In 1962, Sylvia Woods opened the doors of her soul food restaurant, Sylvia’s, in the heart of Harlem. Since its inception, her business has grown to become a staple of the community and a hotspot for notable people. Former President Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama and Rev. Al Sharpton are just a few of the people […]
A group of upscale retailers and civil rights leaders crafted a “Bill Of Rights” to protect Black shoppers from “Shop-and-Frisk” practices, the New York Daily News reports. RELATED: ‘Treme’ Star Sues Macy’s, NYPD For Racial Profiling The list was unveiled to the media during a meeting Monday morning, with Rev. Al Sharpton (pictured center) and executives from […]
Harlem politician Charlie Rangel is the third-longest currently serving member of the House of Representatives. He’s held the same position since 1971. Many wonder when he’ll bow out and hang up his suit, but apparently that won’t be happening any time soon. According to the Daily News, Rep. Rangel is going to run for his […]
Making the rounds to promote his new book, The Rejected Stone: Al Sharpton And The Path To American Leadership, MSNBC’s PoliticsNation host Rev. Al Sharpton sat down with Oprah Winfrey in a vulnerable interview that brought the controversial civil rights leaders to tears. RELATED: Rev. Al Sharpton Talks Personal Evolution in Latest Book, ‘The Rejected Stone’ Discussing […]
Bill De Blasio (pictured) took the pulpit at the National Action Network headquarters Saturday morning, thanking supporters for helping elect him as NYC’s next mayor. RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Bill De Blasio “I wanna say a profound thank you, because that extraordinary margin of victory, that is because of people in this room who […]
Anytime you preface a statement with “this isn’t racist, but…” chances are it’s just that. Sarah Palin (pictured), who at this point serves no other purpose than to operate as the unsightly cold sore of political discourse, compared the federal debt to slavery while speaking at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s fall fundraiser on Saturday night. […]
Kerry Washington and Rev. Al Sharpton faced criticism in some corners for appearing on a “Saturday Night Live” skit mocking the show’s lack of black women in the cast. At the end of the skit, Sharpton faced the screen and said, “What have we learned from this skit? As usual, nothing.” Roland Martin asked the longtime activist and MSNBC host […]
Now that Bill de Blasio has been elected the new mayor of New York City, how will he handle crime and the police department’s controversial “stop and frisk” policy? The policy, which disproportionately affects minorities, was ruled “unconstitutional” by a federal judge, though an appeals court blocked that order last week. Still, it doesn’t seem […]
Rev. Al Sharpton is set to make his first literary debut in over 10 years with his third upcoming book, The Rejected Stone: Al Sharpton And The Path To American Leadership. The autobiography will be co-published by Cash Money Records’ publishing division, Cash Money Content, ironically enough, the same label of rapper Lil Wayne, a vocal […]
The Rev. Al Sharpton (pictured) , along with the National Action Network, met with Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren Monday, demanding the store guard against racial profiling, according to the New York Daily News. RELATED: Shopper Says He Was Racially Profiled By Police The meeting came shortly after a series of racial profiling allegations against Barneys by African-American […]
‘Saturday Night Live‘ responded to intense criticism over its lack of Black, female actresses in the way that only ‘SNL’ can — with a joke. Hosted by Kerry Washington, the cold opening begins with Washington portraying First Lady Michelle Obama speaking with her husband President Barack Obama, portrayed by Jay Pharoah. It is moments before the […]
Jay Z has issued a statement fighting back against social media pressure for him to drop a holiday fashion line with Barneys New York amidst allegations that the store racially profiled two Black shoppers. SEE ALSO: Should Jay Z End His Holiday Collection Deal With Barneys NY?  Jay Z: Zimmerman’s A F***ing Mall Cop As previously reported […]
