What will the president’s opponents think of next? Controversial birther preacher the Rev. James David Manning is peddling a new and wild conspiracy theory, claiming that President Barack Obama fathered a child with the woman who this fall was fatally shot outside the White House. Manning, pastor of Atlah World Missionary Church, asserts that the…

Residents and leaders of parts of New York City’s Brooklyn community on Friday held a rally to denounce the so-called “knockout game,” a violent trend in which youths punch unwary victims as they walk down the street, CBS New York reports. “We are stressed out, but we refuse to be knocked out in our community,”…

If Sasha Obama suffers from “youngest child syndrome,” it will likely be dampened in 2016 when the first family turns to her for an important decision. President Barack Obama said she would be one of the deciding factors in where the family lands after leaving the White House. At that time, she will be a…

An Alabama man who once served as the Grand Cyclops for the Ku Klux Klan, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of burning a cross at the entrance to an African-American neighborhood, the Raw Story reports. Steven Joshua Dinkle, 28, was indicted Wednesday on five counts, including obstruction of justice, in the…

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., scholars and the lawyer who represented Rekia Boyd’s family in a civil suit expressed surprise this week that a white off-duty Chicago police officer has been charged in the shooting death of the unarmed black woman. “The fact that the officer in this case was charged is an exception to…

A high school football star who tried to end a relationship with his older lover, reportedly fatally stabbed the man during a struggle outside the teen’s home, the Daily News reports. Tarence Mitchell, 18, reportedly stabbed Ronald Taylor Jr., 27, five times with a steak knife—including at least once in the back—during an argument Thursday…

An 1893 recording of the song, “Mama’s Black Baby Boy,” by the New York-based Unique Quartet, was sold at auction Saturday, the Associated Press reports. The earliest known recording of a black vocal group in the U.S. sold for $1,100 and was contained in a wax-covered cylinder, the AP reports. The recording, one of only…

The sharp differences between Cornel West and President Barack Obama have been well-documented in the media. But now one publication has decided that they have at least one thing in common. GQ magazine has lumped them together on its list of “The 25 Least Influential People of 2013.” President Obama is ranked at No. 17. “He…

Just days before the arrival of Black Friday, The Daily Show added a touch of humor to the harsh reality of racial-profiling allegations that have dominated headlines in recent weeks. In the segment, correspondent Jessica Williams doles out tips for black people trying to, ahem, shop on Black Friday because it’s hard to take advantage…

A cadre of Baltimore corrections officers reportedly worked with members of a notorious prison gang to peddle drugs, phones and sex inside the city’s jail and have been indicted, CNN reports. Saying the indictment reads like a script from the canceled HBO crime drama The Wire, CNN reports that prosecutors announced charges against 14 additional…