A touching photo of an elderly Georgia man showing a much younger man how to tie his tie is going viral after being shared on Facebook, 11 Alive reports.  In the photo, the much older man can be seen giving hands-on instruction to the younger man, who was dressed to the nines in business clothes…

Members of an Orange County, Fla., Muslim family are shaken after their home was shot at following the terrorist attacks on Paris, prompting fears for their safety because of their religion, WFTV reports.  Homeowner Amir Elmasri, who is listed as Mohmoud Elmasri in the sheriff’s report, says he and his family were not home when the…

President Barack Obama is standing firmly with France while just as adamantly defending his administration’s strategy for fighting ISIS, or the Islamic State. On Monday, while speaking at the G-20 summit in Antalya, Turkey, Obama slammed the terrorist group as “the face of evil” while saying that the goal is to “destroy this barbaric organization,”…

Updated Monday, Nov. 16, 2:48 p.m. EST: The 21-year-old Michigan Technological University student who is accused of making social media threats against black students at the school refused to enter a plea to a charge of disturbing the peace when asked, Reuters reports. The judge in the Houghton County District Court reportedly entered a plea…

A Virginia eighth-grader has penned an open letter to his school, detailing the horrific abuse and racism he says he has had to deal with on a daily basis for almost four years now.  According to the New York Daily News, Za’Khari Waddy, who is only 13, has been repeatedly bullied and harassed because of…

The death of Ralkina Jones, the 37-year-old woman who was found dead in her Cleveland Heights Police Department jail cell back in July after being arrested two days before, has been ruled accidental by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office.  The official report lists Jones’ cause of death as sudden cardiac death in association with…

The White House is announcing a series of initiatives on Friday, all of which are designed to empower and provide better opportunities for women and girls of color. The initiatives include pledges of millions of dollars over extended periods of time to support program goals. One such initiative consists of a $100 million, five-year-funding commitment…

One South Dakota prison is helping to improve the lives of inmates and underprivileged kids in one fell swoop with a bike program that ensures that inmates learn a valuable skill while giving kids a sweet “new” ride, the Mitchell Republic reports.  As part of the Pedal Power From the Pen program at the Mike…

A sign for the University of Missouri’s Gaines-Oldham Black Culture Center was vandalized early Thursday morning, apparently the latest tinder cast to the flames as the school continues to grapple with racial threats since the ousting of President Tim Wolfe, the Los Angeles Times reports.  The sign in front of the center was reportedly spray-painted…

A 67-year-old Tennessee woman was arrested and is now facing serious charges after pulling a gun in a Wal-Mart parking lot on a man who was asking for a lighter, News Channel 5 reports. Sherry McLain insisted that she feared for her life and was acting in self-defense Saturday afternoon when she brandished her weapon…