By Jason Lange and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday condemned the use of violence at nationwide protests over racial inequities and excessive police force while praising the actions of peaceful protesters seeking reform. The vast majority of protesters have been peaceful, but a …

The granddaughter of the Jackson family patriarch, Joe Jackson, was viciously attacked and stabbed by a white woman, which she is calling a hate crime. Yasmine Jackson, 25, revealed on Instagram that she was stabbed seven times by a white woman near her Las Vegas home and her attacker …

Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images) The U.S. is world-renowned for its short memory—whether it’s our fraught history of uprisings, fighting pandemics, or racist presidents. But if there is one development in 2020 that is truly unique, it’s that this country has never experienced a massive racial uprising on this scale …

Floyd Mayweather has personally vowed to help George Floyd’s family grieve their loss by offering to pay for four funeral services for Floyd, including a service in his hometown of Houston, Texas. TMZ reports: Mayweather is offering to finance all 4 services for Floyd in Houston, Minnesota, Charlotte and …

Think back to March 5, 1770, when Crispus Attucks, a man of African and Native American descent, became the first casualty of the American Revolution. Attucks was one of a handful of protesters killed by British forces during the Boston Massacre. The lawyer tasked with defending the British soldiers in …

Sunday night’s VERZUZ battle between Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond on Instagram Live was a much-needed celebration of Black love and healing through the power of music. But the event didn’t shy away from addressing the very real effects of police brutality happening across the country. One remarkable moment during the battle was when Wanda …

Share0 Image via @blackgirlsunscreen/Instagram Black entrepreneurs have statistically always had more problems with access to venture capitalists to help garner the necessary capital needed to expand their business. According to previous reports, despite leading the pack in business creation and entrepreneurship, black women business owners receive 1% of all venture …

Looks like there’s some trouble in paradise going on with #DaJordans. Faith Evans spent some time in jail last week after getting into a physical altercation with her husband Stevie J. It isn’t exactly clear when the incident occurred, but TMZ reports that police were called to Faith and …

Screenshot: Netflix (Twitter) In the outcries following the now-countless incidents of police violence upon black America, what is often most deafening is the silence—from non-black friends, influencers, politicians and, perhaps most importantly, from those who have the kind of massive platforms that actually reach into American homes and sway public …

Insecure actor and activist Kendrick Sampson was one of the many protestors who was struck by rubber bullets during the Saturday (May 30) protest in Los Angeles over  the police killing of George Floyd.   Uploading the events on his Instagram and Twitter page, Sampson shared multiple videos of a large …