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Colin Kaepernick Files Grievance Against NFL Owners for Collusion: Report
Unsigned NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is preparing to file a grievance against NFL owners for collusion and has hired high-profile attorney Mark Geragos, according to reports. Bleacher Report’s Mike Freeman first tweeted news of the grievance Sunday afternoon, adding that Kaepernick will be releasing a statement. According to Sports Illustrated, “Collusion occurs when…
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Apple’s Diversity Chief Apologizes After Being Called Out for Saying a Team of White Men Can Be ‘Diverse’
Denise Young Smith, Apple’s vice president of inclusion and diversity, sent out an apology to her team Saturday after being dragged for comments she made on diversity at a conference in Bogota, Colombia, last week. “I regret the choice of words I used to make this point,” said Smith in the memo, referencing the comment…
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‘Rise Up!’ These Baltimore Grade-Schoolers’ Voices Are So Sweet, They Will Make You Weep
My favorite season of The Wire was the fourth one, during which the series followed the lives of Baltimore middle-schoolers Dukie (Jermaine Crawford), Michael (Tristan Wilds), Randy (Maestro Harrell) and Namond (Julito McCullum). It was a rare glimpse into the inner lives of young black men facing peril at every turn, and, of course, it…
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Anita Hill on the Weinstein Scandal: This Type of Shit Happens Every Day
One of the first faces of sexual harassment in the workplace (you’re welcome, white women), Anita Hill, now a professor of social policy, law and women’s studies at Brandeis University, has spoken out in light of this week’s unfolding Harvey Weinstein scandal, wherein dozens of women have come forward to say that the 65-year-old former…
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Corey Long, the Black Man Wielding a Flamethrower to Protect Another Man in Charlottesville, Va., Is Arrested
Corey Long, the black man captured in the most iconic photo from the white nationalist march on Charlottesville, Va., two months ago, has been arrested on charges of assault and battery and disorderly conduct. Police Lt. Stephen Upman, a Charlottesville police spokesman, said that the disorderly conduct charge is related to the makeshift flamethrower Long…
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Chance the Rapper Puts in Another Act for Sainthood: Partners With Lyft for Chicago Public Schools
Chance the Rapper continues to break all types of molds, stereotypes and boundaries with his unique blend of God and guts, the nontraditional distribution of his music and his conscious philanthropy. Not only did he again buy out several movie theaters for the new Thurgood Marshall biopic Marshall (he did the same for Hidden Figures), but…
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Howard University Cheerleaders Continue to Kneel During National Anthem
In support of the stance started by now-former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, the cheerleaders of Howard University continue to kneel during the national anthem, as they have done since last season. The New York Times reports that during the university’s most recent game against North Carolina Central University, Howard’s cheerleaders knelt, and when the “black…
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5 Arrested in 34-Year-Old ‘Racially Motivated’ Murder, Including 2 in Law Enforcement
Police have arrested five people in west-central Georgia in connection with the death of a 23-year-old black man in a case more than 30 years old. On Friday, Spalding County, Ga., Sheriff Darrell Dix announced the charges, including against two people who worked in law enforcement and allegedly helped cover up the deed. On Oct.…
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The Boy Scouts of America Will Admit Girls in 2018
Starting next year, little girls will be able to join the Boy Scouts of America and work all the way up to the rank of Eagle Scout, the organization announced Wednesday. “We believe it is critical to evolve how our programs meet the needs of families interested in positive and lifelong experiences for their children,”…
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‘Bodak Yellow’ Continues to Win and Is Coming for Taylor Swift’s Record
Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” continues to do what it do. And it be winning. The catchy rap diddy, released by the Bronx, N.Y.-bred rapper born Belcalis Almanzar, first made waves after surging to Billboard’s No. 1 spot in September, a feat not seen by a female rapper since Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)” in…
