In a video shot heard around the world, Al Roker was not trying to hear any defense of Ryan Lochte, the Olympic swimmer who apparently made up a fantastical story of being robbed at gunpoint in Brazil starting a series of events now dubbed #Lochtegate. Roker, who was sitting on a beach in Ipanema covering […]
Detailing what many Black people know as one of the oldest racial profiling experiences, famed weatherman Al Roker took to Twitter Saturday night to announce…
On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Florida high school student Trayvon Martin was gunned down by a neighborhood watch volunteer named George Zimmerman. Despite public outcry at the boy’s death, Zimmerman has not been charged with any crime by the local police. Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, appeared on NBC’s “Today” show and told host Matt Lauer […]
If you pay attention these days there is an emergence of socially conscious young African Americans who are challenging the rest of our people to wake up and see what’s going on around them. Certain events like these Tea Party movements of today or civil rights leaders passing away give us an opportunity to reflect […]
