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Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am has partnered with mobile game publisher Zynga to help raise over $5 million in donations for STEAM education purposes. Willi.am’s I.amAngel Foundation is helping lead the drive to launch the American Dream GoFundMe initiative, where proceeds will be committed to unlocking STEAM (science, technology, engineering arts, and math) education opportunities…

Michelle Obama poured out the contents of her soul regarding the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Obama, 56, was startled by the stark disparity between the way that Black Lives Matter protesters were treated in the summer of 2020 and White thugs were handled this week by Capitol police.…

A sculpture dedicated to the memory of Breonna Taylor was smashed in multiple places in downtown, Oakland, California, local police stated in its police report. The ceramic bust of the slain EMT worker from Louisville, Kentucky, was placed near Oakland City Hall two weeks ago, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The bust rests on…

Chuck D believes politicians should retire at 65. The 60-year-old rapper insists “old folks” shouldn’t be in positions of leadership but should instead use their years of experience to offer advice and guidance to others. He said: “I don’t think old folks should be leaders. I think old folks should be there to give advice…

A well-respected and indisputably talented African American designer, Dorian Webb has been about the business of handcrafting unique jewelry and houseware since her junior year at Yale University. Her most recent creation, a cuff bracelet, pays homage to the Black Lives Matter movement. Characteristically bold and seemingly taking flight, the beautiful piece dutifully represents a…

As if George Floyd or Breonna Taylor or Ahmaud Arbery don’t have names, Time magazine all but created some fictitious movement and called it a “Person of the Year” finalist in their respective places. The most befuddling thing about this announcement is that there is in fact a movement that the magazine could have used…

NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar participated in a series on social justice provided by WebMD and took the health care industry to task in an essay fittingly titled “Black Lives Matter.” In it, the all-time scoring leader shined a light on the glaring health inequities and unfair practices associated with large medical corporations and…

A Black Lives Matter activist, who led protests following the death of Breonna Taylor at the hands of the Louisville Police Department, was shot and killed during a recent carjacking, according to his mother. On Monday, Nov. 23, Hamza “Travis” Nagdy was identified as the victim of a shooting that occurred during a carjacking on…

A Minnesota judge has struck down a request to move the trial of the four former Minneapolis Police Department officers involved in the death of George Floyd. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill confirmed the upcoming trial for the officers — identified as Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane — will not…

Keiajah Gabbrell stands as one of the most recognized millennial activists in Kansas City. On Oct. 27, Gabbrell attended a public meeting for the Board of Police Commissioners, where she took the opportunity to call out several people on the board, all of whom she accused of racist behavior. The video of the meeting eventually…

WNBA legend Sue Bird says the beleaguered league has always had trouble attracting mainstream viewers because most of the women are “tall, Black, gay.” Contrast this, Bird says, with the more demure and photogenic women’s soccer league, which is full of players who are predominantly “cute and White and straight.” “To be completely blunt, but…

Jacob Blake, who was critically wounded after being shot multiple times by a cop, has been released from a Milwaukee hospital. Blake was released from the hospital on Oct. 7, according to CNN. After being released, Blake was transferred to a spinal rehabilitation center in Chicago where he will continue his recovery. On Aug. 23,…

Kelly Rowland is excited to bring another life into the world, despite pushing 40 and being unsettled by the current sociopolitical turmoil and the coronavirus pandemic. “We (Rowland and her husband) had been talking about it loosely, and then COVID happened, and we were just like, ‘Let’s see what happens,’” Rowland told Women’s Health magazine.…

Official autopsy reports show police fired at least 19 times with 16 of those bullets entering Dijon Kizee‘s body on Aug. 31. Kizzee, a 29-year-old Black man, was accused of riding his bike on the wrong side of the road and splitting traffic, according to CNN. Police say that when they attempted to apprehend him,…

A Black Lives Matter activist is facing criminal charges after allegedly using donations to the organization for his personal use. Sir Maejor Page, who had been a vocal leader in the fight for social justice, is now facing federal charges of money laundering and wire fraud. Page allegedly created the Black Lives Matter Greater Atlanta…

Rapper Eve is getting pummeled on social media for saying that she and her husband don’t think about each other’s race anymore. Eve, 41, whose full name is Eve Jihan Jeffers Coopers, made the statement in the latest episode of TV One’s “Uncensored.” The “Let Me Blow Your Mind” rapper said she and her husband,…

A Black woman has filed a complaint against Whataburger after a disagreement for wearing a Black Lives Matter mask while on duty. Ma’Kiya Congious filed a discrimination complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission and called for a boycott of Whataburger, according to The Washington Post. In a statement released by her attorneys, Congious is asking…

Crowds have chanted her name. Social media feeds have been flooded, demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. A call for action is demanded but has fallen on deaf ears. Taylor’s killing has sparked a national conversation about death by the police. The outcry continues, and still no arrest. Last week, her family negotiated a settlement with…

Ice Cube’s eldest son O’Shea Jackson Jr. scored a verbal knockout against UFC fighter Colby Covington on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, after Covington took shots at LeBron James for his political stances. Covington had just defeated Tyron Woodley in the UFC Fight Night on Saturday evening. During the post-game press conference, Covington dedicated his victory…

Kerry Washington, an award-winning and multimillionaire actress, admits she has a “very real fear” of playing with her kids in her own neighborhood for fear that White people will call the cops on her. Washington made the sobering admission on former ESPN sports reporter Jemele Hill’s podcast “Unbothered” that will air on Monday, Sept. 21,…