In offering tribute to Toni Morrison, speakers from Oprah Winfrey to Fran Lebowitz on Thursday each shared a very different, but equally special portrait of the late Nobel laureate, who died in August at 88. Angela Davis remembered a dear friend who as a Random House editor helped launch her writing career and would jot […]
Posted inNews
Family of black Alabama man killed by police filing suit
Parents of a black man who was killed by police who mistook him for a shooting suspect at an Alabama shopping mall said they were filing a federal lawsuit Friday, the first anniversary of his death. The parents of 21-year-old Emantic “EJ” Bradford Jr. joined lawyers at a news conference announcing the suit accusing police […]
Posted inNews
An Illinois teen posted a photo of a Black student on Craigslist with the caption ‘slave for sale,’ police say
An Illinois student is facing a hate crime charge after he placed a photo of a Black classmate on Craigslist with the caption “slave for sale,” authorities said. The 14-year-old suspect has not been identified because he’s a juvenile. He’s been charged with two counts of committing a hate crime and one count of disorderly conduct, […]
Posted inNews
U.S. schools seek to diversify mainly white teaching ranks
It wasn’t until she became a high school senior that Kayla Ireland had another Black person as a teacher in Waterbury, a former manufacturing hub where the students are mostly minorities and the educators are generally white. The imbalance never troubled her much, except for some moments, like when a white teacher led a discussion […]
Posted inNews
Congressional Black Caucus members visit US-Mexico border
Chairwoman Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) led a delegation of Congressional Black Caucus members to the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday in San Ysidro, California, where they said they witnessed first-hand the deplorable treatment and plight of Black immigrants. Bass, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY), each said they wanted to examine the treatment […]
Posted inSports
Garrett’s suspension for helmet attack upheld after appeal
Myles Garrett’s goal was to be NFL’s top defensive player this season. He won’t finish it. Garrett’s indefinite suspension for smashing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph over the head with a helmet was upheld Thursday by an appeals officer who decided the severe penalty on the Cleveland Browns star defensive end is fair. One of […]
Posted inSports
SkyHawks disappoint in home opener, lose 120-112 to Blue Coats
The College Park SkyHawks are now 2-3 after falling short 120-112 in their home opener against the Delaware Blue Coats. Head coach Noel Gillespie believes that playing at home for the first time may have been a negative factor in the team’s performance. “I think early in the game guys were trying to do too […]
Posted inElection Central
Trump denigrates US diplomats, pushes conspiracy theories
Offering his own take on five long days of public hearings, President Donald Trump brushed off the impeachment inquiry as “total nonsense” on Friday and bad-mouthed a number of the U.S. diplomats who testified to Congress about his Ukraine pressure campaign. In one breath, Trump said House Democrats looked like “fools” during the hearings on […]
Posted inNews
Senators Jones, Schumer fight for HBCU funding while blasting Republicans for blocking Futures Act
This week, Senate Democrats were entangled in a political fight with their Republican counterparts over the funding of the Futures Act, a $255 million program that bolsters science, technology, and math programs or STEM. Republicans objected to restoring expiring funding for Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and […]
Posted inElection Central
Biden courts Southern black mayors for 2020 endorsements
Joe Biden met Thursday with a group of Southern black mayors representing millions of voters in urban centers who could play a key role in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. A day after the latest presidential debate in Atlanta, Biden was joined by the city’s mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, who has already endorsed him as […]
Posted inElection Central
Democratic debate in Atlanta focuses on Trump, and kitchen table of issues
Wednesday night at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, ten Democratic presidential primary candidates sparred for two hours over traditional quality-of-life issues such as health care and paid family leave as well as tackling the idea of how to defeat President Donald J. Trump and coalesce the different factions within the party. Ironically, the debate began […]
Posted inElection Central
Elizabeth Warren speech at Clark Atlanta rally interrupted by pro-charter school protestors
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren visited Clark Atlanta University Thursday to deliver a speech about valuing the work of Black women; however, her speech was interrupted by a group of parent activists comprised of many Black women. The purpose of the “Black Women” themed rally was for Warren to honor the historic legacy of […]
Posted inElection Central
Bernie Sanders touts tuition-free HBCU proposal at Morehouse rally
On the steps of the Martin Luther King International Chapel at Morehouse College, U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders hosted a rally Thursday to share his plan to fund historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and eliminate all US student debt. The Vermont Senator expressed his appreciation for billionaire Robert F. Smith, who pledged to pay […]
Posted inSports
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith responds to backlash from Kaepernick criticisms
After receiving backlash from fans and the Black community for criticizing Colin Kaepernick’s NFL “no show” workout, ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith took to First Take sports show yesterday to defend his criticisms. Hours before the former 49ers quarterback was scheduled to workout at the Falcons’ facility, he and his team called an audible, changing […]
Posted inMore Headlines
Obama talks climate change, inequality at green conference
Former President Barack Obama said Wednesday that addressing global economic inequality is key to fighting climate change. Obama was a keynote speaker at the sustainable building conference Greenbuild in downtown Atlanta, where he participated in a question and answer session with Mahesh Ramanujam, the president and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council. Ramanujam asked […]