Concord, NC — A North Carolina high school has suspended two Black students after they posted a Snapchat video of their white schoolmate who used the N-word. The suspension was […]
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Meet the 29-Year Old Woman Who is Running the Largest Black-Owned Airline in the Bahamas
The aviation sector is known to be generally dominated by men, but women in recent years have been slowly rising up as pilots, managers, and owners. Sherrexcia ‘Rexy’ Rolle, the […]
College Enrollment For Low-Income Students is Now at an All-Time High
For low-income students, getting into college might seem to be harder. However, recent statistics show that low-income students now actually enroll in college at a higher rate than their middle-income […]
Meet the First Ever African American Woman Vice President of CBS News
Many people say that good things come to those who wait. But Kimberly Godwin, the new Vice President of the news division at CBS News, does not just wait. She […]
For the First Time Ever, A Black Woman is the New Face of the $10 Bill in Canada
Canada — More than 70 years ago, Viola Desmond stood up for civil rights in Canada when she refused to leave a whites-only section of a theater. Last week, she […]
President Trump Reportedly Thought Mostly Black People Are on Welfare, But Statistics Show Otherwise!
President Donald Trump was surprised to know that welfare beneficiaries are not mostly Black. Recent statistics actually prove that more whites are actually benefiting from welfare instead.
Black Nurse to Receive $3.8 Million After Her Co-Workers Put a Noose and Several Racist Messages on Her Work Locker
Honolulu, HI — Five years ago, Ellen Harris filed a lawsuit after receiving a picture of a hangman’s noose and other racial messages in her locker at work. Last week, […]
Meet the Public School Teacher Who Was Fired For Hosting a White Supremacist Podcast
Crystal River, FL — Dayanna Volitich is a 25-year-old social studies teacher at a public school in Florida. Online, she is also known as Tiana Dalichov, the host of a white supremacist […]
Florida Man Nabbed at Airport For Traveling with 500 Fake Credit Cards and Gift Cards
Orlando, FL — Robert Smith-Merced, a 46-year-old man from Kissimmee, Florida, has been arrested after airport authorities discovered a stash of about 500 fake credit cards and gift cards in […]
Bail Reform Much Needed to Help Low Income Defendants (Who By the Way Are Mostly Black and Hispanic!)
Bail reform proposals are being discussed, mainly by upstate district attorneys, to eliminate bail for misdeamenor and non-violent felony defendants. It will be beneficial particularly for low-income defendants, in which […]
NAACP Files Lawsuit Against Myrtle Beach for Racially Discriminatory Practices During Black Bike Week
City and Police Accused of Separate and Unequal Treatment of Black Bikers versus White Bikers Nationwide — The National NAACP, the Myrtle Beach Branch of the NAACP and three individuals […]
Disney Donates $1 Million to Youth STEM Program in Celebration of 'Black Panther'
Nationwide — In celebration of the record-breaking success of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, The Walt Disney Company is donating $1 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). […]
Meet The First Black Woman to Own a NASCAR Team
Diversity in sports racing is lacking as only a few people of color are part of racing organizations such as the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). But […]
Corrine Brown, Congresswoman Convicted of Scamming Low Income Students, Has Started Her Prison Sentence
Corrine Brown, the former representative of Florida’s 5th Congressional District, has been found guilty of mail, wire, and tax fraud involving a bogus charity for low-income students. She started her […]
Father Files Lawsuit Against Foster Care Program After His 9-Month Old Daughter Dies
Chicago, IL — A 27-year old man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the foster care provider who he claims ignored his rights as a parent which contributed to […]
Black Entrepreneur Finds Sweet Success Designing Luxury, Handcrafted Chocolate
Phillip Ashley Rix, an entrepreneur, a chef and one of the few African-American designer chocolatiers, has definitely found sweet, chocolatey success in his innovative chocolates. His chocolate brand, Phillip Ashley […]
Research Claims That Strongly Identifying With Your Race Can Have a Negative Impact on Your Mental Health
New research claims that feeling deeply valued by one’s own sexual, ethnic, or racial minority group could actually have a negative impact on one’s psychological health.
Hercy Miller Helps Calabasas High School Win First Open Division Playoffs
Calabasas, CA — Calabasas High School boys basketball team Open Division playoffs win their first-round game, Wednesday against the Kings. Freshman point guard Hercy Miller, the son of Hip Hop mogul Master […]
Charges Dropped Against Two Black Men Who Say Police Beat Them and Made Them Falsely Confess to a Murder
Chicago, IL — Corey Batchelor and Kevin Bailey, both 48 years old, have been acquitted of murdering the wife of a retired Chicago police officer. They were claiming that they […]
Hip Hop Icons Will.i.am, The Beat Junkies, and More Honored at MojaMoja's 10th Anniversary of Music Discovery in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA — MojaMoja celebrated its 10th Anniversary of music discovery on February 10th at the Avalon Hollywood. The brunch benefit concert was attended by more than 250 cultural […]
7-Year Old Girl Courageously Saves Her Family From Fire
Escambia County, FL — Tracy Durant, a brave 7-year-old girl is being hailed a hero after her fast-thinking skills saved her family from a fire that broke out in their home […]
Research Confirms That Low Income Black and Hispanic College Graduates Have Higher Health Risks
A recent study has found that disadvantaged minorities who graduated college in the United States are more likely to develop health risks compared to those graduates who are white and […]
Prisoners in NYC to Get Free Copies of "The New Jim Crow" Book
Prisoners in New York City will be receiving free copies of the book The New Jim Crow. The controversial book about the mass incarceration of African-Americans will be distributed as […]
Rappers Jay-Z, Nas and Snoop Invest In Free Cryptocurrency & Stock-Trading App
What do Jay-Z, Nasir Jones (also known as Nas), and Snoop Dogg have in common? Aside from being Black Americans, being successful music stars, and having big bank accounts, they […]
Meet the First Ever African-American Hockey Player to Play in the Winter Olympics
Nationwide — Jordan Greenway, a 20-year-old ice hockey player, joins the Team USA at the Winter Olympics 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He is making history as the first-ever African […]
Man Convicted For Trying to Kill His Wife's Boyfriend
Aurora, IL — Jermaine L. Baker, a 40-year old man, was found guilty of shooting his ex-wife’s boyfriend three times in the head in 2014. He was convicted of felony counts of […]
NYC Teacher Says She Bit Her 5-Year Old Student in Self-Defense
Brooklyn, NY — Shavonne Johnson, a 37-year-old substitute teacher at Public School 66 in Canarsie, Brooklyn, got arrested after chomping down on a kindergarten student’s hand. Her lawyer claims that […]
6 Well-Known Companies That You Probably Didn't Know Have Black CEOs
50 years ago, it was unthinkable for an African American to be the CEO of a major Fortune 500 company. But nowadays, thanks to several diversity initiatives, there are quite […]
This Homeless Man Has Been Arrested 344 Times... and Now He is Heading Back to Jail!
Miami Beach, FL — Richard Powell, a homeless man in Florida, was arrested 344 times in the past and now he goes back to jail. A serious case of repeat […]
Parents Arrested For Beating Their 4-Year Old Son to Death... Over Spilled Cereal!
Willow Grove, PA — A mother and her boyfriend were arrested after beating her 4-year-old son to death for spilling cereal. Lisa Smith, 19 years old, and Keiff King, 26 […]
Baltimore Police Commissioner Fired After Record Number of Homicides in 2017
Baltimore, MD — Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh fired Police Commissioner Kevin Davis after a surge of homicide rate and a lot more controversies during his term. He was replaced by […]
The Black History Bowties Are Back -- Just in Time For Black History Month!
Nationwide — Following a huge success of their re-launch last year, the founders of BlackHistoryBowties.com have announced two new additions to their collection – The Harlem Renaissance design and the […]
Former Nursing Home Manager Faces Charges for Stealing $300K from Residents
Nationwide — Christina Williams, who worked as an office manager at Venetian Gardens Nursing Home in Loveland, Ohio, has been accused of stealing more than $300,000 from over 50 residents. […]
Palm Beach International Airport to Be Named After President Trump
Nationwide — Trump is set to have Palm Beach International Airport renamed in his honor, as his company has filed trademarks for the potential new name. The filings raise questions […]
High School Secretary Arrested After Her Husband Caught Her With One of Her Students
Nationwide — Alicia Hughes, a woman who works as a secretary at a high school in Union City, Ohio, was arrested after her husband caught her with one of her […]
White Woman Killed By Her Dad After a Heated Family Argument About Trump
Nationwide — Lucy Harrison, who is from Cheshire in England, traveled to Texas to visit her father but was shot and killed during a heated family argument about Donald Trump. The […]
Trump Administration Disregards Judge's Order to Return Wrongfully Deported College Student
Nationwide — Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old student from Boston, Massachusetts, who was mistakenly deported to Honduras while visiting family for Thanksgiving, is still prohibited from returning to the […]
President Trump Threatens to Block New Bridge That Connects the US to Canada
Nationwide — Trump has threatened to block the new bridge connecting the United States and Canada, demanding full compensation and fair treatment for the United States. The $4.7 billion project could […]
17-Year-Old Black Boy Killed by Stray Bullet in Motel Room While Playing Video Games
Nationwide — Sheldon Lewis, a 17-year-old African American boy from Gwinnett County, Georgia, died after a stray bullet pierced the wall of his motel room. His family watched in horror as […]
Black Man Who Threatened to Kill President Trump Gets 3 Years in Prison
Nationwide — Jauan Rashun Porter, who is from Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump during a TikTok […]
Youth Pastor Arrested for Allegedly Abusing Minors in the Church
Nationwide — Junior Andrew Bennett, a 32-year-old African American church pastor from Pinon Hills, Southern California, has been arrested after investigators linked him to multiple child sex abuse allegations. Authorities […]
Bill Gates Admits He Spent Time With Jeffrey Epstein, “I Was Foolish”
Nationwide — Bill Gates spoke publicly about renewed attention on his past association with Jeffrey Epstein following a major Department of Justice document release. He admitted spending time with Epstein but […]
Sherri Shepherd’s Daytime Talk Show to End After Just Four Seasons
Nationwide — Sherri Shepherd’s daytime talk show Sherri is set to end after four seasons, with its run wrapping up in 2026. Producers say the decision reflects changes in daytime […]
Baseball Legend Frank Thomas Calls Out the Chicago White Sox After Being Left Out of Black History Month Graphic
Nationwide — Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Thomas criticized the MLB’s Chicago White Sox after they left him out of a Black History Month graphic, saying the team overlooked his […]
10-Year-Old With Autism Abused on School Bus by Aide While Driver Laughed
Nationwide — A 10-year-old child with autism and ADHD from Tampa, Florida, was abused on a school bus by aide Juanita Wright while driver Tonya Rice-Constant laughed. Video footage later […]
Black Man, 86, Dies from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning During Winter Storm
Nationwide — Alvin Mayweather, an 86-year-old African American man from Shreveport, Louisiana, sadly passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning during a winter storm, authorities said. He was found in his […]
School Counselor Found Dead After Arrest Warrant Over Inappropriate Messages to Minor
Nationwide — Quinton Dixon, an African American man from Baton Rouge who worked as a counselor at Westdale Middle Magnet School, was found dead on a former school campus. His […]
Mom Arrested, Charged After Suffocating Her 4-Year-Old Son to Death
Nationwide — Diana Elizabeth Cullom, a 43-year-old mother from St. Petersburg, Florida, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after her 4-year-old son was found dead at home Tuesday afternoon. […]
Michelle Obama Says She'd Be Against Barack Running for a 3rd Term As President Even If It Were Legal
Nationwide — Michelle Obama says she would oppose her husband, former President Barack Obama, running for a third term, even if it were legal. She added she would “actively work against” […]
Inmate Continues to Stalk 16-Year-Old Black Teen from Behind Bars By Sending Her Letters
Nationwide — Christopher Turner, a 53-year-old man detained in Nashville, Tennessee, is accused of stalking a 16-year-old Black teen and continuing to contact her even while behind bars. Police say the […]
10-Month-Old Black Baby Still Struggling with Botulism Linked to ByHeart Formula
Nationwide — Ashaan Carter, an African American baby from Portland, Oregon, is still fighting infant botulism after consuming ByHeart formula, which was later recalled nationwide. He remains on a feeding tube […]
Black Mom Missing Since 2010 Found Dead in Submerged Car at the Bottom of a River
Nationwide — Bernadine Gunner, an African American woman from Camden, New Jersey who was reported missing in 2010, was found dead inside a car at the bottom of Cooper River […]
Michelle Obama Turns 62 as Husband Barack Shares Sweet Message
Nationwide — First Lady Michelle Obama turned 62 this weekend, with Barack Obama marking the occasion through a heartfelt message. The celebration also coincided with her ongoing promotion of a […]
Former NFL Player Sam Beal Has Been Missing for Over 7 Months
Nationwide — Ex-NFL player Sam Beal, who is 29 years old, has been missing for more than 7 months, and his family is asking the public for help. The former […]
4 European Countries Are Sending Troops to Greenland to Help Defend Possible U.S. Attack
Nationwide — Several European NATO allies are sending troops to Greenland as tensions rise over repeated U.S. threats to take control of the Arctic island. The move shows support for […]
Barbie Introduces First Autism-Inclusive Doll, Advocates Praise Mattel
Nationwide — Mattel is launching its first-ever autistic Barbie, a move autism advocates say helps children see themselves positively and teaches others that autistic people are valuable members of society. […]
Black Woman Survives After Being Shot in the Neck by Her Ex-Girlfriend
Nationwide — Kyndris Brooks, an African American woman from Jackson, Mississippi, was shot in the neck by her ex-girlfriend, Kiundria Malone, in a shocking domestic violence attack. She remains hospitalized, fighting […]
79-Year-Old Black Woman with Dementia Found Dead in the Woods After Being Missing for Days
Nationwide — Ernestine Merritt, a 79-year-old African American woman from DeKalb County, Georgia, has been found dead in the woods days after going missing. She had dementia, and authorities said […]
Teen Recovers After 17-Hour Marathon Surgery to Remove 174-Pound Leg
Nationwide — Jasmine Ramirez, a teen from Florida who has lived with a rare medical condition since early childhood, is recovering after a marathon surgery to amputate her left leg. Doctors […]
Florida Manager Faces Charges for Stealing Over $500K from Doctor’s Office
Nationwide — Regina Peacock, a woman from Florida who worked as an office manager at a Tallahassee doctor’s office, has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $500,000 from her employer. […]
White Deputy Arrested for Sending Explicit Messages to a 10-Year-Old Girl
Nationwide — James Ford, a former deputy from Charlotte County, Florida, is accused of sending explicit messages to a 10-year-old girl on TikTok. He faces federal charges for asking the […]
Black Woman Who Lost Both Arms and Legs is Now Walking Again
Nationwide — Natalya Manhertz, a 20-year-old African American woman from Atlanta, Georgia, lost both her arms and legs to a severe strep infection at 17. After years of treatment and rehabilitation, […]
Milwaukee Judge Convicted for Helping Undocumented Man Escape ICE Officers
Nationwide — Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted of felony obstruction after a courthouse encounter with federal immigration agents. The jury found she interfered with their work […]
Young Mom Arrested After Infant Thrown From Stoller During Fight
Nationwide — Oriel Dykes, a young African American mother from Lower Allen, Pennsylvania, was arrested after a fight at a mall parking lot ended with her infant thrown from a […]