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Policing the Police: Database of Corrupt Cops Opened to Public View
From so-called gang databases to terror watch lists, reports are plentiful about the various lists cops and other law enforcement keep on the people, but who keeps track of police misdeeds? Now, USA Today, in conjunction with the nonprofit Invisible Institute, is making available to the public a database of some 200,000 incidents of alleged…
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Anita Hill on Joe Biden: He’s Not Sorry Enough
It ain’t good enough. That’s the word from Anita Hill on overtures the latest Democratic presidential hopeful, former Vice President Joe Biden, made to her in the weeks leading up to the official announcement of his candidacy Thursday. According to the New York Times, Hill says Biden offered her regrets for “what she endured” during…
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Star Power: Mellody Hobson and George Lucas Vie for Control of Ebony, Jet Photo Archives
Financier Mellody Hobson and her husband, Star Wars movie mogul George Lucas, are taking steps to take control of Ebony and Jet’s massive archive of historic photos, chronicling African-American life over the last seven decades. The archive is uninsured and at risk, as it was used as collateral to secure a $12 million loan to…
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#MeToo: Tarana Burke Bolts From Sexual Violence Forum at FAMU in Dispute With HBCU
#MeToo founder and activist Tarana Burke abruptly ended a sexual violence forum at Florida A&M University after getting into a verbal altercation with a FAMU employee. Burke along with professor and influencer Yaba Blay were wrapping up their presentation when Burke and an unnamed FAMU employee had words regarding a program to end sexual violence…
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We Got ‘Zucked’: Facebook Censors Speech That Calls Out Racism, Black Activists Charge
Facebook has a problem in “black” and “white,” black activists charge, where even pointing out racism or racist posts or mentioning the word “black” as in “black-owned business” can get the post taken down for violating “hate speech” standards and lead to a suspension of the user’s account. Activists call it being “Zucked,” USA Today…
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The Gospel According to Ye: Kanye West Wants to Take His Sunday Service to Church—for Real
He gave a “Sunday Service” performance at Coachella; now, Kanye West apparently wants to give Sunday services for real—at a church of his own. Yes, that’s right. According to a source close to Ye, the man known for “Jesus Walks” wants to minister to people from the pulpit as opposed to the studio, People reports.…
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Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority Seems Poised to OK Citizenship Question on 2020 Census—No Matter the Cost to Heavily Immigrant Communities
The U.S. Supreme Court seems to be headed toward backing a Trump administration move to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, even if doing so risks undercounting Latinos and other groups with heavy immigrant populations. Based on comments and questions raised by the conservative majority in listening to arguments Tuesday, it appeared that…
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‘He Is My Son’: Lee Daniels Speaks Up for Jussie Smollett
As the saga surrounding Empire star Jussie Smollett continues to show no signs of coming to a close anytime soon, his boss, Lee Daniels, is standing by his side. In New York to produce an Off-Broadway play while Empire is on hiatus, the uber producer spoke with Extra about the woes plaguing Smollett — and…
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Teacher Charged With Hiring a Hitman to Kill a Child He Allegedly Molested
A fifth-grade teacher in Missouri, already being held on charges he molested a child in his care three years ago, faces new charges that he hired a hitman to kill the child. Deonte Taylor, a 36-year-old fifth-grade teacher in the Ferguson-Florissant, Mo., school district, was already in jail, accused of having molested the boy three…
