Rupert Murdoch: Racially Charged Tweet Sparks Controversy
CNN is reporting that late Wednesday evening, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch posted a tweet that appeared to question whether President Obama is a "real black" president.
Murdoch,...
NAACP: Ala. Chapter Calls For Removal of Offensive Murals
Christina Colman of NewsOne is reporting that the Jefferson County, Alabama chapter of the NAACP is calling for the removal a two murals that they...
Wondaland: Music and Activism in Motion
In case you've been living under a rock, Wondaland is a musical collective composed of some of today's hottest musical acts including Janelle Monáe...
Black Box Office: Receipts Show Demand for Diversity
Writing for the Associated Press, Lindsey Bahr is reporting the top grossing films of the last month have all had primarily African-American casts and...
Black Girls Play Soccer: Atlanta’s Southside Heat
In July 2015, the U.S. women’s soccer team won the World Cup in front of a record-breaking television audience of 26.7 million American viewers....
Farrakhan Calls for Black Economic Boycott of Christmas
Bill Hoffmaan of NewsMax is reporting that Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan is calling for African American communities to boycott the upcoming...
Freddie Gray : Family Settles for $6.4 Million
UPDATE:
(9/10/15) A judge has ruled that the criminal trials against the six officers accused of killing Freddie Gray will remain in Baltimore, MD. Read...
Brenda Tindal Makes History at Levine Museum of the New South
Mark Washburn of the Charlotte Observer is reporting historian Brenda Tindal, 34, has been named head historian for the Levine Museum of the New South in...
Congressman Louis Stokes: Champion of the Poor Dies
The world is mourning the loss of Congressman Louis Stokes, the first African-American congressman from Ohio, who passed away on Tuesday of this week. Stokes'...
Alex Haley: Queen Haley’s Headstone Defaced
Tyler Whetstone of the Jackson Sun is reporting that the headstone of a relative of the celebrated author and historian Alex Haley has been...
