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Why Do All the Superheroes Have to Be White, and All the Thugs Black?
Michael B. Jordan pushes back against critics of his colorblind casting as Johnny Storm in the Fantastic Four and encourages the Internet trolls to look beyond stereotypes. By: Kirsten West Sav
Medal of Honor at Last for Black WWI Veteran
After almost a century, Henry Johnson, nicknamed the ‘black death’ for his heroism in the Argonne, will be fully honored.Henry Johnson, all 5-feet-4 of him, was given the name “black
Actor Reynaldo Rey Dead at 75 From Stroke Complications
Reynaldo Rey ReynaldoRey.com Actor and comedian Reynaldo Rey passed away Thursday at the age of 75 as a result of complications from a stroke. Rey, who w
Funeral for B.B. King held in Mississippi Delta Hometown
Hundreds of people filled a church in the Mississippi Delta for the funeral Saturday of B.B. King, who rose from sharecropper in the area's flat cotton fields to worldwide fame as a blues singer and g
A Recap of The PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF ANCIENT ISRAEL THE HEBREWS & THE SONS OF HAM PART FOUR
Brothers and Sisters of Black In America Good Morning, I had a chance to revisit one of my favorite post: THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF ANCIENT ISRAEL THE HEBREWS
Diddy Says African American Communities Are 'Committing Genocide On Ourselves'
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been vocal about the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the past, taking the nation's justice system to task for non-indictments in the deaths of unarmed black men. In re
Justice Department and Cleveland Reach Settlement Over Policing Violations: Repor
An 18-month investigation by the Justice Department concluded that the Cleveland Police Department exhibited a pattern of “unconstitutional policing and excessive use of force.” By:
Malcolm X Matters: Icon’s Words Still Ring True
Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Neb., would have been 90 years old today. Malcolm X waits for a press conference to begin March 26, 1964. U.S. News &
Why Memorial Day Has Special Significance for African Americans
They have long been overrepresented in the military, serving and dying for a country that has not always celebrated their freedom or rewarded their sacrifice. By: Theodore R. Johnson III Pos
Jeralean Talley, Woman Thought To Be Oldest In The World, Turns 116
A Detroit-area woman turned 116 Saturday, but she offers no secret for a long life. "There's nothing I can do about it," Jeralean Talley of Inkster said ahead of her birthday weekend. Talley will ce
Ohio patrolman acquitted in 2 deaths amid 137-shot barrage
A patrolman charged in the shooting deaths of two unarmed suspects during a 137-shot barrage of gunfire was acquitted Saturday in a case that helped prompt the U.S. Department of Justice determine the
Ben Carson Prevails in GOP Straw Poll
In the end it was probably the soothing tone of the brain surgeon, the last voice you hear before slipping off into the black sleep of anesthesia, that won the first straw poll of the GOP 2016 preside
White Like Me
Take a look at racism from a different point of view.
Baltimore Grand Jury Indicts Officers in Freddie Gray's Death
BREAKING NEWS- On Thursday afternoon, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced that all six officers charged in relation to 25-year-old Freddie Gray‘s death have been indicted by
Save Obama and the Democrats from Themselves; Help Stop TPP
The Democrats are going to eat themselves over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and rightly so. President Obama continues to charge ahead on TPP and Fast Track, while progressive members of the De
This Week Malcolm X Would Have Been 90 Years Old
Was our people afraid of Malcole X of his methods by any means necesary? The Memory of MALCOLM X 90 years old this week.
Which Number Are You?
Let's have some fun with our differences, that gift that The Most High Yah have given to each and everyone one of us. LRT US HAVE SOME FUN...
61 Years After Brown v. Board Of Education, Many Schools Remain Separate And Unequal
Decades after the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling declared segregated schooling of black students unconstitutional, many American schools with high minority populations continu
YAH Tell’s The Black American Who’s You Are?
If anyone tells you they know the truth about who The Hebrew people are in The Holy Bible and cannot show or prove or can give a reasonable explanation on how they arrived to their conclusion,
B.B. King Dead At 89
Blues giant B.B. King, whose six-string genius shaped generations of guitar gods from around the globe, died at home Thursday in Las Vegas, his lawyer said. He was 89.
Fox News Guest: Michelle Obama Should Thank Affirmative Action For Her Success
Fox News contributor Angela McGlowan asserted on Tuesday that First Lady Michelle Obama had been wrong to bring up racial issues in a recent commencement speech because she owed her success to
First Lady: 'Sting' of Racism 'Didn't Hold Me Back'. Michelle Obama Tuskegee University
First Lady Michelle Obama urged students at Tuskegee University, a historically black university in Alabama, to remain involved in civic life during a time of tension regarding race relations across t
Michelle Obama: I Faced Certain Questions Because Of 'Fears And Misperceptions' Around My Race
Michelle Obama said on Saturday that she faced a unique set of questions when she was on the brink of becoming the nation's first African-American first lady during her husband's presidential campaign
Pretty for a Dark Girl: Colorism in the Black Community "What Image Is In Your Mind Continues"
I want all to see this video.
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Cartoon Exhibition Attack in TEXAS
The Islamic State has reportedly declared it was behind the attack in Garland, Texas, via its Al Bayan radio station. The Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) made a statement on Tuesday, claiming this