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  • NY Police Shoot 16-Year-Old

    On Saturday, New York police officers shot and killed 16-year-old Kimani Gray. There are conflicting reports as to what happened; the officers at the scene say Gray pulled a gun on them, while the late teen’s cousin says someone else said he was adjusting his pants, reports the New York Times. The police said the…

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  • Nelson Mandela Returns Home After Checkup

    Nelson Mandela has returned to his Johannesburg, South Africa, home after a short stay in the hospital for checkup on Saturday, reports ABC News. Officials said that Mandela, 94, was admitted to a Pretoria hospital on Saturday for routine medical tests and to “manage existing conditions in line with his age.” “The doctors have completed…

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  • Writer Decries Rape Culture, Then Is Threatened With Rape

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  • Egyptian Protests Erupt Following 21 Death Sentences

    In Cairo, protests broke out after a judge upheld 21 death sentences stemming from the deadly football riot in February 2012, writes the Guardian. The unrest follows a month of violence in the northern Egyptian city where more than 50 people have already been killed and hundreds injured in clashes with police. On Saturday, Port…

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  • Obama: My Joke Writers Are on Furlough

    On Saturday night, President Obama rubbed shoulders with Washington’s elite, joking that if his remarks weren’t funny, it was because he’d lost some key players thanks to the sequester, reports CNN. This is the second time Obama has attended the dinner as president but the first since 2011. “As you know, I last attended the…

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  • Curbing Greed to Create Real Economic Growth

    Wall Street is raking in large profits as the economy crawls back from the recession. Colorlines editor Imara Jones says that this abundance isn’t raining down on all Americans, but it is possible to change that.  #1 Local Is Everything One way to strengthen communities is to keep profits close to home. That’s the goal…

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  • How the 'Billie Jean' Video Changed MTV

    (The Root) — “Billie Jean,” who was not Michael Jackson’s lover, is turning 30 — or at least her video is, and it’s an important anniversary in the evolution of both black music’s visual expression and America’s iconic music network. On March 10, 1983, MTV played “Billie Jean” for the first time and forever changed…

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  • 5 Groundbreaking Black Music Videos

    For ’80s and ’90s babies, there are few things more certain than the influence of the ever-salient music video on pop culture. They were central to our consumption of pop music, and they continue to inform our collective nostalgia. Plus, they were just fun as hell to watch. “Billie Jean,” which was the video that…

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  • 5 Groundbreaking Black Music Videos

    If you want to see what’s hot on black Twitter, check out The Chatterati.Akoto Ofori-Atta is the editor of The Grapevine. Like her Facebook page and follow her on Twitter.  For ’80s and ’90s babies, there are few things more certain than the influence of the ever-salient music video on pop culture. They were central…

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  • The NRA Says Blacks Need to Arm Against the Man?

    You know the man is out to get you, and the only way to fight him is to buy a weapon, right? According to Russell Simmons, writing for the Huffington Post, this is what the NRA is promoting in their new ad focused on the black community. What would Huey Newton say about all of…

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