Lonnie G. Bunch to Become First African-American to Lead Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institution announced Tuesday that Lonnie G. Bunch III would become the first African-American person elected secretary. The Smithsonian’s Bo... Read More...
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Self-Help Guru Tony Robbins Filmed Using Racial Slurs With ‘Militant Black’ Audience
BuzzFeed News published a video Thursday of Tony Robbins using the n-word multiple times to highlight how people could become free. In the video, which was ... Read More...
Frank Baez Graduates with Nursing Degree from NYU Years After Working There as a Janitor
Frank Baez worked as a janitor at New York University's Langone Tisch Hospital and this past week, he graduated with a a nursing degree from the school. The... Read More...
Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Won’t Be Released Until Trump Leaves Office
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced Wednesday that the Harriet Tubman $20 bill will not be unveiled until 2028. It had been anticipated that the first... Read More...
Cops Raid Black Woman’s Home, Charge Her With Playing Malcolm X Speeches Too Loud
Cops in Garner, North Carolina, raided the home Mikisa Thompson after a white neighbor called the cops to complain of noise and she was ultimately charged with ... Read More...
Philadelphia DA Wants New Judge, Trial for Meek Mill
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner filed paperwork for rapper Meek Mill to receive a new trial and judge Wednesday. ABC News obtained the legal fil... Read More...
Sybrina Fulton, Mother of Trayvon Martin, Running for Office
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of slain Trayon Martin, announced Monday that she will be running for county commission seat in Florida's Miami-Dade County. “Sin... Read More...
NYPD Officer Admits Lying to Justify Charges Against Eric Garner
A NYPD officer testified Tuesday that he exaggerated the charges against Eric Garner to justify his chokehold death nearly five years ago. The administrative... Read More...
Jason Mitchell Dropped By UTA, Authentic, ‘The Chi’ & ‘Desperados’ Over Misconduct Allegations
Jason Mitchell has been dropped by his agency, management company and let go from various projects in response to allegations of misconduct. The Hollywood Re... Read More...
Oprah Surprises Newark High School with $500,000 Donation
Oprah Winfrey surprised West Side High School in New Jersey with a donation of $500,000 to assist their their principal Akbar Cook with his program that keeps k... Read More...
Lori Lightfoot Sworn In As Mayor of Chicago
Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as the 56th mayor of Chicago, becoming the first Black and openly gay person to lead the city Monday. https://twitter.com/NBCNews... Read More...
Billionaire Robert Smith to Pay Off Student Loans of Morehouse College Students
Robert F. Smith, a billionaire investor, surprised graduating students at Morehouse College when he pledged to pay off their student loans Sunday. Smith was ... Read More...
Medical Examiner Classifies Police Shooting of Pamela Turner as Homicide
The Harris County Medical Examiner’s office determined that Pamela Turner, 44, died Monday of multiple gunshot wounds from a police officer and listed the manne... Read More...
Arizona Officials Ban Prisoners from Reading ‘Chokehold’ Book Which Discusses Race, Criminal Justice
Officials in Arizona have banned the book “Chokehold: Policing Black Men” which is critical of the justice system and the ACLU has now waded into the controvers... Read More...
