Baltimore ‘Riot’ Tweets: What Kind of Fakery is This?
Caitlin Dewey of the Washington Post is reporting that there was a proliferation of false information initiated and spread on the Internet about the...
Hunger Games Star Speaks On Cultural Appropriation
NBC is reporting that Amandla Stenberg, best known for her role as "Rue" in The Hunger Games, has been the cause of much controversy...
#RapAlbumsThatCausedSlavery Comes for Morning Joe
Black Twitter is going off about the ridiculous comments made on Morning Joe yesterday blaming the racist chants caught on video by two members...
‘Scandal’s Ferguson Inspired Episode: Shonda Tweets
Lauren Duca of the Huffington Post is reporting that the latest episode of 'Scandal' was inspired by "institutionalized racism and police brutality in Ferguson."
The author...
Bloody Sunday: President Obama Delivers Rousing Speech
United States President Barack Obama spoke today in front of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. to commemorate the anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday,'...
ABC’s ‘American Crime’ Takes on Race
ABC's unapologetic hour-long series, American Crime, tackles race, class, gender, politics, criminal justice, family and faith. Set in Modesto, CA, the complex drama chronicles...
USTA: Katrina Adams Hired as First Black Chairperson
Donald Hunt of ESPN is reporting that the USTA made history this past month by hiring Katrina Adams as the first African-American chairman, chief...
Earl Lloyd, First Black NBA Player Dies
The Huffington Post is reporting that Earl Lloyd, the first black NBA player in history, died in Crossville, Tenn. Lloyd was 86.
Lloyd's death was announced by...
AAFCA: Gil Robertson Talks Black Films and Awards
Awards season brings the hopes and dreams of filmmakers, actors and others in the entertainment industry to the foreground, with acknowledgement of their efforts....
Charlie Sifford: First Black Golfer on PGA Tour Dies
AJC.com is reporting that Charlie Sifford, the first black golfer on the PGA tour has died of cardiac arrest. The author writes:
"During his career,...
