Wait…Is ‘The Color Purple’ a Black Film?
This year marks 40 years since the “The Color Purple” hit theaters. Two writers from “The Root” debate whether you can call the Oscar-nominated picture a “Black film.”
The Most Outrageous Car Transformations From MTVs ‘Pimp My Ride’
Take a look at 13 of the craziest transformations seen on MTV’s classic “reality” show
Why Jeff Bezos Ex MacKenzie Scott’s Multi-Million-Dollar HBCU Donations Couldn’t Come at a Better Time
Over the past five years, billionaire MacKenzie Scott has reportedly donated $1.3 billion to HBCUs.
Why Idris Elba’s New Wax Figure Might Be the Most Realistic Ever Created!
Madame Tussauds just revealed the wax figure for celebrity heartthrob, Idris Elba. Let’s just say,
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The Same Aurora Police Department Involved in Elijah McClain Death Also Held a Little Black Girl at Gunpoint
The 6-year-old cried in horror as police accused her mother of car theft.
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A Judge Cleared 2 Black Men of a 40-Year-Old Fatal Mugging and Then Said This…
Eric Smokes and David Warren were cleared after being accused of fatally mugging a tourist.
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Trayvon Martin Would Have Been 29 Today, So His Mom Did This
Martin was killed by George Zimmerman after being racially profiled by him in 2012.
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Bill Cosby’s Release from Prison Only Set Him Up for Another Scathing Lawsuit
A woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by the comedian at 17 years old.
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More on Darius Rucker’s Arrest, SC Teacher Gets Revenge Against Bigots, Boston Logan Airport Murder Suspect Found In Another Country and More News
A collection of our best posts of the week in Black news
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An Ex-Cop is Being Prosecuted for What He Did to 19 Men…And It’s Not What You Think
A former St. Louis officer is accused of sexually assaulting over a dozen men in his custody.
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New Development In Case of the Cop Who Allegedly Mistook a Black Man’s Sandwich for a Gun
An Ohio sheriff’s deputy has been charged in the fatal shooting of a Black man.
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President Biden and First Lady Plan to Honor Black Soldiers Killed in Drone Strike In This Special Ceremony
The President will join the families of the 3 U.S. Army soldiers to receive their bodies.