Here’s a little positivity. This spring, Dartmouth College will offer a new and necessary #BlackLivesMatter course that will focus on race, violence, disenfranchisement, and inequality in African-American history. According to The Dartmouth, the school’s student newspaper, about 15 of the university’s professors will teach separate sections of the class, “10 Weeks, 10 Professors: #BlackLivesMatter,” from different academic […]
Charlie Sifford, pro golf’s first African-American player and the first black man inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, died Tuesday at the age of 92. Sifford, who recently suffered a stroke, died at Southpoint Hospital in Ohio, according to PGA spokesman Wendell J. Haskins. Cause of death was not immediately released. The man […]
The actor who played the Red Ranger in 2002’s Power Rangers Wild Force has been released from custody following the fatal stabbing of his roommate over the weekend. No charges have been filed against Ricardo Medina Jr., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities are still investigating the incident that left Joshua Sutter dead after […]
The decision to vaccinate is a hot topic among parents in the U.S. as of late — we’re facing what may be the largest measles outbreak in 20 years and the numbers of infected are climbing. And those numbers mean something given the measles vaccine was common for children after the 1960s and led to […]
UPDATE: Friday, February 6, 2015 Just in — the mystery creature in Zoe Butler’s can of tuna has been identified as an immature crab named Eric. Well, that’s what Butler named him after the tuna company, Princes, called to correctly identify the creature. And we like Eric. I mean, he’s kind of cute with the rest […]
Former Death Row Records CEO Marion “Suge” Knight was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital for what TMZ is reporting to be a “panic attack.” The rap mogul, who moments before plead not guilty to murder charges at his arraignment, was in a lockup area next to the courtroom when he “began experiencing chest pains,” […]
They may be half the stature of the civil rights giants that paved the way for them, but students at Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science are delivering a full dose of activism following the termination of educators for focusing on black history. On Monday, the students exercised their rights and walked out of class to […]
The debate regarding vaccinating American children is quickly becoming a partisan issue and on Monday, Democrat Hillary Clinton took to Twitter to drop some knowledge on the subject, while simultaneously shading “Anti-Vaxxer” Republicans (ahem NJ Gov. Chris Christie). The science is clear: The earth is round, the sky is blue, and #vaccineswork. Let’s protect all […]
UPDATE: 4:15 PM EST According to CNN, Bobbi Kristina Brown has been moved to a new hospital for treatment. The daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston was transferred to Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital on Monday, a source close to the family said. After she was discovered unresponsive in her home in Roswell, an Atlanta […]
Bay Area rapper The Jacka was killed in a shooting in East Oakland Monday night, police say. The Jacka, real name Dominic Newton, was shot on MacArthur Boulevard by 94th Avenue. Witnesses say they heard shots fired around 8:15 p.m. As of Tuesday, no suspects have been arrested. The 37-year-old Pittsburgh native began his rap career in […]
If you’re in the Midwest or the Northeast and slushing through that icy stuff on the ground, thank Punxsutawney Phil the Groundhog for seeing his shadow (HOW SWAY? It’s overcast!) and predicting six more weeks of winter. Great. Read about the Groundhog Day tradition here… [WashPost] A 3-year-old Albuquerque toddler who was looking for an iPad […]
UPDATE: 6:30 PM EST Marion ‘Suge’ Knight has been charged with murder following a deadly hit-and-run incident last week in California. According to NBC Los Angeles: Knight was charged with murder, attempted murder, and hit-and-run with an allegation that he committed a serious and violent felony while out on bail in another pending case, officials […]