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Four more school employees, including a superintendent, have been indicted in connection to the Steubenville, Ohio rape case that sparked controversy and outrage across social media, reports CNN.com. MUST READ: Zimmerman’s Attorneys Hit Him With $2.5 Mil Bill Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine made the announcement Monday. Read more from CNN: Steubenville City Schools Superintendent Michael McVey […]
Vanessa VanDyke, the 12-year-old African-American girl who was told to cut or straighten her natural hair, is no longer facing explosion from her private school. According to a new news report, Faith Christian Academy in Orlando, Fl. will no longer expel Vanessa, but they strongly encourage that she abides by the school’s styling policy. “We’re […]
If Attorneys Mark O’Mara and Don West have anything to say about it, getting away with the murder of Trayvon Martin is going to cost George Zimmerman $2.5 million dollars. And to paraphrase a JG Wentworth commercial: It’s their blood money and they want it now. MUST READ: Home For The Holidays: Marissa Alexander Released On […]
Around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night, Marissa Alexander was granted a pretrial release with special conditions, according to the Duval County Clerk of Court. First Coast News…
Jasiri X is not your ordinary rapper. The revolutionary MC and activist is known for using his platform to raise awareness about institutionalized racism and police brutality, and his latest song, “Strange Fruit (Class Of 2013)” sears the soul as he pays homage to 3 Black youth killed in the United States this year. MUST […]
Community activist and revolutionary leader Faya Rose Toure was reportedly arrested during a city council meeting in Selma, Alabama on Nov, 25. after protesting the construction of a monument in honor of Ku Klux Klan founding Grand Wizard and Confederate Army General Nathan Bedford Forrest, according to members of the Direct Action Committee of Saving Ourselves organization. […]
A Brooklyn woman (pictured center) was struck in the head by a stranger in an unprovoked attack in East New York Tuesday afternoon, the New…
The Colorado man who posted a selfie with his daughter to Facebook (pictured) before shooting her in the head and then turning the gun on…
12 year-old Vanessa VanDyke was forced with a decision by her private school Faith Christian Academy in Orlando, Florida to cut her hair or face expulsion. Vanessa has been attending this school since she was in the third grade and it seems that her hair is just now starting to be come an issue. Must […]
For the first time in its 90 year history, the Los Angeles Police Protective League has elected a Black director, reports NBC4. MUST READ: I’m Tired Of Writing About You & Your Ignorant Choice To Wear Blackface Jerretta Sandoz, a 20-year LAPD veteran, was elected during a special election to fill a vacant seat on the 9-member board, […]
A New Jersey couple is denying widely publicized claims that they left waitress Dayna Morales an anti-gay note in lieu of a tip, suggesting the entire story is a scam. MUST READ: I’m Tired Of Writing About You & Your Ignorant Choice To Wear Blackface Morales, a former Marine and a server at Gallop Asian Bistro in […]
Acclaimed Egyptian-Sudanese-American writer Kola Boof, has launched a V-log on YouTube and the second installment tackles colorism, racism and self-hatred in the Black community. MUST READ: Suffering In Silence: ‘The Root’ Writer Tackles Men And Abortion Reading a letter from a follower who finds it unforgivable that she would marry a White man when she speaks so passionately about […]
