“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Saturday night, George Zimmerman was found not guilty of killing Trayvon Martin, and I would be lying if I didn’t admit I was feeling […]
Anthony Thomas is accused of robbing a gas station in Florida, at the same time he was filling out a job application to work there! A surveillance camera caught Thomas pretending to be engrossed in the job application paperwork that he was filling out and when the store clerk turned around, Thomas opened a drawer […]
Yesterday’s Washington House meeting ended with the Republicans responding against the Senate immigration bill, which included a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants living in the United States. Before the meeting, Speaker John A. Boehner urged the Republicans to hurry and voice their opinions about the senate’s bill. Boehner felt that if they […]
On December 6, 2012, another dog was shot and killed by police, even though he didn’t pose a threat to the officers or the public. Arturo Gonzalez was sitting on his porch with his dog, Chico Blue, when police arrived because of a phone call they received about a shooting. Even though Gonzalez had nothing […]
Random violent attacks on people of other races, looting, chaos for days on end….is this to occur in a matter of days or weeks? Florida police have already begun preparing for riots if George Zimmerman is found not guilty in his second-degree murder case. The jury will begin their deliberation on Friday, June 12 and […]
Ahmed Samir Assem, a young photographer for Egyptian newspaper Al-Horia Wa Al-Adala, was fatally shot in the head on Monday by an Egyptian soldier – while Assem was filming him. The soldier was shooting from the rooftop of a Republican Guard building during the subsequent chaos following President Morsi’s ouster from office. Some Morsi supporters claim that […]
After debating for over 10 hours, the Texas House has voted 98-49 to approve the regulations of abortions in House Bill 2. This bill states that after 50 weeks of pregnancy, abortions cannot be conducted. Not only that, the bill also has regulations for abortion facilities that many argue would result in abortion elimination in Texas. Republicans who […]
Florida Police Urges Public To “Raise Your Voice, Not Your Hands” As Zimmerman Verdict Nears (VIDEO)
Knowing that there will be some backlash and anger no matter what the George Zimmerman murder trial outcome will be, the Florida police department is sending out a public service announcement to the residents of Florida: “Raise your voice, not your hands.” The Zimmerman case is a very public, racially-tinged one that has millions of […]
Things are looking up for Chris Brown. Today, Chris Brown is due back in court yet again for a preliminary hearing into whether he violated his probation or not. The Los Angeles DA office claims that Brown’s paperwork was sloppy and they are also unsure if he completed all hours of his community service. Because […]
It’s 2013 for goodness sakes! A black Caribbean woman has put up a sign in the front window of her restaurant, telling racist white people not to come in if they don’t like the fact that she is a black woman…in so many words. “Attention!,” the all-caps sign exclaims, “everyone be aware I am a black […]
Warner Bros. and the Weinstein Company are going at it! The Weinstein Company is fighting it out for the right to use the title The Butler for their widely anticipated film. Scheduled to come out on August 16th, the movie is in jeopardy of having to change its name! Why? Warner Bros. owns the rights to […]
By now we’ve all heard the song “Blurred Lines” over and over and over again. It’s clearly already the song of the summer. We know the voices and minds behind it: Robin Thicke, T.I. and Pharrell. But what we haven’t looked into until now are the mostly naked women who prance around and flash their bubbies […]