Censure, Statues, Hearings: Congress Weighs Response to Trump Remarks
By Benjy Sarlin WASHINGTON — Congress has become skilled at distancing itself from President Donald Trump, but some are urging elected officials to go beyond tweets and press releases in response to...
View ArticleAnquan Boldin Just Quit the NFL: Charlottesville Was the Tipping Point
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Anquan Boldin didn’t decide overnight he was going to quit football in order to speak out against longstanding concerns over inequality in America. The recent deadly and racially...
View ArticleBarack Obama and Joe Biden Save the Future in ‘Barry & Joe: The Animated Series’
Missing the infamous bromance that is former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden? The justice fighting dynamic duo has joined forces in a new show titled “Barry & Joe: The...
View ArticleWhere You Live Determines What You Learn: Variances in Civil War Lessons
AUSTIN, Texas — The Civil War lessons taught to American students often depend on where the classroom is, with schools presenting accounts of the conflict that vary from state to state and even...
View ArticleBlack Caucus Vows to ‘Root Out Racism’ in Federal Policy, White House
By Chandelis R. Duster One year after President Trump gave his campaign rally cry to the Black community – “What do you have to lose?” – Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Cedric Richmond says...
View ArticleZimbabwe: MDC Youths Take Reforms Protests to Villages, Countrywide
MDC-T Youth Assembly says very soon it will take the electoral reforms demonstrations to ward and district levels throughout the country. The youth assembly recently organized demonstrations at...
View ArticleSan Diego Based Drumline Featured on ABC’s ‘The Gong Show’
By Edward Henderson On Thursday, August, 17, San Diego’s very own Thunder Squad Drumline marched into the prime time television spotlight on ABC’s The Gong Show. The Gong Show, a reboot from the 1970s,...
View ArticleSan Diego Poetry Slam Team Celebrates National Championship Win
By Edward Henderson On Monday, August 21st, the San Diego Poetry Slam Team hosted a free show for its supporters to celebrate their National Poetry Slam victory in Denver earlier this month. Queen...
View ArticleSoutheast Native Promotes Self-Love and Acceptance in Book Written as a Teenager
By Edward Henderson Most 15 year olds these days are usually staring intently at their fidget spinners, trying to find a way to prove to their crushes that they exist, and the only stories they are...
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Is Lavar Ball exposing society’s fear of a present Black Father?
By Keith D. King Recently, ESPN released an article asking if Lamelo Ball, youngest of Lavar Ball’s three sons, was the most hated basketball player ever. Without him ever saying a word. Lavar Ball...
View ArticleBlacks underrepresented at top colleges despite affirmative action
According to a new analysis by the New York Times, Black and Hispanic students are still more underrepresented at top colleges than they were 35 years ago, despite affirmative action policies. The...
View ArticleHouston convention center gives refuge to Harvey’s survivors
By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Patricia Cain entered the George R. Brown Convention Center barefoot and carrying two oxygen tanks. The first was empty. The second was given to her...
View Article‘It’s About Legacy’: Maryland’s Black Beaches Make Their Mark on History
By Erica Jones, NBCBLK When Fats Domino came to Carr’s Beach in Annapolis, Maryland, traffic was backed up for 30 miles. When James Brown came, he performed like only he could. And when Jackie Wilson...
View ArticleCharlottesville Changed My Mind on Removing Confederate Monuments
By Sophia A. Nelson I recently wrote a piece suggesting that a great nation does not hide from nor ignore its history. I believed then that America and Americans were bigger than our past and that...
View ArticleNo More Plastic Bags for Kenya
By Faith Nyamai The ban on plastic bags takes effect Monday even as governors on Sunday supported the directive, saying it will yield a clean environment. The Council of Governors chairman Josphat...
View ArticleThe Other Michael Tubbs: Two Men. Two Radically Different Paths
By Trymaine Lee, NBCBLK Every now and then Michael Tubbs comes across news of the other Michael Tubbs. And he cringes. “I’m someone very interested in diversity, equity, social justice and getting rid...
View ArticleHarvey, Already a ‘Landmark Event,’ Threatens Round Two
By Alex Johnson and Corky Siemazko Nine deaths in Texas are being blamed on Hurricane Harvey and officials fear the toll could rise dramatically once the waters that have crippled the region and...
View ArticleTrump Reverses Obama Policy on Surplus Military Gear for Police
WASHINGTON — Reversing an Obama-era policy, President Donald Trump Monday removed restrictions on the kinds of surplus military gear the Defense Department can turn over to local police departments....
View ArticleNigeria: Traumatised By Boko Haram Violence, Women Seek Counselling to Help...
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Maiduguri — Fati Ibrahim was one of scores of women gathered outside a tent in a remote community of Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, struggling for a chance to get in and...
View ArticleCelebs Chris Young, Kevin Hart Make Big Donations to Hurricane Harvey Relief...
By Daniella Silva, NBCBLK Celebrities including country star Chris Young and comedian Kevin Hart have announced plans to make substantial donations to relief efforts following the devastation caused by...
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