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‘Jena 6’ Defendant Gives University of Washington Law School Commencement Address
One of the six young men jailed for allegedly participating in a racially induced fight in Louisiana some years ago has graduated from law school and gave the commencement address Sunday. Theodore Roosevelt Shaw was 17 in 2006, one of the so-called Jena Six, who made international headlines after the charges brought against him and…
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Black Charlottesville, Va., Flame Thrower Found Guilty of Disorderly Conduct, Sentenced to 20 Days in Jail
The commonwealth of Virginia, not known to be the friendliest place for black defendants, has given the young man who used a spray-paint can and lighter to defend himself against gun-wielding racists 360 days for disorderly conduct (all but 20 were suspended). Corey Alexander Long, who was a counterprotester at last August’s Unite the Right…
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Lil’ Kim Files for Bankruptcy; New Jersey Mansion Being Auctioned Off
Well, Lil’ Kim has gone the route of our current president, who himself has filed for bankruptcy between four and six times. Days before a bank foreclosed on her 6,000-square-foot gated mansion in early May, the platinum-selling rapper filed for Chapter 13 protection in a New Jersey court. Not only does the diminutive diva owe…
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WTF Is Mental Health? Ask Kofi Siriboe
In a new short and stunningly shot documentary titled, WTF Is Mental Health?, Queen Sugar actor Kofi Siriboe explores how the young black community navigates mental health in 2018. “What’s it like being young, Black, and self-aware? Ask Anika. Ask Jonathan. Ask Clyla. Ask Cleon. Ask Shawn. Ask Ashley. Ask Mecca,” reads the tagline on the…
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Chicago Police Chief Defends Cops Who Handcuffed 10-Year-Old in Case of Mistaken Identity
Another day, another case of this country’s “finest” proving that they are anything but. A 10-year-old Chicago boy was shackled placed in handcuffs outside his grandmother’s home on Friday after police mistakenly accused him of being a juvenile runaway with a gun. Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said Wednesday that police “followed all of the…
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Food Truck Worker Hurls Bottle, Racial Epithet at Black Woman After She Tries to Pay With Change: Report
The disrespect of black folk continues. And it continues to be captured on video. A black woman in Oregon was allegedly called out of her name and assaulted by a food truck owner, all because she tried to pay for her food with change. According to Willamette Week, Carlotta Washington says she was called a…
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26-Year-Old Wins Local Office in Georgia, Takes Her Oath of Office on Autobiography of Malcolm X
Since Tuesday’s elections held throughout the nation, an already iconic photo has been sweeping the internet—of 26-year-old Mariah Parker taking her oath of office as Athens-Clarke County, Ga., commissioner for District 2, with her mother holding, not the Bible or Quran, but another good book: Alex Haley’s Autobiography of Malcolm X. Parker, who reportedly won…
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Drake: Is There Really a Career-Ending Clapback to ‘Adidon’? Or Is This a Light-Skinned Way of Saving Face?
So, apparently, the OG homie J. Prince, founder of Rap-a-Lot Records, imparted some sage advice to rapper Drake regarding his ongoing beef with rapper Pusha T and, by proxy, Kanye West. First, the word was that Prince told Drake not to respond; then, over the weekend, that was clarified to mean that he specifically asked…
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Arizona Mass Murderer Identified as Dwight Lamon Jones, Who Killed Half a Dozen People Connected to His Divorce: Report
The suspect behind a string of homicides in the Phoenix and Scottsdale areas of Arizona has been identified by authorities as Dwight Lamon Jones. According to reports, the 56-year-old was in the middle of a contentious eight-year divorce from his wife, and police believe that all six people killed were connected to the drawn-out proceedings…
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Mellody Hobson Will Become Starbucks’ No. 2 When Howard Schultz Steps Down
Well, looks like Starbucks is doing quite a bit more than Race Relations 101 for its employees after that Philadelphia debacle in April; the chain is actually placing a black woman in its leadership ranks. Mellody Hobson, currently president of Ariel Investments, which manages over $13 billion in assets, will become vice chair at Starbucks…
