National Action Network, the civil rights organization led by civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton, is deeply disappointed with the decision by the DOJ...

Music

R. Kelly, Lady Gaga Not Performing at Selma Event, Despite Reports

*Despite earlier reports from local Alabama media, neither R. Kelly nor Lady Gaga will perform in Selma this weekend to commemorate the 50th anniversary...

Baltimore - Ferguson

Darren Wilson Won’t Face Civil Rights Charges in Mike Brown Death

*Darren Wilson, the former Ferguson, Missouri cop who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in August, will not face federal civil rights charges in...

Baltimore - Ferguson

DOJ: Ferguson PD Had ‘Pattern and Practice’ of Bias Against Blacks

*The U.S. Department of Justice has just made it official… an investigation has found patterns of racial bias in the Ferguson, Missouri, police department...

Entertainment

Byron Allen’s ‘Bucket of Chicken’ Sharpton Diss Not a Good Look (Watch)

*Byron Allen is known for being the CEO of Entertainment Studios as well as a critic of the Rev. Al Sharpton. But from an interview...

Crime

Homeless Man on LA’s Skid Row Shot & Killed by Police … on Tape (Graphic Video)

*(Via Yahoo News) - Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a homeless skid-row robbery suspect who grabbed at an officer's gun during a...

News

Octavia Spencer Defends Neil Patrick Harris: Oscar Bit ‘Was Not Racist’ (Watch)

*As Oscar host, Neil Patrick Harris tasked front row guest and former Oscar winner for "The Help," Octavia Spencer, with guarding a locked box that...

Black Films

Michelle Rodriguez: People of Color ‘Stop Stealing’ White Hero Roles!

*While many people may be cool with casting people of color to play superheroes that are traditionally white in comic books, Michelle Rodriguez isn’t...

Hip Hop

Lionel Richie Rips Kanye West’s N-Word Use During Brit Awards

*Madonna’s backwards tumble down the stairs wasn’t the only buzzy thing from the Brit Awards this week. The look on Lionel Richie’s face says it...

Books

Bruce Haneef Welch’s ‘They Made Me an Addict’ Offers Raw View of Street Life

*Neward, NJ —Acclaimed author and motivational speaker Bruce Haneef Welch is on a mission to divert urban youth and young adults from the lures...

News

Zendaya’s Dreadlock Joke was Scripted, Black Producer Gave it Green Light

*A writer on “Fashion Police” was about to sit back and let Giuliana Rancic take 100 percent of the fall for her racially-insensitive quip...

Entertainment

Melissa Harris-Perry Hopes Trayvon ‘Whooped the Sh*t’ Out of Zimmerman Before Death

*We can only imagine what really happened before Trayvon Martin died, but Melissa Harris-Perry is giving her theory on how she wanted the slain...

Crime

Trayvon’s Mother Says Zimmerman Got Away with Murder

*(Via Black Voices) - The mother of Trayvon Martin says she's disappointed that federal prosecutors decided not to charge a neighborhood watch volunteer with...

News

Zendaya to Giuliana Rancic: ‘I Appreciate Your Apology’

*Zendaya Coleman has accepted Giuliana Rancic’s video apology for saying her dreadlocks made her appear as if she smelled of patchouli oil and weed. "I...

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