Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude

Search

  • Suspect Wanted After Screaming Racist, Homophobic Slurs at a Man Before Attacking Him

    A 32-year-old man was attacked by another man who shouted racial and anti-gay slurs at him in New York City’s West Village neighborhood Sunday evening, the New York Daily News reports. The attacker yelled,”[F—got! N—ger]!” before pushing the victim, causing him to fall and hit his head on a window frame, according to the report.…

    By










    Published

  • Disturbing Video Footage Shows Another Father Pleading, ‘I Can't Breathe’ Before Dying in Jail

    Michael Sabbie, 35, was found dead in his jail cell July 22, 2015, and news reports suggested that he died in his sleep. A medical examiner deemed his death “natural” because of his obesity and heart-muscle damage, implying that the tragedy was unavoidable. However, a recently released video suggests otherwise, the Huffington Post reports. Sabbie was being…

    By










    Published

  • Promises and Compacts: What a Hillary Clinton Presidency Means for HBCUs

    In August 2015, Hillary Clinton released a plan to make the first two years of college free at public HBCUs and dedicate $25 billion to support private nonprofit institutions that serve low- and middle-income students. In practical terms, the plan is only aspirational because presidents don’t unilaterally control the federal budget. The president proposes a…

    By










    Published

  • Howard University to Announce Cathy Hughes School of Communications

    Last month the Howard University School of Communications celebrated its 45th anniversary. Now the school is set to be renamed the Cathy Hughes School of Communications, The Hilltop reports. During the end of Howard Homecoming weekend, on Sunday, Oct. 23, the university will hold the naming ceremony. According to a source from Howard’s Department of Development…

    By










    Published

  • NYC Couple Found Shot to Death in Apartment

    Felicita Sotillo, 38, was found dead with her boyfriend in an apartment in New York City’s borough of Brooklyn early Wednesday morning, the New York Daily News reports. Police are investigating the crime scene as a murder-suicide. They believe that Sotillo’s boyfriend, 41, shot Sotillo in the head before shooting himself. According to the Daily…

    By










    Published

  • Study: African-American Tourism in SC on the Rise Since Removal of Confederate Flag

    A recent study from the University of South Carolina’s Richardson Family SmartState Center of Economic Excellence in Tourism and Economic Development has found that South Carolina’s tourism industry has been booming since the removal of the Confederate battle flag from Statehouse grounds in Columbia, according to the Columbia Regional Business Report. African-American tourists generate $2.4…

    By










    Published

  • NYC Couple Slashes Man on Subway Platform

    A 21-year-old man was slashed in the head, chest and hands after getting into an argument with a man and woman inside the Prospect Park subway station in Brooklyn, N.Y., the New York Daily News reports. According to officials, the 21-year-old victim was attacked around 5:15 a.m. Sunday when the man punched him in the face, and…

    By










    Published

  • NYC Subway Conductor Talks Down Suicidal Woman on Train Platform

    Gabriella Georgescu, 43, was standing close to the busy train platform’s edge in New York City, holding on to her 9-year-old child, when subway conductor Warren Cox came to the rescue, the New York Daily News reports. Georgescu was reportedly talking about killing herself at the 59th Street-Lexington Avenue station in Manhattan when nearby subway…

    By










    Published

  • Watch: Cory Hardrict on Fulfilling Your Destiny

    Over a decade ago, Cory Hardrict got on an airplane to Los Angeles with $75 and a dream. The Chicago native moved to the West Coast, an unfamiliar place, knowing that he wanted to act. “Life is about risks,” said Hardrict. The actor continued, “You can take a great risk and get a great reward, or you…

    By










    Published

  • 21-Year-Old Va. Woman Goes Missing; Family Begs for Leads

    Keeshae Jacobs, 21, disappeared a little over a week ago. Her family says that the last time they heard from her was on Sept. 26, when, they say, she went missing after leaving her grandmother’s house in Richmond, Va., CBS News reports. Annie Gail, Jacobs’ grandmother, said that she was at her house looking for…

    By










    Published

The Root Staff Avatar