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Tyrone Pugh (pictured), a South Carolina police officer, was suspended over the weekend after a video surfaced on social media, showing him allegedly throwing repeated blows at a man who was lying on the pavement, according to the State. SEE ALSO: Chicago Cop Shot 28 Times By White Officers Freed From Prison The 15-second video shows […]
Former Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty (pictured left) and Steve Jobs’ billionairess widow Laurene Powell (pictured right) were spotted sunning and funning together this weekend in the Caribbean, the Daily Mail reports. Though the two have reportedly been dating since the summer of 2013, these are the first photos of their simmering romance released. In fact, […]
Updated Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 6:03 p.m. EST – What tone will President Barack Obama (pictured) set for his seventh year in office when he addresses a joint session of Congress Tuesday in his annual State of the Union address? This year he faces a Congress that is completely controlled by Republicans and likely […]
As sex assault charges continue to emerge against aging comedian Bill Cosby, NBC has cut ties with the embattled star, dealing a blow to his dream of returning to network television in a new pilot project, the Huffington Post reports. SEE ALSO: Fox News Host Blames Obama For America’s Current Race Problems [VIDEO] In November, NBC […]
The parents of Kendrick Johnson (pictured), a south Georgia teenager found dead inside a rolled-up gym mat at school, have filed a $100 million lawsuit against elected officials and law enforcement officials, alleging that a local FBI agent encouraged his sons—who were schoolmates of the victim—to “violently assault” the teen, CBS News reports. RELATED: Kendrick […]
After a years long battle, Howard Morgan (pictured), a Chicago cop shot by White officers, was freed last week after outgoing Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn commuted the 40-year prison sentence, MSNBC reports. RELATED: Howard Morgan: Black Chicago Cop Shot 28 Times By White Officers Still Fighting For Justice “Right now I’m just concentrating on clearing my name,” […]
In an apparent dismissal of the history of slavery in the United States and countless crimes enacted on Blacks by Whites in its reverberating aftermath, Fox News host Andrea Tantaros (pictured) said Monday that President Barack Obama has contributed to making race relations worse than any time in U.S. history, Raw Story reports. But she expressed […]
A Chicago youth, who wrote a poignant letter to Santa over the holidays, will be among 21 people invited to sit in first lady Michelle Obama‘s box Tuesday during President Barack Obama‘s State of the Union address, according to a White House statement. RELATED: SOTU Rewind: Comparing Obama’s Speeches Through The Years Thirteen-year-old Malik Bryant (pictured), of Chicago’s […]
On Sunday the Apollo Theater in Harlem and WNYC partnered for a second year to present WNYC’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration with “Hear Our Voices, Count Our Votes: MLK’s March Continues.” Hear portions of it in the video clip above. WNYC’s Peabody Award-winning host Brian Lehrer and MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry convened a discussion that looks […]
Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) issued a stern rebuke to members of the Republican Party Wednesday after a top leader said members have no intention of working to restore key provisions of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which was gutted by a Supreme Court decision in 2013. SEE ALSO: Police Blame […]
Protesters stormed a Portland, Ore., school board meeting earlier this week, demanding more time to learn about a bid to reduce racial and economic segregation in the city’s public schools, Reuters reports. SEE ALSO: Police Officials Blame Brutality Issues on Local Communities The meeting was cancelled and the vote postponed Tuesday to allow protesters to […]
In recent days, there has been steadily growing talk that the explosive device that was planted outside of the NAACP Colorado Springs office was a “hoax” because Google Maps shows that there was a stain on the wall prior to the near detonation. Really? Local paper, The Gazette, which has been covering the story, explains: […]