Jose Antonio Vargas, director of the MTV documentary White People, joined Roland Martin on News One Now to discuss how millennials view White privilege and race relations in America. Martin, host of NewsOne Now, described the conversations captured in the film as “kind of complicated” and extremely uncomfortable. Of the documentary White People from MTV: What […]
Talk about #BlackGirlMagic. With an ongoing conversation about justice, race, and diversity dominating media in recent months, it’s only right that some of the largest magazines in the nation are celebrating Black women in a big way. Kerry Washington was the latest star to cover Self, showing off her Pilates moves and speaking out on the […]
A 14-year-old who was shot seven times by police in New Jersey is facing aggravated assault and weapons charges. Radazz Hearns was with a few friends on Aug. 7 when shots rang out in the Mercer County area. The person who called police identified the suspected shooters as Hearns and his friends. Hearns’ friends stayed to […]
ACCOUNTABILITY? VA Officer Charged With Murder Of Unarmed Man, Former GA Cops Charged In Taser Death
In a month that saw the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death and the 1965 Watts Riots, police officers in Virginia and Georgia have been charged in the deaths of civilians — one of whom was unarmed and another who was handcuffed when he died. Fairfax County police officer Adam D. Torres was charged with second-degree murder in the […]
Breaking: Raffi Freedman-Gurspan the first out transgender White House official: http://t.co/oM7B3yP4nh Via @MicNews pic.twitter.com/agWT0guhsc — Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) August 18, 2015 The Obama administration on Tuesday announced the hiring of its first openly transgender staff member, Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, former policy adviser for the Racial and Economic Justice Initiative at the National Center for Transgender Equality, according […]
Revoking citizenship rights for those who were born here, even if their parents aren't here legally, would hurl the U.S. back to its racist past.
Since the release of N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, many have questioned the absence of Dr. Dre’s history of misogyny and abuse towards former girlfriends and women in the industry. During the ensuing discussion, the entrepreneur expressed regret for his mistakes. In a cover story for Rolling Stone, the legendary producer doesn’t give an explanation as to why fights […]
Former U.S. Rep. Louis B. Stokes, Ohio’s first Black congressman and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died at the age of 90, his family announced Wednesday. Stokes passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. His wife, Jay Stokes, was at his side. Just a month earlier, Stokes announced his […]
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has allowed the housing secretary to keep his job after profiling low-income residents and accusing them of deliberately poisoning their children to score free rent. The governor had a “direct” talk with Secretary Kenneth C. Holt, Maryland Secretary of the Department of Housing and Community Development, about the disparaging comments he […]
Police in St. Louis are searching for suspects who robbed and carjacked a 93-year-old Tuskegee airman in two separate incidents Sunday. The first incident occurred when the WWII veteran stopped to call his daughter after he got lost on the way to her home. A suspect jumped into his car and grabbed money from his pocket […]
It’s been almost two weeks since Jon Stewart signed off from The Daily Show, but Comedy Central recently gave viewers a sneak peek of what’s on the horizon. The network released a trailer featuring the show’s new host, Trevor Noah. “People will say, ‘He’s not Jon Stewart.’ I know I’m not. I haven’t earned that stature yet,” […]
