A week after Nykea Aldridge was caught in a deadly crossfire of gang violence while strolling her infant down the street on Chicago’s South Side, her cousin, NBA superstar Dwyane Wade appeared Friday on Good Morning America to discuss the tragedy. Wade, who recently signed with the Chicago Bulls, also seized the moment to discuss the ensuing social media outrage over a tweet by […]

"It is the Democratic Party that is the party of slavery, the party of Jim Crow, and the party of opposition," Trump said Tuesday evening at a rally.

There were nearly more speakers of color on the first night of the DNC compared to the entire four nights of the RNC. There's also a noticeable difference in tone and message.

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Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s nomination acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday rubbed many people the wrong way — including members of the Republican Party. Several were turned off by his dark and somber tone. “I have a message to every last person threatening the peace on our streets and the safety of […]

Congressman Steve King doubles down on his Euro-centric world view. He couldn't let remarks about old White Republicans slide.

A writer who said she worked with Melania on her RNC speech is taking responsibility for using passages from FLOTUS's speech.

While Trump has praised him for his accomplishments on jobs, tax cuts, infrastructure, and school funding, he has been targeted by Black activists for his record on voting rights protections, education for students of color, and his position on the death penalty.

Since receiving his Humanitarian Award from the B.E.T. Awards, Jesse Williams continues to stay in public view being even more outspoken about equality and politics. Since journalist Jarrett Hill brought to the world’s attention that Donald Trump’s wife Melania possibly plagiarized portions of her keynote speech from Michelle Obama’s Democratic National Convention in 2008, ok […]

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The attempt to get Black Lives Matter labeled a terrorist group has come to a halt. On July 6, a “We the People” petition was created on the White House website in efforts to have the federal government officially recognize the movement as an extremist group. “Terrorism is defined as ‘the use of violence and […]

Republican congressman said non-Europeans made no contributions to civilization. This is the latest racially inflammatory comment from Rep. Steve King.

The "Apprentice" alum hopes she can get more Black voters to back the Republican presidential candidate. Bless her heart.