North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, who’s running for governor in this year’s election, used an event honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday to […]
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Twitter Messed up Kwanzaa Hashtag
It looks like Twitter dropped the ball for the celebration of Kwanzaa 2019. What We Know: Twitter users were eager to celebrate Kwanzaa closing off […]
Idris Elba to star in “The Harder They Fall” for Netflix
Netflix is working on an all black western movie where Idris Elba will play a lead role. What We Know: Idris Elba will work alongside […]
DeKalb County Names Its First Woman and Woman of Color Police Chief
History is being made everyday and Mirtha V. Ramos just became DeKalb Co., Georgia’s first woman police chief and was sworn in on October 7. What […]
Penn State Football Player Receives Letter Calling His Locs “Disgusting”
On Tuesday, Antonio Shelton, a Defensive Tackle at Penn State took to Twitter to post a picture of a letter that a fellow teammate received […]
Michelle Williams Reminds the World That She Is Black
Former Destiny’s Child singer Michelle Williams is TIRED of y’all mixing her up with Fosse/Verdon star of the same name. What We Know: The FX miniseries […]
Black Barbie Doll in Wheelchair Goes Viral
Mattel has debuted a black Barbie doll in a wheelchair — and the Internet is losing it. What We Know: Complete with acid wash jeans, […]
University of Alabama’s First Black Student Receives Honorary Doctorate
Autherine Lucy Foster, The University of Alabama’s first black student, received the honor May 2. What We Know: Foster was admitted into UofA in 1956 […]
