On July 13th 28-year-old Chicago #BlackLivesMatter activist Sandra Bland was found dead in her Waller Country, Texas, jail cell, just three days after her arrest during a traffic stop for allegedly assaulting a public servant. USA Today reports that “As the story continues to unfold — the arresting officer was just found to have violated […]
An early morning fire at a black church in Charlotte, North Carolina, is being investigated as arson according to Senior Fire Investigator David Williams. The Charlotte Observer reports that an emergency 911 call was received at about 12:30 a.m. from a resident in a nearby apartment complex advising that the Briar Creek Road Baptist Church […]
President Obama used the N-word during an interview to help make his case that the United States has not overcome its history or racism. The President discussed the debate over race and guns in the wake of the racially motivated shooting death of nine black church members in Charleston last week. “The legacy of slavery, […]
Chester Hanks, son of Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, is defending his use of the “N-word” in a string of posts on his now deleted Instagram account. Hanks is a rapper who goes by the stage name Chet Haze and Yahoo’s The Insider reports that “What began as a means of promoting his new song quickly […]
The daughter of a member of The Neville Brothers was given a receipt with a racial slur on it at a New Orleans restaurant on Friday and reports she “had a breakdown” after the incident. “I’ve never been through anything like this,” Liryca Neville-Branch told reporters Friday, alongside her attorney. “I like to consider myself […]