Pot Activist Charlo Greene Now Faces 24 Years in Prison After It's Legalized
26-year-old Charlo Greene made headlines and drew praise for quitting her Alaskan reporting job live on television with a defiant "fuc...
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Study Finds Black Women Are Held Back by Discrimination Not Ambition
A new study confirms what Most black women already knew. We're held back not by our lack of ambition, but because of unfriendly corporat...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
'You Had Me At Black' Gives Black Millennials Space to Share Their Most Intimate Stories
Black millennials are not letting their stories get lost. Through every medium, they're connecting and sharing with each other and the w...
"I Won't Be Silent:" Serena Williams Speaks Out Against Police Brutality
Serena Williams spoke out against police brutality in a Facebook post , writing: “As Dr Martin Luther King said ‘There comes a time when sil...
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
"Locked the Black Bitch Out": North Dakota Students Film Themselves Harassing Black Student
Officials at the University of North Dakota are investigating an incident in which three people, who appear to be students, posted an image...
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
No Criminal Charges Will be Filed Against Cops Who Killed Korryn Gaines
The officers who killed Korryn Gaines and shot her five-year-old son in Baltimore will not face criminal charges according to WBAL-TV . Balt...
Marley Dias Partners With Elle to Become the Editor of Her Own Magazine
Marley Dias became our hero last year when she launched a campaign to secure 1000 books with Black girl protagonists. She exceeded her goal ...
Federal Court Rules It's Legal Not to Hire Black Woman Applicant Because of Her Locs
Natural Black hair styles are still seen as deviant and unprofessional in many settings, and a recent court ruling might make it even harder...
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Sandra Bland's Family Settles for $1.9 Million
The attorney for Sandra Bland's family confirmed that they have reached a $1.9 million settlement in their wrongful death suit against t...
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
College Student Killed at J'ouvert Festival After Telling Man to Stop Grinding On Her
22-year-old Tiarah Poyau was fatally shot at the J'ouvert festival in Brooklyn over the weekend. NYPD said the fatal altercation occurre...
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Serena Williams Has Won More Grand Slam Matches Than Any Tennis Player Ever
Serena Williams added one more historic stat to her lengthy resume on Monday at the US Open. She won her 308th match against Yaroslava Shved...
Friday, September 2, 2016
Gabrielle Union Writes Powerful Op-Ed Following Nate Parker's Rape Allegations
Actress Gabrielle Union took to the LA Times to write an editorial on what should be done in light of the recently resurfaced rape allegati...
Thursday, September 1, 2016
South African School Rescinds Natural Hair Ban After Student Protests
Protests from students at Pretoria Girls High in South Africa have spawned a major victory. Rules banning girls from wearing their hair in n...
