By Amiyah King (Trice Edney News Wire/Howard University News Service) Tens of thousands of high school students across America were marked with an unexcused absence Wednesday, but everyone knew where they were. In the Washington area, high school students from DC. Public Schools and from […]
On the sixth anniversary of the tragic death of Trayvon Martin , Shawn “ Jay-Z ” Carter released the first trailer to his co-produced documentary series about the slain teen. Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story is inspired by the biographical story of young […]
After last week’s suspected Boko Haram attack, the Nigerian government has just confirmed that 110 school girls have gone missing. This marks the largest kidnapping of young women since Boko Haram abducted 276 girls from a school in Chibok nearly four years ago. Source: One […]
A participant is seen onstage during the LA Pride ResistMarch on June 11, 2017 in West Hollywood, California. Photo: Chelsea Guglielmino (Getty Images) In the ongoing search for solutions to police brutality and state violence, black America has proposed some pretty outlandish ideas including police […]
By J. Zamgba Browne Chief Correspondent Celebrated Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson has blasted President Donald Trump’s idea to arm some teachers in a bid to prevent school shootings. The “Pulp Fiction” star joined the growing chorus of critics of the plan with this tweet: […]
Photo Credit: Twitter.com * Tiffany Haddish had to set some thangs straight after a fan suggested that if/when she scored a Netflix deal it would be due to Mo’Nique’s current battle with the streaming service. According to Tiffany, she signed her deal ‘way before’ Mo’Nique […]
