South Carolina: Confederate Flag Comes Down
CNN and other networks broadcast the removal of the Confederate flag from the state capit0l in Columbia, South Carolina today at 10 a.m. EST....
Sudanese Model Nykhor Paul Slams Racist Make-up Artists
The blogosphere is giving a collective round of applause to Sudanese Model's Nykhor Paul, who publicly lambasted white make-up artists for being unprepared to...
Google Apologizes for Tagging Blacks as ‘Gorillas’
Fresh from our "what in the hell file?" Google Photos has apologized for tagging black people as 'Gorillas.' Taryn Finley of the Huffington Post...
Misty Copeland Makes History
Lillian Cunningham of the Washington Post is reporting that Misty Copeland has been promoted to principal dancer of the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, becoming the...
Six Black Churches Burned: Where is the Outrage?
The Atlantic is reporting six black churches have been set on fire over the last week. The burnings are happening just days after nine...
Bree Newsome: Arrested for Scaling SC Statehouse
USA Today is reporting that Bree Newsome, a black female activist, climbed a flagpole Saturday in Columbia, S.C., and briefly removed a controversial Confederate...
Matthew Ajibade: Death Ruled Homicide; 2 Officers Indicted
Reuters is reporting that two sheriff's deputies and a healthcare worker have been indicted in the death of Matthew Ajibade, 21, who was killed...
Richmond, VA: Another Black Church Terrorized
Multiple media outlets are reporting a white man showed up at the door of the United Nations Church International in Richmond, VA, yelling racial...
Man Pleads Guilty to Noose on Ole Miss Statue
Jeff Amy of the Associated Press is reporting Graeme Phillip Harris has pleaded guilty to hanging a noose on a campus statue of James...
VIDEO: Obama on Emanuel AME, ‘Any Death of this Sort is a Tragedy’
CNN is reporting President Barack Obama called the nine deaths in the Charleston, South Carolina church shooting "senseless murders" Thursday, and suggested more gun...
















