Lauryn Hill has not released another album since her 1998 solo album debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Followed by 20 years of occasional tours (with no shows) […]
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Starbucks will close 8,000 US stores May 29 for racial-bias training
What We Know: The announcement follows an uproar over the arrest of two black men who were waiting for a friend at a Philadelphia Starbucks last week. […]
Man who shot at lost 14-year old charged with intent to murder
What we know: Brennan Walker, 14, said he was walking alone to school Thursday after he missed the bus. As he trekked the 4 miles […]
This Man Was Just Released From A 13-Year Prison Sentence For 3 Grams Of Marijuana
Bernard Noble, 51, was sentenced to 13 years of hard labor in 2011 for possessing two marijuana joints, The Marshall Project reported. What we know: Noble was […]
High Court: Trinidad law banning gay sex is unconstitutional
What we know: A court in the Caribbean island of Trinidad & Tobago has ruled that colonial-era laws banning same-sex intimacy between consenting adults are […]
Starbucks issues apology to arrested black men
Famed coffee maker Starbucks is under fire after video footage surfaced to corroborate the story of two black men
Marine Corps selects 1st black woman to be a general officer
Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced a historic nomination Tuesday. If confirmed, Marine Corps Col. Lorna M. Mahlock will be the first black female to serve […]
Black teen misses bus, gets shot at after asking for directions in Michigan
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (WJBK) – A 14-year-old missed his bus and it nearly cost him his life. Things took a dangerous turn when Brennan Walker went looking […]
Black Students Marched Against Gun Violence In Florida
Hundreds of students from a predominantly black school in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood took to the streets earlier this week to protest gun violence ― […]
The leading Republican running for Paul Ryan’s seat is a white nationalist
A white nationalist is now the front-runner in the GOP primary in Paul Ryan’s district. Long-shot candidate and self-described “pro-white” politician Paul Nehlen is now the leading […]