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The Staten Island Prosecutor who was unable to secure a indictment in the Eric Garner grand jury is considering a new line of work. Daniel Donovan is mulling over the opportunity to run for congress, according to The New York Observer. Donovan stated today he was “very seriously considering” throwing his hat in the ring to […]
The Ferguson Police Department suspended a spokesman for calling slain teen Michael Brown‘s memorial site, “a pile of trash”. According to The Associated Press, the city didn’t identify the name of the officer who made the crude remark, when they gave The Washington Post a statement. The newspaper did however learn the comments was made […]
With all that’s going on in the world–systematic racism, police killings and Black mens’ lives being considered garbage–there’s so many new and devastating conversations parents must have with their kids. However, there’s one conversation that all parents should have with their little girls that should only be uplifting and that’s the conversation of self-worth and […]
North Korea is holding the U.S. responsible for its Internet being shut down and has resorted to calling President Barack Obama a “monkey” on the heels of Sony pictures deciding to release The Interview online. According to the Associated Press, North Korea still steaming from accusations it is behind the Sony Pictures e-mail hacking scandal and […]
Wu-Tang Clan founding member RZA is speaking out about the death of Staten Island resident Eric Garner at the hands of police. RZA, also a native of Staten Island had a frank discussion with Gawker on Garner’s killing by police officer Daniel Pantaleo, after being placed in a chokehold. According to RZA officers could’ve used […]
The conversation about colorism in the Black community is far from over. Bill Duke’s “Dark Girls” is a documentary that addressed colorism–a topic that needed to be addressed in the Black community, and now we’ve got an antithesis to the very popular “Dark Girls” documentary. There’s an upcoming documentary called “Light Girls,” but there are […]
The Los Angeles Police Department is heading an investigation to learn if police officers currently on the force attended a dinner that featured a song making fun of Michael Brown’s death. Last week retired LAPD officer Joe Myers hosted a dinner after a charity golf tournament at the Glendale Elks Lodge where a former federal law […]
Did gay NFL players give support to Michael Sam? According to the free agent they did. Sam sits down with Oprah Winfrey for his first interview since he was cut by the St. Louis Rams and waived by the Dallas Cowboys. In the in-depth conversation on Oprah Prime, Sam opens up and reveals other gay players […]
Black Greek fraternities and sororities are not letting VH1 get away with the airing of their controversial show, Sorority Sisters. Over the weekend, various members of black Greek organizations picketed VH1’s offices to voice their disdain over the freshman series and depiction of black women on the network’s programs. Members came together and braved the […]
Iggy Azalea is finally answering critics back over her claims she lacks the education in hip-hop. Over the weekend, hip-hop legend Q-Tip gave the Australian rapper a good history lesson on the genre and explained why it was so important in today’s society. the former A Tribe Called Quest rapper’s tutilage came after Azalea’s nemesis […]
There’s a gender gap everywhere–from corner offices to street corners, women are often faced with not having the same value as men, thus we get paid less and generally get less respect. The gender inequality is painfully apparent in sports. Basketball legend Lisa Leslie paid us a visit and explained that women in the WNBA do […]
