A half century after Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, visitors still flock to the Memphis, Tennessee, site where the civil rights leader was assassinated and say that while there has been progress in racial equality, more strides need to be made. Source: Americans reflect […]
While it may be tempting to go through life taking the path of least resistance and passing as white, two mixed-race people are detailing their stories of fully embracing their Black parentage. Author/screenwriter David Matthews said he identifies as a Black man and has wished […]
On Sunday, March 18, around 9:18 p.m., Sacramento police responded to a call “that a thin, 6-foot-1 Black man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and dark pants was hiding in a residential backyard after breaking car windows,” according to The Sacramento Bee. Just eight minutes later, officers […]
Source: Spencer Platt / Getty Authorities have begun an investigation into whether or not a West Palm Beach officer used excessive force while arresting a Black woman. Smartphone video of an officer grabbing a woman by the hair and slamming her to ground is making […]
The Brooklyn Museum announced its appointment of two new curators in a press release published this month. Since news of the new hires spread this week, many on social media have reacted to the museum’s appointment of a white curator for African art. Source: Twitter […]
14 Year Old Girl Gets Restrained By A Kroger Security Guard For Stealing A Bottle Of Liquor! A white security guard used excessive force and body slammed a Black teen he allegedly caught shoplifting at a Kroger’s grocery store in Toledo, Ohio. Source: Kroger […]