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Conversations about the N-word can be tiresome. Should we say it? Can White people say it? Will it always have hurtful connotations attached to it? Is it really a term of endearment? Can it ever be completely reclaimed? The endless stream of questions go on and on. Recently, there has been debate over whether the N-word […]
Social media platforms has really made some people act as though they are invincible. Folks log into their accounts and proceed say anything to anyone and expect they won’t receive repercussions for their actions. Those days are starting to become a thing of the past and rightly so in some cases. The latest to learn this lesson the […]
Kerry Washington brought the crowd to their feet last night when she gave a powerful speech on gender equality, Hollywood diversity and human right. The Scandal star was named the 2015 2015 GLAAD Media Awards Vanguard winner, which is bestowed on those who are allies of the LGBT community. The star-studded event took place in Beverly […]
I'm genuinely excited to see Amber Rose going out to host an event that is highly significant to (and emblematic) of the contemporary feminist movement. But with such a divisive and alienating part of the movement, doesn't SlutWalk warrant a harmonious response from a united front of black women?
Three Florida police officers found themselves out of jobs, after a five-month investigation into racist text messages sent from their personal phones. Officers, Jason Holding, Christopher Sousa, and James Wells were fired on Friday, and a fourth, Officer Alex Alvarez, resigned from his post in late January before the internal affairs investigation was finished. According to the Sun-Sentinal, the four Fort […]
A Wisconsin federal judge ruled yesterday, a law which required doctors who performed abortions to obtain hospital privileges a nearby hospitals unconstitutional. Judge William Conley blocked the measured created by Gov. Scott Walker in 2013, has stated the law was unconstitutional and issued a permanent injunction to block it from being enforced. Both Planned Parenthood and Affiliated Medical […]
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Over a thousand people poured into a Wisconsin high school auditorium on Saturday to say goodbye to 19-year-old Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. On March 6, an unarmed Robinson was gunned down by Madison Police Department Officer Matt Kenny, during a confrontation. Kenny alleged Robinson attacked him when he responded to a 911 call about a man who assaulted several […]
Police have arrested five teenage girls for the brutal attack of a 15-year-old girl in a Brooklyn McDonald’s that was captured on video and went viral. The hunt continues for the six suspect. MUST READ: 16-Year-Old Girl Arrested & Charged For That Horrific & Viral McDonald’s Brawl [VIDEO] 16-year-old Mercedes Wilkinson turned herself into authorities yesterday morning and […]
First Lady Michelle Obama showed the world she is no slouch when it comes to dancing. Mrs. Obama stopped by the Ellen DeGeneres Show to promote the fifth year anniversary of her Let’s Move campaign to combat childhood obesity. Mrs. Obama explained to Ellen she and her team created the #GimmeFive challenge, where they asked […]
Former Univision host Rodner Figueroa issued an open letter apology to First Lady Michelle Obama after he joked on on-air, she looked like she was a cast member from the Planet of the Apes. Rodner made the apology after he criticized the pictures a make up artist uploaded on Instagram where he changed his looks to appear like Mrs. Obama’s on […]
