several times to
Kanye West is under fire for posting a casting call for “multiracial women only” to work on his upcoming Fashion Week show. Critics on social media said the rapper’s move got under their skin, regardless of whether they consider their
The White House is planning its first music festival to bring creators, innovators, and organizers from across the country together. The evening to celebrate great music, film, and ideas is also a call for every American to get involved in
Compelling but unexplored, an October 2006 FBI report on “White supremacist infiltration of law enforcement” foreshadowed the significant national threat now being caught on camera almost every week. A recent photo of an apparent White supremacist in uniform has gone
