Derrick Gordon made history last April when he came out and became the first openly gay Division I college basketball player in U.S. history. And although he
R&B singer Kelly Price recently had an interesting run-in with a CVS pharmacist while trying to get a prescription filled. The “It’s My Time” singer says she visited a
Edgar Antillon and Miguel Jimenez are two Hispanic men who own Rubbin Buttz BBQ in Milliken, Colorado. The owners decided they were going to take
[jwplatform cVuIQXDi] A Chinese restaurant in Nairobi, Kenya, is being criticized for its policy of no admittance of Black Africans after 5 p.m. The policy
The hip-hop generation must thank the Rev. Jesse Jackson for the efforts he has made with valor, confidence and thoughtful analysis. Jackson has highlighted the
It has emerged that several exclusive golf clubs in New York wouldn’t let President Barack Obama play on their courses Labor Day weekend. The Trump
Newark, New Jersey, was once a thriving hub of manufacturing for the state. Now like many large urban cities it is faced with violence, poverty
Historically black Alabama State University is being sued over its treatment of two gay, white male professors. Dr. John Garland filed a lawsuit on June
Apple recently bought Dr. Dre’s Beats by Dre for a staggering $3.2 billion. But while Dr. Dre stands to have a powerful position at Apple,
If you live in Dallas, by now you’ve probably heard about the movement happening to expose racial profiling and blatant discrimination at restaurants and clubs
Morgan State University came under fire back this fall when gay student Brian Stewart filed a complaint against the school’s Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity chapter,
Fifty years after Martin Luther King’s historic March on Washington, it’s apparent that America remains a nation divided by race. According to a lawsuit filed
Game says he was discriminated against over his body art. According to his Twitter, Game was denied service at Houston’s restaurant because of his tattoos.
Deshon Marman was a little distraught having attended a friend’s funeral on June 15, 2011 when he was “arrested and straightjacketed” for wearing sagging pajama
For many, remembering where their family was when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law will never be forgotten. This week,
Harlem Arts Alliance Presents: On the “A” w/Souleo I was having one of those intensely productive weeks where sleep escaped me as I struggled to
A tiny church in Pikeville, Ky., made international news when its leadership voted 9 to 6 to “promote greater unity” by barring mixed-race couples from
Donatelli said the district manager exclaimed, “What is that?” when he saw the black employee walk in to start his shift. A white man claims
If you are an employee who works in an environment where your higher-ups are supportive, creative, fair-minded and open to feedback, count yourself among the
Given the recent legal breakthrough concerning the historical discrimination against African American farmers, in which the federal government acknowledged historic racial bias, resulting in the
