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Private First Class Emmanuel Mensah was hailed a hero for sacrificing his life to rescue his neighbors in a Bronx fire.
Eric Garner’s daughter, Erica Garner, passed away early Saturday morning according to her reps. The 27-year-old activist suffered a heart attack on Christmas Eve and was hospitalized in critical condition.
Erica Garner passed away this morning. The 27-year-old was a true warrior, gave her life to social justice and fought back against a system that gave her no justice. The mother of two was the daughter of Eric Garner, who was killed on July 17, 2014, when an NYPD officer restrained him with an illegal […]
Erica Garner, activist and daughter of Eric Garner, has passed away. She was the mother of two and only 27 years old. The New York Daily News reported she suffered an asthma attack on December 23, which caused a heart attack. Erica did not know she had heart issues until her last pregnancy in August, “after […]
Remember the First Amendment? Well, some people don’t want free speech to apply to NFL players, especially Rep. Milo Smith, a Republican from Indiana. He is proposing new legislation that will require the Indianapolis Colts to refund fans if a player kneels during a game. Smith said, “To me when they take a knee during […]
Kay Coles James will become the first Black woman to be president of the Heritage Foundation.
Trump sure has his priorities together. He is hellbent on building a racist wall, but reportedly fired all 16 members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, also known as PACHA, on Wednesday. HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects the Black community and there are some cities in the nation where the HIV/AIDS rate is as high as […]
Around this time last year, the reality set in that Obama would be president no more and we’d be left with Trump. Obama continues to remind us what we’re missing with some uplifting words for the new year. Swipe through to read what he has to say. https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/946775081371471872 https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/946775194101800960 https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/946775332564230144 https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/946775467536928768 https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/946775615893655552
From Charlottesville to Russia investigations to a potential war with North Korea, it’s been an insane year under the Trump administration. However, former President Barack Obama is still here to be presidential because our current president can’t. During the last Friday of 2017, Obama tweeted some good news about 2017. https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/946775081371471872 Everyone from a ten-year-old […]
The millisecond Omarosa Manigault Newman got the boot from the White House (yeah, we know — she claims she “resigned”), the reality star has been teasing that she has a story to tell. Reportedly, she is ready to dish on Donald, Melania and Ivanka — and, allegedly, Omarosa could be Trump “worst nightmare.” That said, […]
We need Black folks on both sides of the aisle — Democrat and Republican. However, being a Republican in the age of Trump is a whole other level of Republician-ism. Our current POTUS has sympathized with neo-Nazis, disrespected gold star families of color, thought Frederick Douglas was still alive, known for language like “That’s my […]
Erica Garner and her family have received an outpouring of love, prayers and support after news of the activist's heart attack and severe brain injury.