Aside from Empire ratings and North West screwface sightings, another current fixation for Black people in America has been exploring their options to travel the world. Did any of you catch that cheap flight to Abu Dhabi? We missed it too, but not anymore, now that we have a friend like the author of A Fly Girl, […]
It’s about that time for Ferguson’s Police Chief Thomas Jackson. He officially resigned today from Ferguson’s police department and the good-bye came eight months after Michael Brown’s death, which sparked national outrage. The resignation is also days after the Department of Justice released a harsh review of Ferguson’s police leadership, which was seen as systematically racist and violated the […]
#KendrickLamar discusses his troubled past, ongoing struggles and “unapologetic” third album, ’To Pimp a Butterfly,’ in our new cover story. Head to RollingStone.com for highlights and pick up the issue on newsstands Friday. A photo posted by Rolling Stone (@rollingstone) on Mar 11, 2015 at 8:59am PDT Kendrick Lamar appeared on the latest cover of […]
Mo’ne Davis, you know, the first Little Leaguer to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, was a special guest for the basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters in (her hometown of) Philadelphia on Sunday. Showing off a sweet three-pointer shot and some layups, not only has she won a Little League World Championship (and first female […]
It’s tough enough being in jail with its closed-in walls and dismal atmosphere, but imagine being stuck in that kind of confinement while also being pregnant? Miyhosi Benton and Maria Caraballo, two formerly incarcerated women, spoke candidly on it, as survivors, during a Huffington Post Live episode. Their revelations were not surprising in how jail conditions already scrape by […]
Lupita Nyong’o has grabbed our edges again! Our latest style icon’s batch of ads for the makeup brand Lancome for Paris Match Magazine has her looking absolutely stunning! That dress though!? Lupita is rocking a hot shade of red on her lips, which fits perfectly into Lancome’s new collection, L’Absolu Rouge. According to E!, the line features […]
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity of the University of Oklahoma was permanently shut down Monday after the backlash of a video featuring SAE White frat brothers singing a hurtful and racist chant. However, just because the frat is closed doesn’t mean the members caught on video won’t have to take responsibility. Today, two of the students, identified […]
On Monday, March 9, an unarmed Black man, Anthony Hill was allegedly displaying aberrant behavior–knocking on doors and crawling on the floor inside of his apartment complex. And he was doing so while completely naked. He then went outside and into the parking lot, where a White cop had arrived, following a 911 call about “a male acting deranged.” Once in […]
Fallen legend Bill Cosby is apparently preparing for a comeback, but the bigger picture of his attempt may be, does anybody care anymore? He’s just released a 13-second video directed at the fans still standing by his side and in it he says, “Dear Fans: I hope you enjoy my wonderful video message that’s filled with […]
International “Black beauty” is the backdrop of an awesome video series by un-ruly creators Abigail and Antonia Opiah titled Pretty. Their first installment spotlighted Black women in Paris and eventually will go into locations like, London, Sweden and Milan. Antonia exclusively shared with #TeamBeautiful how the idea of “Black beauty”exists and the way we subconsciously perceive it in levels: “A few […]
What has supposed to be the beginning of a fun Spring Break trip turned into a tragedy. At just 21-years-old, Sabrina Cammock was found unresponsive and declared dead inside her Times Square Hotel Edison room on Saturday around 9:20 a.m. MUST READ: Tragic News: Former ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Contestant Found Dead In Triple Homicide Investigators […]
This past Friday, an incident that’s scarily become too familiar occurred yet again. Another unarmed, Black man was shot–this time it was 19-year-old Tony Terrell Robinson, Jr. in Madison, Wisconsin. The high school graduate’s death was confirmed by Madison Police’s Police Chief Mike Koval and it was police officer Matt Kenny who pulled the trigger. MUST READ: Michael Brown’s […]
