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(HOUSTON) — (KROI) The hashtag #BringBackOurGirls exploded on social media, but did it make any real difference? After 250 girls were kidnapped from their school…

After a Florida jury failed to find Michael Dunn guilty in the shooting death of a 17-year-old Jordan Davis, black Twitter responded with its usual biting wit and #DangerousBlackKids was born. Writer Jamie Nesbitt Golden kicked the hashtag off with a picture of her adorable son and the caption, “Here’s [a] potential future threat to society walking into […]

Saturday, a Florida jury  found Michael Dunn guilty of three counts of attempted murder and another count stemming from his shooting into a car full of teenagers, an incident which led to the death of  17-year-old Jordan Davis. Jurors didn’t, however, convict Dunn of murder for killing Davis. Attorney Eboni Williams and Judge Kevin Ross joined […]

Just after 5 p.m. Wednesday, closing arguments wrapped up in the trial of Michael Dunn for the murder of Jordan Davis. Judge Russell Healey sent jurors off to begin deliberations with lengthy instructions. The jury deliberated for three hours Wednesday night and are set to reconvene  at 10:00 a.m. Thursday morning, according to reports. While everyone awaits […]

Michael Dunn, the Florida man on trial for killing unarmed teen Jordan Davis during an argument over loud music, took to the stand Tuesday and claimed that he had “no choice” but to shoot the teen. During his testimony, Dunn made several statement that caused social media to erupt, calling Davis and his party “gangsters,” […]

Today marks the 79th time that America has celebrated Christopher Columbus,  the Italian explorer credited in many history books with discovering “the new world,” when…

Bill de Blasio has received a huge endorsement from President Barack Obama (pictured) in the ongoing N.Y.C. mayoral race, according to the Daily News. RELATED: N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidate Bill Thompson Accuses Bill de Blasio Of Lying About Stop And Frisk In a statement released Monday, Obama said de Blasio would be a “great” mayor to “America’s largest city.” […]

Nina Davuluri’s  (pictured) victory as the first Miss America of Indian heritage isn’t sitting well with some on Twitter, according to the NY Daily News. SEE ALSO: All-White Sororities At Ala. Univ. Draw Attention Shortly after the Syracuse-born, Oklahoma-raised Davuluri won the Miss America title Sunday evening, people began questioning her American status, with one […]

A Florida State University (FSU) student accused of posting a racist video on her social media networks is claiming she was hacked. SEE ALSO: Anti-Syria Protesters Picket Outside White House  In the 6-second video clip, first posted to Amanda Thurston‘s Vine account, a camera pans around a group of students at a bazaar at the college. […]

For EBONY magazine’s September issue, the iconic African-American brand dedicates four covers to the Trayvon Martin movement that has gripped Black America for over a year. After previewing the covers — depicting Miami Heat franchise player Dwyane Wade and his two sons, famed director Spike Lee and his son, actor Boris Kodjoe and his son, […]

In the latest chapter in the Amanda Bynes saga, the former child TV star of Nickelodeon’s “All That, The Amanda Show” and “What I Like About You” sent out the following Tweet on Monday about President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama: SEE ALSO: Georgia Man Tosses Dog Off Second-Floor Balcony The tweet […]

Mo’Nique (pictured) has never been shy about celebrating her large figure. Her autobiography title “Skinny Women Are Evil: Notes Of A Big Girl In A Small-Minded World” makes this obvious. But recently, the actress has lost 80 pounds through a rigorous exercise regimen. And she’s sharing her progress with her Twitter followers. SEE ALSO: Philly ‘Abortion […]