Source: Pez Photography / Getty For all of the boasting the GOP has done lately about making marginal progress in attracting Black voters, Republicans continue to have no issue whatsoever with playing around in Black people’s faces about our history and about America’s legacy of racism, anti-Black cruelty and exploitation, which they continue to downplay while celebrating the very institution that fought a war to keep us in bondage […]

Source: REACH Media / Reach Media Sybil’s Birthday Shout-Outs Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, 52 David Beckham, 49 DC Young Fly, 32 Paul George, 34 Pat McAfee, 37 Donatella Versace, 69     Sybil Wilkes Top 5 Stories for ‘What You Need To Know:’ May 2, 2024   The post Sybil Wilkes ‘What You Need To Know:’ Are Shoes and Chicken Distracting You?, Friendli-er Skies, and Memoir of Former Miss USA […]

Source: Alexander Tamargo / Getty Ashanti, crowned the princess of hip hop and R&B, has been a force to reckon with in the music industry since her debut in 2002. With a career spanning over two decades, Ashanti has established herself as a true powerhouse in the music industry. Her soulful vocals and mesmerizing stage presence have earned her numerous accolades and a loyal fan base. Ashanti’s features in music […]

Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty Latricia Hartley, a Black mother from San Francisco, pleaded with local police to send out an Amber Alert and, later, an Ebony Alert when her 14-year-old daughter went missing on April 4, but her cries fell on deaf ears. According to the San Francisco Standard, despite Hartley notifying authorities of her teenage daughter’s history of mental illness which included suicidal ideation — and despite evidence […]

Source: Bill Clark / Getty On Tuesday, we reported that presidential candidate Donald Trump was whining about an “anti-white feeling” in America—as if America isn’t predominately white with white people overwhelmingly representing its lawmakers and other elected officials, corporate gatekeepers, education officials and media broadcasters—during a recent interview with Time magazine. Well, Trump did more during that interview than serve as a mouthpiece for privileged yet perpetually aggrieved Caucasians, he […]

Source: Google Maps A Black teen who died in March after Mississippi police allegedly “ran over” his body in a cruiser allegedly had a gun while he was being pursued, according to an incident report that contradicts initial claims. The police incident report surrounding the death of Kadarius Smith, 17, was made public this week and offers a revised narrative that not only suggests the deadly encounter with an unidentified […]

Source: MmeEmil / Getty On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced that it had taken a step towards the decriminalization of marijuana. Actually, scratch that—the Justice Department announced Tuesday that it had recommended taking a small step toward the decriminalization of marijuana that would fall short of total decriminalization and would fall even shorter from what should be done, which is legalization. According to the New York Times, the department has […]

Source: ullstein bild / Getty Amid an apparent ongoing spate of white vigilantes possibly motivated by racism, a Black father and his toddler son were held at gunpoint last weekend in Michigan after a homeowner expressed anger over yardwork that was not being done on his property. Breyon Woods told Click On Detroit that he brought his 4-year-old son along on a yardwork job at a home in Dearborn Heights […]

Source: EDUARDO MUNOZ / Getty Donald Trump recently sat down for an interview with Time magazine, during which he repeated a sentiment often echoed by white-and-aggrieved America, which insists that it is white people who are facing racism and discrimination in a country where white people still represent the overwhelming majority. Trump was asked about polls that show his supporters believe “anti-white racism” is now a greater problem in America […]