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It’s moments like these that restore our faith in humanity. Elvis Summers built a tiny home for 60-year-old homeless woman named Smokie, who’s been on the street for over 10 years. Smokie lost her home after her husband’s death and was never able to get back on her feet. Summers met Smokie because she’d routinely go […]

The city’s eruption follows decades of systemic failure. Photograph by Devin Allen TIME Magazine revealed their latest cover, a chilling image of the Baltimore Uprising (their Instagram says “Riots”), comparing it to the protests of 1968, following Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s assassination. Baltimore erupted in violent protests and their residents looted almost 1,000 local […]

The language that has been used to shape the story of passionate Baltimore protestors has proved to be an offensive display of what the world thinks of them and honestly all Black people. During a press conference, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said these damning words:  “I’m a lifelong resident of Baltimore and too many people […]

“There’s some days that I’ll shield him in the house just so he won’t go outside and I know that I can’t do that for the rest of my life,” says Toya Graham, the woman has been been dubbed “mom of the year” after video surfaced of her slapping up her son, who was out in […]

Joseph Kent is a well-known protestor who was arrested in such a forceful, shady manner on Tuesday night that social media is dubbing it a kidnapping. The shocking thing is that it was all caught on CNN’s cameras. And now, the world wants to know where he is! The 21-year-old Black student at Morgan State University […]

Tired of all those men spitting relationship advice to you and your girls? Well, not to worry because comedienne and The Real cohost, Loni Love has written her own relationship book, Love Him Or Leave Him, But Don’t Get Stuck With The Tab. Did this title make you giggle? Of course it did because that’s what […]

Is there finally good news coming out of Nigeria? It’s being reported that Nigerian troops rescued 200 girls and 93 women Tuesday in the Sambisa Forest, the Nigerian Armed Forces announced on its official Twitter account. It is still unknown whether or not any of the girls were among the initial 200 who were kidnapped […]

There’s an uprising happening in America that’s very similar to the passionate protests of the 1960s when our parents were fighting for us to have many of the rights that we have today. In 1968, legendary writer James Baldwin did an interview with Esquire in the aftermath of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s untimely death. […]

We wish this wasn’t a daily occurrence, but at this rate, it seems police officers are killing Black men for sport. The victim this time was 20-year-old Black Detroit man, Terrance Kellom (who’s name has also been reported as Terrance Kellum). He was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal officer who was […]

Scroll down to read all tweets. Grey’s Anatomy star and constant BAE, Jesse Williams proved why he deserves all of our feels. This blue eyed beautiful hunk of man is always a voice for our people, constantly challenging authority, the media’s portrayal of truth and eloquently doing so while (Lord forgive us for being shallow) […]

Our hearts are heavy for what’s happening in Baltimore. A passionate city is in unrest because they’re hurt and they need answers after Freddie Gray’s voice box was crushed and his spine snapped like a twig, while he was in custody of the Baltimore police. On Monday evening, local news caught footage of a mother […]

The city of Baltimore closed several downtown schools, public transportation and businesses early on Monday, April 27 in fears of protesting violence erupting as many residents are still hurt and searching for answers after the violent arrest of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old man who suffered a spinal cord injury earlier this month, allegedly at the hands […]