The league addressed a problem that has nothing to do with kneeling The NFL took a break from enforcing their kneeling ban to address workplace misconduct. Former Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson was ordered by the league to pay a hefty fine for harassment on Thursday (June 28). Richardson was fined $2.75 million — the highest amount ever imposed by the NFL — […]
Cracker Barrel has a long history of racism against employees and customers. The internet’s list of receipts about racism at Cracker Barrel just got longer. A Black man took his complaint about the restaurant to court after he was thrown out of a CB in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. The federal lawsuit named defamation, outrageous treatment and racial discrimination charges made […]
Timothy Cunningham was last seen on February 12 after leaving his job early over an alleged illness. The body of the Center For Disease Control and Prevention scientist who had been missing for nearly two months has been found in a river, officials said on Thursday. Timothy Cunningham, who is Black, 35, was last seen leaving the CDC office in […]
A memorial service for the former first lady of South Africa will also take place later this month. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, celebrated as an anti-apartheid champion for South Africa’s oppressed and poor, will receive a national funeral later this month, newly installed South African president Cyril Ramaphosa said. The death of the former first lady of South Africa and former wife of the late Nelson Mandela was announced […]
More than one hundred class action complaints allege government employment discrimination against Black people. There has been limited progress in diversifying the staffs of federal government offices, especially for African Americans, whose representation has dropped when it comes to senior executive positions. The Office of Personnel Management revealed that diversity levels have stayed flat and actually decreased in some areas, according […]
Marietta police have arrested the teen after a two-week FBI investigation. A 13-year-old teen was recently arrested after he left a “disgusting” voicemail for Cobb County NAACP members in Georgia, threatening to “murder Black people” last month, CBS 46 reported. “My number is kill n***ers 101,” the racist and hateful message said. “My name, Johnny Rebel. My profession, murdering black people.” The […]
Do you remember “Barack The Vote?” Well, this is “Wakanda The Vote,” a new voter registration drive inspired by Marvel’s upcoming Black magic masterpiece, Black Panther. Folks who will be waiting to see Black Panther can register to vote on lines at movie theaters on the film’s February 16 opening weekend. The Movement for Black Lives organized the nationwide project ahead of the […]
Hoda Kotb was named the permanent co-anchor of NBC‘s Today Tuesday morning, Jan. 2, 2018, alongside Savannah Guthrie. The decision was not much of a surprise given that Kotb had been co-headlining the morning news show since Matt Lauer was fired over sexual harassment allegations in November. The announcement, though expected by many, was still well-received. “This has to be the most popular decision that NBC News has […]
Attorneys are renewing calls for justice after the mother was fatally shot last year The Baltimore Police Department’s account of Korryn Gaines‘ fatal shooting last year has been challenged by lawyers for Gaines’ 6-year-old son, The Baltimore Sun reported. RELATED: Korryn Gaines’ Neighbor Tells New Narrative In Family’s Notice To Sue In a case that highlighted police brutality against Black women, attorneys argue that the […]
“We have fought in every war that this country has participated in,” Walter J. Cole, a Vietnam veteran, said. As resounding calls rise for monuments honoring Black history heroes, officials announced the construction of an African American Veterans monument in Buffalo, N.Y. The wait for the first national Black veterans monument has been a long one, a veteran said Saturday at the […]
Caesar Goodson is now free to return to the city’s police force A police trial board unanimously cleared Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Tue., Nov. 7, 2017 of 21 administrative charges in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray , which sparked riots and Black Lives Matter protests in the city, The Baltimore Sun reported. Goodson, 48, who drove the police van in which Gray, 25, sustained […]