#BlackLivesMatter Protesters Shut Down Democratic Hopefuls
News One is reporting Black Lives Matter founder Patriss Cullors lead a protest at Netroots Nation in Phoenix, Arizona, effectively shutting down the speeches...
Treasury Department Says Jay-Z, Beyoncé's Cuba Trip Did Not Violate Embargo
Damien Cave of The New York Times is reporting that, after particular speculation by two Republican members of Congress in Florida, the Treasury Department...
Nigeria: Finance Minister's Mother Okonjo Released
AllAfrica.com is reporting that the mother of Nigeria's finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been released. Professor Kamene Okonjo, 83, was abducted on Sunday by...
White Supremacists Shoot at BLM Activists; 5 injured
Travis Gettys of Rawstory.com is reporting a group of suspected white supremacists fired into a crowd of Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists protesting the...
Georgia: Police Sent to Black Homes to Challenge Voting Rights
Fresh from our, "Is it 1816 or 2016" file, multiple news media outlets are reporting the Hancock County Board of Elections and Registration has been...
South Sudan: 60,000 People Flee to Escape Violence
Deborah Bloom of CNN Africa is reporting 60,000 people, mostly women and children, are fleeing South Sudan into neighboring countries to escape violence. Reportedly...
Is Charles Ramsey Being Recognized for the Wrong Reasons?
Aisha Harris, writing for Slate, discusses the implications of the rise of Charles Ramsey, the man who aided in the rescue of three women...
Breaking: Explosion at Colorado Springs NAACP Headquarters
Jesse Paul of the Denver Post is reporting that an improvised explosive device was detonated against the exterior wall of a building housing the...
Venezuela Breaks Diplomatic and Economic Ties with Panama
BBC News is reporting that Venezuelan President Nicolas Madura has broken diplomatic and economic ties with Panama after the Central American nation requested a...
Black Florida GOP House Candidate Calls for Obama to be Hanged
Stephen A. Crockett of The Root is reporting that on the national day of reflection for Martin Luther King's birthday, an African-American Republican candidate...
