LSU Freshman Taylor Ward had the "N-Word" stamped on her hand when she patronized the Baton Rouge, Louisana bar, Reggies.

The Waller County jail is alleging that Sandra Bland killed herself because her family and friends refused to pay her bail of $515.

Following the uprising at The University of Missouri at Columbia, over 1,000 students at New York’s Ithaca College staged a walkout Wednesday afternoon demanding the resignation of President Tom Rochon, who students believe has inadequately responded to incidents of racism on campus. As reported by CNN, students gathered in the quad on Wednesday afternoon chanting […]

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A group of African-Americans are accusing Spirit Airlines of racial discrimination after they were kicked off a flight from Los Angeles to Dallas.

The Democratic presidential front-runner on Monday went to Chicago to meet with the families of victims of gun violence.

When did dressing up as members of a racist, hate group become a joke?

It feels dope to be able to say that I was at a major event that’s going down in the history books. I learned a lot out in DC last weekend for Justice Or Else (the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March). On Facebook/instagram/twitter/snapchat, I saw a lot of people expressing their concern and frustrations […]

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Serena Williams graces the latest cover of WIRED magazine to explain how tech plays a huge role in her life and reveals even more about her efforts to empower other women. As this month’s guest editor, Serena explains that the passwords for her devices consist of affirmations, and though a small act, it helps her […]

Echoing the sentiments of activists who have countered the dismissive "All Lives Matter" refrain, Obama reiterated that while all lives do matter, Black communities are under a specific and unique scourge that needs to be addressed.

President Obama is currently on a speaking tour where he’s addressing criminal justice reform in hopes of establishing more lenient prison sentencing and better policing tactics. When asked about the #BlackLivesMatter movement he defended the need for the organization in saying, “…Theres a specific problem that’s happening in the African American community that’s not happening […]

20 years ago, the historic Million Man March drew unprecedented crowds of African-American men and women to Washington, D.C. in 1995 in an effort to…

I did not chose my black so you can't either. #BlackBruinsMatter #ucla pic.twitter.com/bHHWFV7PU4 — Medusa ☪ (@nosalinaaa13) October 9, 2015 The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority on the campus of UCLA have recently had their organizations activities suspended after a “Kanye Western” themed party went horribly wrong. Photographs depict attendees making a […]