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Janet Jackson added her voice in support of Black Lives Matter in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd. “We are a nation with no geographic boundaries, bound together through our beliefs. We are like-minded individuals, sharing a common vision, pushing toward a world rid of color lines,” …

Photo: Shutterstock Tommie McGlothen’s family were suspicious when Shreveport, La., police told them that he had died of a heart attack while in police custody. Cellphone video released earlier this week proved that, unfortunately, their suspicions were right. KSLA reports that cellphone video shows the 44- year- old McGlothen being …

Shemar Moore recently talked about the uprisings surrounding the death of George Floyd, and countless other Black people by the hands of police. The Criminal Minds actor connected this moment to his own racial identity.  While talking to Love & Hip Hop Hollywood‘s Moneice Slaughter, the 50-year-old said, “I am …

Ibram X. Kendi: The American nightmare Trump wanted to bring down the hammer, but he couldn’t get his people to actually do it. To put it in terms the president would understand: Weak! The country has seen this feckless command over the executive branch before, in a different context. The …

While the President of the United States was tweeting about Colin Powell not voting for him, Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Cory Booker and other Democratic lawmakers were working on creating legislation around comprehensive police reform, which was announced this morning (June 8). Harris appeared on The View to discuss the …

Deshaun Watson and DeAndre Hopkins of the Houston Texans look on prior to the CFP National Championship between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Clemson Tigers presented by AT&T at Levi’s Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, Calif.Photo: Thearon W. Henderson (Getty Images) Outside of chin-checking racists and …

Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. Minneapolis faces a reckoning. Justin Ellis, who grew up in the heart of the city’s Lake …

Yet another white police officer has come under fire for his use of excessive force while executing an arrest. This time, Fairfax County police Officer Tyler Timberlake has been charged with assault and battery after using a stun gun to arrest a Black man. The man’s outcry was the eerily …

B. Simone (Credit: B. Simone) B. Simone has declared that she won’t date a man who has a 9-to-5 job and that only entrepreneurs need apply. Social media went into a frenzy after the author’s recent comments on Nick Cannon’s “Nick Cannon Mornings” show went viral. The 30-year-old self-described “Manifest …

Entrepreneur Kelvin ‘PJ Kev’ Mensah has made a name for himself as the youngest black private jet broker in the industry. At the age of 21, Mensah began chartering planes for influential people in various industries. Since then, he has experienced unquantifiable success. As the airline industry strives to overcome …