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Revolutionary Icon Angela Davis Joins Tamika Mallory For Juneteenth Episode Of “Red Table Talk” [VIDEO]

Source: Red Table Talk / Facebook Watch Kudos to “Red Table Talk” for always staying current and never shying away from difficult conversations. A special Juneteenth episode of Red Table Talk is available now on Facebook Watch. Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow and mother Gammy are joined at the Red Table with legendary Civil Rights leader Dr. Angela … Read moreRevolutionary Icon Angela Davis Joins Tamika Mallory For Juneteenth Episode Of “Red Table Talk” [VIDEO]

SMH: Lyft Rider Gets Banned From Using The App After His Driver Requesting He Wear A Mask Causes Him To Go On A Racist Rant

Source: urbazon / Getty No matter how many fatalities accumulate across the globe, there is still going to be that group of people who think the coronavirus is some sort of government hoax. This week, a Lyft passenger who fits that description went on a racist rant after his driver asked him to wear a … Read moreSMH: Lyft Rider Gets Banned From Using The App After His Driver Requesting He Wear A Mask Causes Him To Go On A Racist Rant

Quote Of The Year: Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond Ethers Zack Morris Tethered Matt Gaetz, “Was That A Nerve?” [Video]

Source: Erin Scott-Pool via Getty Images/Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images / Getty Amerikkka is a very tense country right now. Black folks are demanding that these soup cookies stop killing us and to punish those who do with imprisonment. As we speak, the United States government is drafting, editing, and arguing legislation that will help us get … Read moreQuote Of The Year: Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond Ethers Zack Morris Tethered Matt Gaetz, “Was That A Nerve?” [Video]

Clownery Chronicles: N.J. Life Time Athletic Senior Manager Fired For Posing In Blackface

Paging Skai Jackson… Another day, another blackface photo. A Senior Manager at Lifetime Athletic has been fired amid outrage over a blackface photo. Over the weekend a photo surfaced of Paul Michael Russo, Senior Area Director at Life Time Athletic who previously worked at the Florham Park location, wearing blackface. He was also carrying a … Read moreClownery Chronicles: N.J. Life Time Athletic Senior Manager Fired For Posing In Blackface

Make Ya Wanna Holler: Showtime Releases Full Documentary ‘Burn, Motherf***er, Burn!’ About 1992 Los Angeles Rebellion [Free Stream Video]

Source: Joe Sohm/Visions of America / Getty April 29, 1992 will forever be an infamous date in American history. The officers who brutally assaulted Rodney King in the streets of Los Angeles had all been acquitted of any wrongdoing and Black folks weren’t about to let it ride. In a similar fashion to what we … Read moreMake Ya Wanna Holler: Showtime Releases Full Documentary ‘Burn, Motherf***er, Burn!’ About 1992 Los Angeles Rebellion [Free Stream Video]

Yikes: Howard Stern Responds To 1993 Blackface Sketch Posted By Donald Trump, Jr.

Source: RB/Bauer-Griffin / Getty As racial tensions rise to an all-time high throughout the United States, Donald Trump, Jr. has decided to take this time to reignite his family’s feud with Howard Stern. Trump tweeted out a clip of the radio personality in a sketch from a 1993 pay-per-view New Year’s Eve special. In the … Read moreYikes: Howard Stern Responds To 1993 Blackface Sketch Posted By Donald Trump, Jr.

Man, Thou Art Obtuse: Lecrae Takes Lashing For Letting Pro-Plantation Pastor Spin Slavery Into “White Blessing”, Congregation Castigates Him Communion Cracker Flat

Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Lecrae. Brotha, brotha, brotha…your spine has to be made of something more than Jell-O, especially these days. The sound you are hearing is the crackling of freshly-chopped 280-character wood that has been thrown on the Twitter fire that is roasting the soul of the Christian rapper. You see, Lecrae recently … Read moreMan, Thou Art Obtuse: Lecrae Takes Lashing For Letting Pro-Plantation Pastor Spin Slavery Into “White Blessing”, Congregation Castigates Him Communion Cracker Flat

ABC News Exec Who Once Said Robin Roberts Should Be Glad She’s “Not Picking Cotton” Placed On Leave

Now that’s racist… Source: Heidi Gutman / Getty An ABC News exec is on leave after she allegedly made clownish comments towards “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts and subjected employees to an uncomfortable work environment. A new report from the Huffington Post’s Yashar Ali has revealed that Roberts and others at ABC were subjected … Read moreABC News Exec Who Once Said Robin Roberts Should Be Glad She’s “Not Picking Cotton” Placed On Leave

God Bless Our People: Rayshard Brooks’ Widow And Lawyer Speak To TODAY About His Painful And Infuriating Murder

Source: Dustin Chambers / Getty Rayshard Brooks is a yet another name that we will never forget. He was gunned down by an Atlanta police officer this past weekend after falling asleep in a Wendy’s drive-thru. That Wendy’s is now smoldering rubble as it has been burned to the ground during a righteous rebellion. This … Read moreGod Bless Our People: Rayshard Brooks’ Widow And Lawyer Speak To TODAY About His Painful And Infuriating Murder

What Happened To WAGS? Black Reality Stars Call Out E! And USA Networks Over BLM Statements

Source: Alexander Tamargo / Getty Welp! The backlash is real. This week several NBCUniversal networks put out Black Lives Matter statements. Here’s one from E! Entertainment that reads: E! STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE BLACK COMMUNITY AGAINST SYSTEMIC RACISM AND OPPRESSION EXPERIENCED EVERY DAY IN AMERICA. WE OWE IT TO OUR BLACK STAFF, TALENT, PRODUCTION … Read moreWhat Happened To WAGS? Black Reality Stars Call Out E! And USA Networks Over BLM Statements

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