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The crowd surrounds the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the 1963 Freedom March and to listen to Martin Luther King. | Source: Historical / Getty At this point, it’s unclear what Donald Trump enjoys more: lying to his easily lied to MAGA supporters or gaslighting Black people. Fortunately for him, he doesn’t have to choose one or the other as he has proven time and time […]

Source: MICHAEL B. THOMAS / Getty N inety seconds. That’s what Michael Brown was given on Aug. 9, 2014, 10 years ago today. From the first second that his killer, former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson saw the unarmed 18-year-old, it took him just another 89 seconds for him to near empty his Sig Sauer into a kid too young to buy beer. In a November 2014 interview with […]

Brown family attorney, Benjamin L. Crump, speaks to the media along with Lesley McSpadden (L) and Michael Brown Sr. (R) during a press conference outside the St. Louis County Court Building on April 23, 2015. in Clayton, Missouri. Family members announced a civil lawsuit over the death of Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson, Missouri. | Source: Michael B. Thomas / Getty Civil rights attorney Ben Crump commemorated the life and […]

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 […]

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: 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: 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 […]