White High School Football Players Accused Of Coat Hanger Assault On Black, Disabled Teammate
Three white high school football players in southern Idaho have been charged in the brutal sexual assault of a disabled teammate, who is black. Ex-Dietrich High School students John R.K. Howard, 18, and Tanner Ward, 17, who played for the school football team last year, were charged by the state attorney general’s office with felony […]
Former Drug Dealer Turns Life Around, Graduates From Ivy League
His journey wasn’t an easy one, but this former drug dealer is now an Ivy League graduate. David Norman, a Harlem, New York City, native, spent many years of his life in and out of jail due to a past of selling drugs and battling substance abuse, and was incarcerated for manslaughter in 1995. But […]
This Poet's Chilling Take On Black Death Is Heartbreakingly True
Heavy is the head that wears the kinky, curly, coily crown of blackness in America. Poet Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib reminds his audience of this in his piece titled “That Crown Ain’t Worth Much.” Performed at the 2015 National Poetry Slam in Oakland, California, Willis-Abdurraqib talks about the hardships, tragedies and pain that many black people have to endure. […]
Louisiana’s New ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bill On Cop Killers Is Actually Pretty Redundant
WASHINGTON — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) intends to sign a bill this week that will allow prosecutors to seek longer sentences for people who attack police officers, EMTs or firefighters because they hate them. It’s a strange policy that may turn out to be useless. The bill awaiting the governor’s signature, HB 953, […]
Steve Harvey Opens Up About When He Was Homeless
In the upcoming cover story of People magazine, Steve Harvey recalled the “very painful” experience of becoming homeless following his first divorce while he was pursuing a career in comedy. Harvey was living out of his car at the time and making $50 a week. “All I knew was that I could make people laugh,” he […]
We've Been In Formation: New Artist Lish's Black Superhero Music
We’ve been in formation. Before Beyoncé’s ode of unapologetically standing firm, unapologetically being proud, hot sauce in her bag, and more importantly not being controlled by long centuries of negative portrayals and ideologies that have been systematically pushed concerning Black people, there was Lish. Of course we must pay homage to Queen Bey, because what […]
On the "A" w/Souleo: Maxwell and Estelle Help MoCADA Celebrate Art & Activism
To find out what The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) means to its loyal supporters all you need to do is ask. That’s exactly what executive director, James Bartlett did at the museum’s 2nd annual MoCADA Masquerade Ball held on May 19 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Instead of delivering a fully […]