Deray McKesson and his ongoing presence as an active voice in civil rights activism has garnered him both high praise and sharp criticism in a short time. Over the weekend, that criticism reached an angry zenith when online trolls and other enemies of McKesson’s aims attacked him online.
Law enforcement being lauded for the apprehension of Dylann Roof need to reflect on militance used on this case versus other national newsmakers.
President Barack Obama has not been shy about addressing race in today’s tense climate, which has been further agitated by the actions of Dylann Roof and the recent situation in Baltimore. As a guest on comedian Marc Maron‘s “WTF” podcast, the president dropped the “n-word” but used it in a context that pundits seemed to […]
The United States is a grieving nation in the wake of the Charleston church shooting and while many political figureheads continue to downplay the main issue as it stares us all in the face, Lupe Fiasco is letting his outspoken characteristics go mute this time around.
As the nation becomes uncomfortably familiar with alleged Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof, details are forthcoming that suggest the 21-year-old exposed himself to radical racist ideals. Two twitter users apparently discovered a website that seems to be registered to Roof and features racist content, photos of the Confederate Flag and other questionable items.
Leave it to Nas to properly summarize the Hip-Hop community’s thoughts over the horrific Charleston church shooting.
With Charleston church shooting suspect Dylann Roof under the watch of authorities in South Carolina, details surrounding the 21-year-old gunman have come to the surface. A roommate says that Roof upheld racist ideals and planned the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting for months.
At the current state of America, Black people have zero tolerance for any sort of perceived racism crossing their paths. A historic Black church was just shot up (during a prayer service of all times), a white woman famous for pretending to be Black for civil rights is becoming a viral sensation right underneath or […]
President Barack Obama addressed the Charleston church shooting during a press conference on Thursday afternoon (Jun. 18), issuing a somber message about gun violence and condemning the actions of captured white gunman, Dylann Roof. President Obama also made a call for stronger gun control in the wake of the tragedy and noted killings of this sort […]
The fatal shooting incident that took place in Charleston, S.C. at one of the oldest Black AME churches in the nation is under a major investigation. As the details continue to unfold in the horrific Wednesday night (Jun. 17) crime, the nine victims who were announced dead have since been identified.
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy reportedly continued his poor decision-making ways during his prison term which ended in 2009. In a recent interview with Pat Jordan for New York Magazine, the 48-year-old habitual cheater admitted to joining a white power gang for protection from his fellow inmates.
Martese Johnson, the Black University of Virginia student that was roughed up and beaten bloody by white officers outside a bar, will not face misdemeanor charges related to the case. The 20-year-old Johnson was wrongly arrested for being drunk, although it was later discovered he didn’t have anything to drink and that the arresting officers […]
