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According to the Houston Chronicle, a week-long manhunt for the killer of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes has drawn to a conspicuous close as one of the men police say was involved confessed while in police custody. 20-year-old Eric Black Jr. Black described the killing to police officers as a “mistake” and told them that Barnes was […]

On Monday morning, singer-songwriter R. Kelly released a new song track titled “I Admit“, in which he addresses multiple accusations about running a sex cult, child molestation, and his financial grievances. Despite the title, the entire track acts more of a medium for R. Kelly to complain about personal straits than an admission of sexual […]

Still riding high on the breakout success of her debut album, CTRL (Control), alternative R&B artist SZA is now being recognized by the Recording Academy for her outstanding work thus far in her career. A collaborator and songwriter for megastars Rihanna and Beyonce, the 5 Grammy nominations signal that the artist who once tweeted that […]

If this headline sounds familiar, you’re not mistaken. This isn’t the first time that a Chicago Police Department officer has shot an unarmed citizen and been disciplined as an investigation is conducted. The latest officer to lost their police powers is the result of a fatal shooting on the city’s Northwest side on Monday. 

The General Assembly in North Carolina has voted to strip some of the appointing powers of the next governor, Democrat Roy Cooper. Protesters and the NAACP have spoken out against what has been seen as a “power grab” by the Republican legislature and outgoing governor Pat McCrory. These developments are especially disturbing in light of […]

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has decided to relieve an officer of their police powers after the shooting of Kajuan Raye, 19. 

A long list of people have either sent support to or actually touched down in Flint, Michigan following the recent water crisis that affected so many of its citizens. But an 8-year-old girl may be responsible for bringing the biggest name yet. Mari Copeny, unofficially known as “Little Miss Flint,” wrote a letter to President […]

A coalition comprised of 22 different Milwaukee community organizations is working to advocate for Dan Popp’s alleged triple homicide to be considered a hate crime, according to Colorlines. Earlier this month (March 6), Popp was arrested for allegedly killing a Puerto Rican man and a Hmong couple in their apartment building.

  There is nothing more vicious than punishing descendants of immigrants for the supposed crimes of their parents and grandparents. Yet, that’s exactly what the Dominican Republic government intends to do this week. Greg Grandin at the Nation has been reporting for weeks about what he calls a “slow motion pogrom” in the Dominican Republic. […]

This Saturday Night Live skit perfectly takes Iggy Azalea to task for her appropriation of black culture. You can view the video here. Photo: Screenshot/Hulu

From ESPN: Little League Baseball has stripped the U.S. championship from Chicago-based Jackie Robinson West and suspended its coach for violating a rule prohibiting the use of players who live outside the geographic area that the team represents, it was announced Wednesday. Jackie Robinson West must vacate wins from the 2014 Little League Baseball International […]

    The following piece is from Salon. It was written by Brittney Cooper. By: Brittney Cooper On Friday, I was on the train to New York to do a teach-in on Ferguson at NYU. Beats headphones on, lost in thought, peering out the window, I suddenly saw a white hand shoving my work carry-on […]