culture
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Jesse Jackson Chides the NFL for Hiring an All-White Team of Domestic Violence Advisers
It’s nice that the NFL hired outside consultants to advise the league on its policies regarding players who are involved in domestic violence incidents, but the Rev. Jesse Jackson believes it is incredibly inappropriate that all of the consultants are white, Al-Jazeera reports. The league recently announced that Lisa Friel, Jane Randel and Rita Smith—three…
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12 Life Lessons We Learned From Cliff Huxtable
Cliff Huxtable is one of the most famous dads in television history. We loved the way he oh so lovingly interacted with his wife and how he doled out advice to his kids—in his own funny and quick-witted manner. As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Cosby Show, which debuted on Sept. 20, 1984,…
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4 Black People Receive the MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant
Four black Americans will be among those receiving a no-strings-attached, $625,000 stipend—paid out in installments over the next five years—to keep doing what they do best: being geniuses. That’s right, the MacArthur Foundation named 21 “extraordinarily creative people” as the 2014 recipients of its annual MacArthur Fellows Program—widely referred to as the “genius” grants. Four…
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Chris Brown’s New Album Is a Trip Inside the Mind of an Abuser
Why are my hands bleeding? I think I know why/ I’ve been holding on/To the words from your every lie. The fact that Chris Brown happens to release a brand-new album with graphic lyrics like this during what might be the world’s worst week for famous black men and domestic violence has got to be…
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NJ High School Football Players Subjected to Racist Prank, Team Claims
It was an alleged prank that drove some New Jersey high school football players to tears. Someone kept on shoving bananas into the locker room where they were preparing for their match, a gesture that prompted an investigation by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, CBS 2 reports. Students representing the North Plainfield Canucks…
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New Photos Show Django Actress Who Claimed Police Harassment Reportedly Engaged in Lewd Acts
Holes could be appearing in Django Unchained actress Danièle Watts’ story that the Los Angeles Police Department harassed and embarrassed her just because she was kissing her white boyfriend, Brian Lucas, in a car. TMZ released photos on Wednesday showing the couple in compromising positions—Watts was straddling Lucas—with their hands on the sunroof, steadying themselves,…
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US Will Send 3,000 Military Officers to West Africa to Slow Ebola Catastrophe
The World Health Organization and the United Nations sent out the equivalent of an emergency distress signal Tuesday after reports that the number of people in West Africa infected with the Ebola virus now nears 5,000. More than 2,400 people have died from the disease, the New York Times reports. What’s even more alarming is…
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Smart Students From Low-Income Families Lock Down 4-Year, Tuition-Free Rides
There’s an ascending player in the cluster of nonprofit organizations that help high-achieving students from low-income families get into the best colleges in the nation, and it’s employing a simple strategy to entice qualified students: If you get into the school of your choice, you get to go for free, the New York Times reports. And for all four years, might I add. When the…
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Minnesota Vikings Ban Adrian Peterson From All Team Activities
After a second allegation of child abuse and heavy criticism from fans, the Minnesota Vikings announced early Wednesday morning that running back Adrian Peterson has been barred from all team activities and has been placed on the “NFL’s exempt/commissioner’s permission list until his child-abuse case is resolved,” ESPN reports. “After giving the situation additional thought,…
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Police Arrest Man Wanted in Death of 3-Year-Old
A monthlong manhunt came to an end after Prince George’s County, Md., police nabbed the man wanted in the killing of a 3-year-old Washington, D.C., girl, NBC Washington reports. Davon “Dro” Wallace was arrested early Tuesday morning in southeast D.C., the news station notes. According to the report, the chase started in early August when…