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'If Tattoos Can Be Removed, So Can Ben Carson's Name from Our High School' Asserts Detroit School Board Members
Ben Carson is having a bad week. First he got dragged for a surge in failed HUD inspections since his appointment as U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary in 2017, and now Detroit’s Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine is ripping the ring off its finger and throwing it back in his face.…
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GOP Advisor Channels the Ghost of 2Pac in 'Hit 'Em Up'-Style Rant Against Brian Kemp
From tying her shoe strings together, to grabbing the controller while she wasn’t looking and entering the Contra Code, we all know governor-elect Brian Kemp went to great lengths to steal the spoils of victory from Georgia’s should-be governor Stacey Abrams. But apparently there’s plenty of outrage on the other side of the fence too—as John…
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Channing Dungey, the First Black Exec to Run the Entertainment Division at a Major Network, Has Left ABC
After yanking Roseanne off the network, it appears ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey is following suit—as the Hollywood Reporter reports she is exiting her post. “I’m incredibly proud of what the team and I have accomplished over the years, and all the meaningful and impactful programming we’ve developed,” Dungey said in a statement. “This job…
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Andrew Gillum Concedes Florida Gubernatorial Race
Andrew Gillum, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Florida—and the first African-American candidate to do so—announced his concession to his Republican opponent, former Rep. Ron DeSantis, on Saturday. “R. Jai and I wanted to take a moment to congratulate Mr. DeSantis on becoming the next governor of the great state of Florida,” Gillum said in a…
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Is the #MeToo Movement Ignoring Poor Black Women and Girls? Founder Tarana Burke Seems to Think So
While the emergence of the #MeToo movement has lead to a rash of indictments and criminal complaints, its founder Tarana Burke is concerned that women of color have become an afterthought. According to USA Today, Burke had plenty to get off her chest during her keynote address at the Facing Race conference in Detroit. “The…
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Another Day, Another Black Man Gets the Cops Called on Him for No Damn Reason
Imagine you’re a special advocate and visitation supervisor who’s appointed by the court to oversee meetings between children and the parents who have lost custody of them. Now imagine you’re minding your black ass business doing exactly that when two police officers roll up on you asking for ID because you look “suspicious”. According to…
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Kanye West Donates $150,000 to the Family of Black Security Guard Shot and Killed by Police
While Kanye envisions Trump as a father figure, thankfully he has yet to inherit his lack of empathy. Last night, Kanye donated $150,000 to the family of Jemel Roberson, a black security guard who was killed by police after preventing what had the potential to escalate into another mass shooting. The enormous donation was made…
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As California Is Engulfed in Flames, Celebrities Unload on Trump for Remaining as Callous as Ever
If you were the President of the United States, and one of the biggest states in the country was being ravaged by rampant wildfires that have caused unspeakable deaths and damage, I would imagine that casting blame and threatening to pull federal funding while people are literally running for their lives would be the last…
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'Corny Tech Dude' to Blame for Making Drake Cry in the Car, According to Pusha T
As if exposing his secret love child to the world, ridiculing the mother of said child by calling her a porn star, and teasing the death of his best friend wasn’t enough, Pusha T continued his crusade against all things light-skinned and Canadian during his set last night at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw…
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Founder of the First Ever MLK Day Parade Is Laid to Rest
On Saturday, the funeral for civil rights activist Ovide Duncantell was held at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. He was 82. As the founder of the first ever Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade in the country, as well as Houston’s Black Heritage Society, Duncantell dedicated his life to advocacy and activism within the…
