BET founder Bob Johnson met with Donald Trump on Sunday at the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey and described the sit-down as a “great chat” about “business solutions to social problems.” Now, the Democratic media mogul thinks African American’s should give the new President-elect a chance and hope common ground can be reached with […]

One teen had her Twitter account suspended after posting a response to Donald Trump's shocking win in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

It’s been an interesting week for Kanye West–who revealed to the world that if he would’ve voted, it would’ve been Donald Trump. As if his comment wasn’t bad enough, Ye’ has been going on extreme rants, causing him to not have enough time to finish his show. According to fans, he would do 2-3 songs […]

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https://twitter.com/i/moments/799550802415194112   Social media is currently bullying Kanye West for saying he “would have” voted for Trump during his San Jose concert Thursday night. The obvious issue is that Trump rose to power by bullying minorities, and Kanye built his brand by speaking up on behalf of the oppressed. https://twitter.com/blogxilla/status/799623473156997125 Now, everyone is scrambling to figure […]

Hamilton cast member Brandon Victor Dixon asked the audience on Friday to refrain from booing the vice president-elect, but offered him strong words of advice about governing the nation.

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It’s been 18 years since A Tribe Called Quest put out an album, and yet somehow, their new record Thank You For Your Service…We’ve Got It From Here seems right on time. The album represents the best of Tribe, including late member Phife Dawg, and was inspired by despair. Q-Tip, joined by Jarobi White, Consequence […]

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas believes the court has too often granted rights to people not found in the Constitution.

Kanye gave a political speech telling Black people to stop focusing on racism and that if he'd voted, he would have voted for Donald Trump.

Donald Trump‘s supporters are out here making it known who the voted for. Although it was reported that a lot of the people who voted for the President-elect were “silent voters,” they have no problem shouting it out now, like a badge of honor. That was the case at a Miami Starbucks on Wednesday, where a […]

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  Everyone deals with injustice differently. Millions of Americans have already gathered in the streets to protest the election of Donald Trump. Not to mention the countless others seeking  more radical forms of resistance underground. But the system that gave us President Trump can’t be fixed if we’re not all ready and willing to forfeit […]

Just when you think that living in a Donald Trump world is a nightmare, things get even more real. Although president-elect Trump has said that he’ll appoint conservative Supreme Court justices who’ll want to change the Roe v. Wade ruling affirming abortion rights, he said he is “fine” with same-sex marriage being legal. However, William […]

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Remember when brands bent over backwards to avoid being associated with Black people? In the 90’s and 2000’s, luxury brands like Cristal and Timberland openly resisted the attention that Hip Hop’s bling era brought their products.   Well, just a week into the era of President Trump, we have the rare example of a corporation […]