Emory Ellis was just trying to buy breakfast. At a Boston Burger King in November 2015, Ellis, who was homeless, attempted to pay for his morning meal with a $10 bill—a simple transaction that goes without incident or comment millions of times each day across […]
From Starbucks to Waffle House , police and racists alike have damaged black folks’ ability to consume coffee, breakfast foods and simply exist. Well, now, it looks like it’s Opposite Day and … thank goodness for that. According to VICE News , a Coffee Bean […]
A Black graduate student spoke out for the first time since being interrogated by police after falling asleep in the common area on Yale University campus. Lolade Siyonbola, 34, shared a video of the encounter that began after a white female student questioned her presence […]
The Supreme Court’s decision Monday to legalize sports gambling nationwide was hailed as a victory by many, but the ruling could potentially have adverse effects on a number of citizens, including and especially African-Americans. Chief among those celebrating were politicians in New Jersey, the state which challenged […]
When white people aren’t calling the police on black people for mundane things, they’re assuming black people are the help. Chewing Gum actress and producer Michaela Coel said a fellow passenger on a Virgin Atlantic plane somehow mistook her for a flight attendant. The unidentified woman allegedly wanted Coel to clean […]
Just 10 days after the Kent State University shootings in Ohio, Jackson State University was also the site of a similar race-related incident. On May 15th, 1970, police opened fired on a gathering of Black college and high school students, killing two people and injuring […]
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