Congress didn’t just shut down the government yesterday – they missed the deadline to reauthorize Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or welfare. The grant was originally scheduled to be reauthorized in 2010, but Congress extended it multiple times. The most recent extension was part of a continuing resolution passed in March that funded the government […]

Now this is just sick. Back in June, Lakim Faust shot four people near a Greenville, North Carolina Wal-Mart. While a motive was unknown at the time, indictments passed down this week reveal that he picked his victims based on race. According to CBS: Faust, who is black, picked out his victims based on their race, […]

So this disgraceful thing happened to a 7-year-old pageant girl. Jakiyah McKoy, whose grandparents are natives of La Vega, Dominican Republic, took the top prize in the Little Miss Hispanic Delaware competition on August 31st. But the beauty, obviously happy to have won the title of Miss Chiquita Delaware, was about to see just how mean […]

On May 13, 1985, a bomb was dropped on a row house in Philadelphia, unleashing a relentless fire that eventually burned down 61 houses, killed 11 people (including five children) and injured dozens. The fire department stood by idly. The Philadelphia Police Department did the same. The fire raged on, swallowing up home after home […]

Have we not learned that using accents and making jokes related to those accents is racism in the most micro-aggressive form? On CNBC’s Squawk Box, host Joe Kernen decided it would be a good idea to adopt an Indian accent while talking about rupees versus American dollars. But he took it a step further, even […]

So this happened. Two Pennsylvania school administrators are in some deep shit after repeatedly referring to black students and teachers by using the n-word in text messages. But get this, they weren’t using their own Verizon plans. Coatesville Area School District Superintendent Richard Como and Director of Athletics and Activities Jim Donato, who are both white, […]

Even though it’s been almost hundreds of years since slavery was in full effect in the U.S., studies show that the racism is still as strong. According to a report done by political scientists from the University of Rochester, the views on race-related policies were researched and showed intriguing results. The Huffington Post reports: What […]

So this happened… Last year a 12-year-old attending Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy in Connecticut was sent on a class trip to the Nature’s Classroom program in Charlton, MA. Innocent enough. Who doesn’t like field trips? But when she returned upset, her parents found out that there were no smiles or laughs on this particular trip. […]

The man who defeated Muhammad Ali 40 years ago fought his final battle on Wednesday. Famed boxer and father to Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ken Norton Jr., Ken Norton Sr. passed away following a stroke at a Nevada medical facility. He was 70 years old. [CNN] ESPN columnist Rick Reilly isn’t happy […]

Last night, Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, was presented the coveted crown of Miss America in the 2014 pageant that all little girls dream of participating in. She looked flawless in her yellow gown, performed a mesmerizing Bollywood fusion dance for her talent competition, and her sculpted arms will make any of us run directly […]

Russian president Vladimir Putin has a message for the U.S. – striking Syria is totally not a good idea. In a NYT op-ed titled “A Plea For Caution From Russia,” Putin writes that the strike “will result in more innocent victims and escalation, potentially spreading the conflict far beyond Syria’s borders. A strike would increase […]

The Deborah Brown Community School in Tulsa, OK just realized the error of their ways – or they just changed their strict hairstyle rule to appease the masses. But either way, the school that sent a 7-year-old Tiana Parker home because she was wearing dreadlocks in her hair is now allowing afros…and yes…dreadlocks to be […]