The attack on Black and African hairstyles needs to end. We all have either been in a situation or know someone who has been confronted to shave or change up their hairstyles. One of the latest cases to hit the mainstream is University of Pennslyvania new “clean cut” policy which states men can only have mustaches or […]
The relationship between black people and police has always been a hostile one to say the very least, with countless instances of excessive force being used when it wasn’t at all necessary. Now, a lawsuit has been filed against the Columbus, Ohio police department with the hopes that it sends a very loud message. https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/909887269363994625 […]
A young man’s dream of space exploration is that much closer to reality when he graduates college this spring. But that’s not even the most amazing part of his story. When he graduates this May, he’ll be just 19-years-old. That’s right, when most students are either just starting or completing their freshman year, 19-year-old Ronald […]
A Black man’s great execution of deescalation tactics was caught on video. In the middle of a fight between two teens, the man called out how many of the spectators were recording the incident on their phones. He insisted, “Everybody have ya phone out. All you, you the real cowards.” Though some teens observing the situation continued […]
Paul Williams was a pioneering architect who achieved several historical firsts en route to his way to becoming home designer to the stars. Along with designing homes for Southern California’s elite, Williams also designed the St. Jude Children’s Hospital and Los Angeles’ Saks Fifth Avenue, among other top designs. Williams was born February 1, 1894, […]
This particular study reinforces stereotypes that have always been in place, along with reports of police brutality. (CNN) — When we look at black men, what is and what we see are often different things. Namely, we may see black men as bigger, stronger, and scarier than white men, even if they are the […]
We need Jesse Williams to get Tyson woke.
Guard your daughters and your wives. Guess who’s a free man? Jeremy Meeks, the Southern California felon whose sexy mugshot blew up the internet two…
Legendary boxer Jack Johnson is best known to many as the first Black heavyweight champion in the sport. In 1913, Johnson’s arrest for a…
Hundreds of years ago, slaves sought the North Star to point them in the direction of Northern states and Canada so they they could escape…
WASHINGTON, DC — I stood on the National Mall Saturday with tens of thousands of African-American men and women and witnessed the evolution of a…
On average black men die at a significantly younger age than white men. In 2009, the average life expectancy for black men was just 71…
