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‘House of Cards’ and ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ Actor Reg E. Cathey Dead at 59

Netflix’s House of Cards actor Reg E. Cathey has passed away at the age of 59. The Emmy-winning actor, who is known for his roles in The Wire, Oz and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, transitioned at his home in New York surrounded by family and friends. According to TMZ, Cathey had…

Chat & Chew: A Field Trip for 50 African American High School Males to The National Center for Civil and Human Rights Museum

ATLANTA, GA (February 9, 2018) To commemorate Black History Month, three local organizations have teamed up to take 50 teenage males from Southwest High School and Northeast Health Science Magnet High School in Macon, GA on a field trip to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, GA. This day-long trip will provide the students with…

Accountant Sellena Hunter Shares 5 Tax Tips to Get Us Ready for 2018

Are you ready to file your income tax? If so, there are some important changes you need to know about for the 2017 tax year. To help us better understand the new IRS tax updates for 2018 (2017 tax year), I reached out to Sellena Roberson Hunter, owner of 1st United Tax and Accounting, LLC. Here’s…

7 Countries that Said ‘Adios’ to Fossil Fuels & Run 100% on Clean Energy

If there’s a reason why some countries have succeeded in transforming their energy source from fossil fuel to clean energy, it is because of the clamor from people. They kept on knocking on the government’s door to make sure they don’t go back to fossil fuel. As a result, countries like Tokelau, Costa Rica, and…

Finding Our Black and Brown Girls!

Over the past weeks, many black and Latina girls have been disappearing in Washington D.C. and a lot of people have been wondering why there hasn’t been a public Amber Alert. It’s as if they are not trying to find these girls who are being kidnapped. Missing Person: Jessy Hernandez, 23, last seen 3/21 in…

Afro Latino History Is Black History

So one of my friends was telling about a conversation he was having in class with his teacher and students about there is no such thing as an Afro Latino. He told them yes there is because one of my friends is an Afro Latina. So the teacher asked,“what is that?” He told her that…

Racist or A Bad Joke?

I recently watched a video of comedian George Lopez at one of his comedy shows. As he was telling a joke about Latinos, he stated, “There’s two rules in the f*cking Latino family. Don’t marry anyone black and don’t park in front of their house.” @georgelopez you'd think after having your entire country and people…

Former Mexican President Tweets: “I am not paying for that f—— wall.”

Yesterday, Donald Trump took to Twitter to explain that the United States would be paying to build a wall on the border of the United States and Mexico. He went on to tweet that the United States would be paid back by Mexico. The dishonest media does not report that any money spent on building…

Where’s My Refund? New Law Expected to Delay Tax Refunds in 2017

Are you ready to file your income tax? If so, there are some important changes you need to know about for the 2016 tax year. To help us better understand the new IRS tax updates for 2017 (2016 tax year), I reached out to Sellena Roberson Hunter, owner of 1st United Tax and Accounting, LLC. Here’s…

Serena Williams Wins the Auckland Classic Defeating Pauline Parmentier

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Jan 2, 2017, 8:43 PM ET Serena Williams mixed flashes of form and occasional bouts of frustration as she ended four months on the sidelines with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Pauline Parmentier on Tuesday in the first round of the ASB Classic.Top-seeded Williams had to wait…

SPECIAL EDITION: The Color Line

I do not know if it was premonition… a few months ago before the election of Donald Trump, The Color Line exhibition was announced in France at the Quai Branly Museum. The term “Color Line” was originally used as a reference to the racial segregation that existed in the United States after the abolition of…

Standing Rock Water Protectors Under Attack

While you were sleeping, Standing Rock water protectors were attacked with tear gas, water hoses and rubber bullets. Over 400 Dakota Access Pipeline Water Protectors were trapped on the HWY 1806 bridge while trying to remove two burned out vehicles that had been illegally blocking traffic since October 2016. As temperatures dropped below freezing, Morton…

Water is Life: 5 Facts You Need To Know About the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Protest

Over the past month, tribes have come together from all over the world to stop construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. During the past week, I have been following Atsa E’sha Hoferer on Facebook Live. He is a water protector that has been able to provide LIVE footage of confrontations between police officers and…

National Voter Registration Day: DON’T BOO. VOTE

Our lives begin to end the day we become SILENT about things that matter. -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today is National Voter Registration Day. If you have not registered to vote, NOW is the time to make sure it gets done. There are so many important elections this year. So, it is…

WATCH NOW: Santana Discusses the Stories of Kendra Childs And Terence Crutcher

So, I took the time to make a video about these two individuals. Their stories are one of many tragedies that happen everyday. I hope you guys watch it and give your honest opinions on both of these stories.

Who Has Donald Trump’s Ear?

This is the question a lot of people maybe wondering or just haven’t thought about it. I came across a recent video of Trump’s speech he did at a rally. His topic at the moment was about African-Americans. He says, “What Do You Have To Lose?” I didn’t quite understand what he meant by that…

Remembering Michael Brown: why black youth are branded as criminals

by Carl Suddler, University of Delaware Two years ago, on August 9, 2014, Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old African-American teenager, was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Two years have passed since the recent high school graduate was denied the opportunity to begin his next stage of life: college. Brown was…

How black grassroots politics led to the 14th Amendment and black citizenship

Frederick Knight, Morehouse College In 2008, the United States elected its first African-American president. But in the last year of Obama’s final term, the paradox and tragedy of race is as apparent now as any time in recent American history. A poll released earlier this month indicates a growing pessimism about race relations in the…

The Dallas and Baton Rouge shooters: A reminder of the fraught history of black veterans in America

Chad Williams, Brandeis University The recent shooting deaths of eight police officers in two separate incidents has shocked the nation and left us searching for answers.

Protected: Hidden Files?: Mississippi Man Shot And Killed By Officer After Being Attacked By A Police Dog! (PASSWORD: laced)

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Freedom: Black Lives Matter

On July 5, 2016, 37-year old Alton Sterling was shot and killed by two officers in front of a convenient store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It comes to my attention that he was selling CDs outside the store until those two officers confronted him. It was stated that Sterling asked the officers a couple of…

Faithfulness in the Midst of Adversity

In the wake of terrorist attacks in Baghdad and Istanbul, the night club shooting in Orlando, and the mass shooting of a historical black church in South Carolina, some believers are facing an incessant uncertainty regarding their faith. Many questioned, “How can the God of creation allow such tragedy in the world?” Along my journey…