The practice of lynching in America disrupted the lives of thousands of Black American families for centuries, and now those victims will forever be remembered. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opened this week in Alabama, and already many are realizing the impact it can have on conversations about racial tensions that exist today.
No matter where one looks across the late Tupac “2Pac” Shakur‘s vast catalog, it’s almost universally understood that his track “Dear Mama” is a positive reinforcement of motherhood dedicated to his mother, the late Afeni Shakur. However, a teacher in Alabama referred to the track as “n*gger” music and has since resigned after an earlier […]
Roy Moore‘s attempt to wrangle the U.S. Senate seat to represent the state of Alabama has been officially deaded, this after officials declared Doug Jones the rightful winner. Moore, who has been dogged by accusations of dating underage girls, tried legal maneuvers and failed to concede to Jones after losing the first time.
Alabama voters came out in droves to help decide a tightly-contested U.S. Senate seat race between Democratic candidate Doug Jones, and his Republican counterpart, Roy Moore. With Jones victorious, poll results are pointing to Black women as being the necessary edge to gain the win and a #BlackWomen hashtag has been revived.
Once again, Black people saved the day. Doug Jones defeated alleged teen lover Roy Moore in Tuesday night’s special election for a Senate seat in Alabama, and it was thanks to the Black vote—particularly Black women, yeah, we said it.
Today (Dec. 12) on CNN, Jake Tapper interviewed Roy Moore’s campaign spokesman, Ted Crockett, and it didn’t go well for the alleged pedophile’s co-signer. Viewers literally witnessed Crockett’s brain stop working.
Alabama judge and current GOP U.S. Senate nominee Roy Moore was the focus of a Washington Post piece that points to him dating and assaulting underage girls
Alabama rapper Paul Matthew “Bam Bam” Carter was found dead in the trunk of a burning car.
Darious Bland, a single father in Alabama, has learned the hard way in how to care for his daughter’s hair and wants to help other fathers out in similar roles. Bland has launched an event earlier this week called “Can Daddy Do My Hair?” aimed at teaching fathers how to construct hairstyles for their little […]
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, a federal court which governs districts in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, has ruled that employers can ban employees from wearing the dreadlocks hairstyle. In clearer detail, the court ruled that the ban is not centered in racial discrimination.
A mayoral race in Midland City, Ala. turned a bit ugly when GOP incumbent Mayor Patsy Skipper allegedly took to Facebook to make a racist statement. On Tuesday, Mayor Skipper reportedly wrote “I lost. The N*gger won” downing her Black opponent but she claims that it was not her doing.
A 23-year-old Alabama cop has been charged with the murder of an unarmed Black man, the Montgomery County District Attorney announced. Aaron “AC” Smith was arrested Wednesday (March 2), for the shooting death of 59-year-old Gregory Gunn.
