-
4th Arrest Made in Brutal Attack on Deandre Harris
A fourth suspect has been arrested in the brutal attack of Deandre Harris, who was seriously injured while protesting the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in August. Tyler Watkins Davis, 49, is facing charges of malicious wounding in the incident last year. Officers with the Clay County, Fla., Sheriff’s Department arrested Davis in…
-
Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige Headlining 2018 Essence Festival
Secure your wigs and get your best shout-singing voice ready because the 2018 Essence Festival is coming with a star-riddled talent lineup. Queen Janet Jackson and double Oscar nominee Mary J. Blige will be bringing it to the crowd with their headline performances, but it doesn’t stop there. There will also be a headline set…
-
Black Panther Is Tracking to Open to a Cool $100 Million to $120 Million at the US Box Office, but Did You Expect Anything Else?
For the sake of journalistic integrity, I will continue to be up-front about my personal stances. I am hugely biased about Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, and there is very little that can be done to convince me that it will not be the best thing since Beyoncé secretly dropped her self-titled album with nary a…
-
Florida Elementary School Teacher Sends Home Spelling List With Racial Slur; Barely Bothers to Apologize, Mom Says
It’s a day ending in “y,” so naturally someone did something racist at a school in this country. Today we turn to a Sanford, Fla., elementary school where a teacher didn’t bother to spell-check the take-home spelling list for students, so in place of the word “bigger” was the word “nigger.” When Terry Day, the…
-
HUD Official Tries to Apologize for Calling April Ryan ‘Miss Piggy,’ Realizes Too Late that April Ryan Is Not the One
Well, Housing and Urban Development official Lynne Patton tried it with White House reporter April Ryan. And realized way too late that Ryan is really not the one. Normally, in the black community, I feel we have a good idea of people not to test. We don’t test our grandmothers, we usually don’t test that…
-
Black-ish Star Marsai Martin Will Star in and Executive-Produce Comedy Little
Oh, Black Girl Magic, how awesome art thou? Let me count the ways. But seriously, how amazing is 13-year-old Marsai Martin? The Black-ish star, who delights the audience with her clever delivery, is now not only an actor but also a creator, an executive producer. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Marsai will star in the…
-
How Is 50 Cent the Luckiest Man Alive? Well, How Do You ‘Accidentally’ End Up Making Millions?
Some people have all the luck, and there is nothing no one can ever do to convince me that 50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson III) isn’t one of those lucky-ass people. Now, don’t get me wrong. I am not saying that Mr. 50 is not a hard worker or supremely talented. I am saying that…
-
Erica Garner Recorded Justice Department Meeting on Father’s Choke Hold Death
Erica Garner may be physically gone from this world, but her fight and legacy live on. On Tuesday afternoon, posted to her Twitter account was video from a Department of Justice meeting recorded by Garner herself and showing officials from the department telling the family last year that a decision in the federal investigation into…
-
86-Year-Old Woman Placed on Probation After Pleading Guilty in Bank Robbery
An 86-year-old woman who pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a bank robbery has been placed on a year’s probation for her crimes. And, no, this is not a story about famed international jewelry thief Doris Payne, whose penchant for shoplifting is well-known across the internet. According to the Associated Press, 86-year-old Emily Coakley…
-
Amazon Scrubs Site of Clothing With Slogan ‘Slavery Gets Shit Done’
So, some asshat thought it would be a good idea to sell on Amazon.com children’s clothing featuring the slogan “Slavery gets shit done,” prompting the online retail giant to scrub the site of the hideous items after backlash. According to Reuters, there were a range of products—including mugs, bags, kids T-shirts and even a baby…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
