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Two Cool: Prince Harry and Obama Meet in London Town
Former President Barack Obama continues his whirlwind post-POTUS tour with his lady, Michelle. The pair are looking relaxed, unbothered and clean as the board of health. On Saturday, the Obamas made a stop in London, where Prince Harry welcomed Barack Obama at Kensington Palace. Gingy and ’Bam appeared sun-kissed and sans ties. The palace reports…
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Ala. Governor and Legislature Fight to Hold On to Confederate Legacy
Some white people are doubling down on efforts to keep their white supremacist trophies. Alabama’s Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation this week that will prevent cities and counties in the state from removing Confederacy monuments from public property, according to The Hill. The bill blocks local governments from removing monuments that have been on…
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Federal Prosecutor Found Dead on South Fla. Beach
A federal prosecutor was found dead on a beach in Florida this week. Beranton J. Whisenant Jr. was found early Wednesday with possible head trauma caused by gunshot or other means, according to the Miami Herald. The 37-year-old had just joined the Miami U.S. Attorney’s Office in January and investigated cases of visa and passport…
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Harvard Students Get Litty at 1st Black Graduation Ceremony
Black graduate students at Harvard University—from the schools of law, business, education and government, among others—held their inaugural “Black Commencement” ceremony this week, a ritual to mark the end of their sojourn as black students at one of the world’s most prestigious institutions. Harvard Magazine reports that the ceremony was organized this year “against a…
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DC Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo Has 2 Life Sentences Thrown Out
A federal judge on Friday tossed out two life sentences without parole for Lee Boyd Malvo, one of two gunmen convicted in the “D.C. sniper” shooting cases in 2002. The Associated Press reports that U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson in Norfolk, Va., said that Malvo is entitled to new sentencing hearings, based on the U.S.…
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Black Congressman Threatened With Lynching After Calling for Trump’s Impeachment
Deep in the heart of Texas, it can still be sketchy for black folks. Ask Sandra Bland. Or James Byrd Jr. Or the scores of others who lost their lives in acts of racial terror in the Lone Star State. Warning: The images in the video below are of a real-life lynching and are extremely…
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Words Shot the Sheriff? David Clarke Reportedly Plagiarized Parts of His Master’s Thesis
It seems as if everyone around our dear president is more sketchy and unqualified than the next. Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who rode his deep-seated disdain for black people to a plum position in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, reportedly lifted text without proper attribution in his 113-page master’s thesis. An investigative report…
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Yet Another Black Girl’s Hair Policed by Her School, Her Afro Called ‘Out of Control’
A 17-year-old high schooler from Florida is the latest black girl to be reprimanded for wearing her hair in traditional black style. All over the world, black girls have their bodies, words and, increasingly, hair policed by those who have no clue. WCTV reports that Jenesis Johnson, an 11th-grader at North Florida Christian School, a…
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Yale Dean Placed on Leave for Calling Folks ‘White Trash’ on Yelp
A dean from Yale University has been placed on leave and will not participate in commencement activities for what the school terms “reprehensible” comments in several Yelp reviews. June Chu, dean of Pierson College, was officially reprimanded by Pierson Head Stephen Davis this week, according to the Yale Daily News. Last Saturday, Chu wrote to…
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Common Blood Tests May Be Dangerously Inaccurate for Lead Poisoning, in Yet Another Blow to #Flint
In the latest blow to the beleaguered but resolute city of Flint, Mich., the government confirmed this week that one of the most common lab tests for lead may have given falsely low readings. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that children and pregnant may need to be retested for lead, NBC News reports.…
