The Obama administration is on a mission to end disparities in punishment when students of different racial backgrounds are disciplined in school, following data that shows that blacks and Hispanics are more likely to be punished and punished more harshly, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, data shows that more than half of…

Almost 50 percent of all black males and more than 40 percent of white males in the United States have been arrested by their 23rd birthday, according to a new study, the International Business Times reports. The study, published in the journal Crime & Delinquency, analyzed national data from 1997 to 2008 of teens and…

Dennis Rodman and a group of ex-All Star players—including Kenny Anderson, Cliff Robinson and Vin Baker—have arrived in North Korea as they prep for Wednesday’s game against a home team in honor of leader Kim Jong Un’s birthday, which is believed to be the same day as the match. Rodman, who considers Kim a “friend,”…

A New Mexico woman is suing the El Paso County Hospital District, the University Medical Center of El Paso and four U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for what the lawsuit describes as “multiple, redundant and increasingly intrusive searches,” after which the 54-year-old was asked to foot the $5,000 bill, the Raw Story reports. “Jane…

Move over, Procter & Gamble, a new kid (Walker & Company) is in town, here to make people of color beautiful and healthy. Tristan Walker is the brains behind this start-up, which was inspired by his own experiences as a black male, All Things Digital reports. The new company has raised $2.4 million as of…

The Daily Show comedians Jon Stewart and Jessica Williams had a field day with Fox News and one of its anchors, Megyn Kelly, over remarks she made about Santa and Jesus being historically and inarguably white. Stewart kicked off the segment reminding viewers that the real St. Nicholas was indeed from Greece, as Kelly and…

Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave tied for the lead in Golden Globe Award nominations, which were announced today, signaling not only the critical success of the brutally honest historical film but also its likely recognition at the Oscars. The movie nabbed nominations for best picture, best director, best actor in a drama (Chiwetel Ejiofor),…

Stanley K. Burrell, better known as MC Hammer, and his wife, Stephanie, are being slapped with a federal lawsuit for failing to file 1996 and 1997 income taxes, TMZ reports. The duo apparently racked up a $798,033.48 bill but might not have such an easy time paying it off, since the rapper’s prime is long…

Cartoonist Ted Rall is dealing with the backlash he created after he posted a controversial cartoon depicting the president with seemingly apelike features to the Daily Kos site, a liberal political blog. According to The Grio, the Daily Kos pounced on the artist, slamming him for the drawing and threatening to rescind his publishing privileges.…

Three white male students have slapped a black female Minneapolis Community and Technical College professor with a racial-discrimination complaint, causing the professor to be formally reprimanded by school officials for creating a “hostile learning environment,” Salon reports. Shannon Gibney was teaching her class, Introduction to Mass Communication, when the students reportedly reacted in a hostile…