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Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch / Getty In recognition of the 10th anniversary of both the brutal public execution of 18-year-old Michael Brown, Jr., by former Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson, on August 9th, 2014, and the uprising that called a movement together that followed, Tory Russell, a lead organizer of the Ferguson Rebellion, political campaign strategist, and Mission Director of The International Black Freedom Alliance, recently sat down for a […]

PnB Rock was senselessly murdered in 2022 during a robbery in California, and a jury has found two of the three individuals involved guilty on all counts in the trial. Freddie Trone was found guilty of sending his teenage son to rob and subsequently gun down PnB Rock inside a popular soul food restaurant. Rolling Stone reports that Freddie Trone, 46, ordered his son, 17 at the time, to enter […]

Source: Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Everyone is aware that air pollution has been a problem for decades now, but a new study is finding that Black and Hispanic people are more susceptible to its negative affects in New York City. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE. Gothamist is reporting that the toxic air in the New York City subway system is having an impact on low-income riders, […]

Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Hip-Hop has lost another contributor to the culture. M.O.P. affiliate Foxx has passed, and her peers are honoring her legacy.   As reported by HipHopDX the Bronx, New York, native has transitioned. Known for her work as the group’s road manager and her contributions to records like “It’s Hard To Tell,” she became synonymous with with the M.O.P. brand. Last weekend, DJ Kid Capri announced her […]

Source: (Photo: C5Media/Getty Images) PALM BEACH, Fla. — At least one debate between former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is set. ABC News announced Trump and Harris agreed to a debate on September 10th. During a Thursday press event, Trump said he agreed to two more debates on NBC and Fox News, but those networks have yet to confirm. The two tickets have been engaged in a back-and-forth […]

Source: Focus On Sport / Getty Former Dallas Cowboys running back and Super Bowl VI champion, Duane Thomas, has passed at 77 years-old, as reported by his family. He passed Tuesday, August 4, there was no immediate mention of a death cause. Duane scored the first touchdown in Texas Stadium and had the leading rushing yards his rookie year. After starting for West Texas State University, Thomas was selected with […]

Source: namaki / Getty St. Augustine’s University, a private, Christian HBCU in Raleigh, North Carolina, has had its accreditation temporarily restored after a years long, uphill battle to keep the university from closing for good.  In a July 22 press release, the university shared that the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the education accreditor recognized by the Department of Education unanimously overturned their 2023 decision […]

Source: NurPhoto / Getty As Black communities across the country prepare to honor Michael Brown, the teenager who was publicly executed 10 years ago tomorrow by former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer, Darren Wilson, a recently published study by Georgia State University and fellow scholars found that police unions, which bring job protection and increased salaries, generally reduce the incidence of cop killings. Higher rates of pay suggest better educated and […]

Source: Christopher Polk / Getty It’s been years since Kanye West decided to rail against the Jewish community with his infamous tweets about going “Death con 3” after a nap. While he hasn’t necessarily let up on his antisemitic views, now it seems like he’s going the Jamie Foxx route and blaming it on the al-al-al-al-al-alcohol. In a newly surfaced interview with MAGA supporter Candace Owens from 2022, Kanye West […]