New Diversity Chancellor at University of Missouri Promises to Listen
There’s a rumbling going on at college campuses across this nation. Racial tensions are high. For years, students have complained…
Scandal Creator Shonda Rhimes Tells Oprah Winfrey How She Lost 110 Pounds
Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes with Oprah Winfrey (Harpo Studios, Inc./George Burns) Shonda Rhimes said “yes†to lots of things for…
Kirk Franklin apologizes to Gay Community for ‘Homophobia’ in The Black Church
Grammy-winning Gospel artist Kirk Franklin is back with his first studio album in four years, the provocatively titled Losing My…
#MillionStudentMarch Meets #BlackLivesMatter: Students Across the Nation Protest Against College Debt, Campus RacismÂ
There is a massive student protest movement erupting across the country, perhaps one which the nation has not witnessed since…
Va. 8th-Grader Writes Letter About Racism He Experiences at SchoolÂ
Za’Khari Waddy, 13, says that he has been repeatedly harassed and abused at Tabb Middle School in Yorktown, Va., including…
Dear Black People: This HBCU VS PWI Battle is Just Stupid
There’s been no shortage of words used to attempt to describe and encapsulate “Black Twitter,†which has been defined as everything from “a…
Puff Daddy: Obama Should Unapologetically Give Billions of Dollars to Black People Before Leaving Office
Hip Hop media mogul,  Puff Daddy visited Hot 97 Radio, earlier this week to promote his latest effort, “MMM.” Aside from…
Daniel Holtzcraw Rape Trial — Former Police Officer Accused of Misconduct by 13 Women
On Monday, Nov. 2, the Daniel Holtzclaw trial commenced in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Charged with 36 offenses including sexual battery, forcible…
Why So Many Black People Missed The Boat With Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly
It’s November 2015 and Kendrick Lamar’s album to Pimp a Butterfly is the center of discussion, in Hip Hop 8 months…
Black Quarterbacks Are Benched Twice As Often As Whites, Study Finds
This story originated from the Pacific Standard. “Black people aren’t allowed to make mistakes,” musician Prince declared last year, in a…