Members of Heavily-Armed Black Militia Shut Down Traffic on Massachusetts Interstate for Nine HoursThe 11 men said they were members of the group known as Rise of the Moors.ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 4, 2021
Phylicia Rashad Apologizes to Howard Students and Parents for 'Insensitive' Cosby TweetThe actor and dean of Howard University's College of Fine Arts was roundly criticized for celebrating her on-screen…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 3, 2021
He Thought We Was Finna Laugh: Ohio Police Chief Resigns After Leaving KKK Sign on Black Officer's Desk as a 'Joke'The mayor of Sheffield Lake, Ohio didn't find any of this very funny.ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 3, 2021
'I Will Never Recover From This Heartbreak': Brianna McNeal Loses Appeal of Five-Year SuspensionThe Olympic hurdler was suspended for violating anti-doping policies. McNeal told her side of the story publicly for…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 3, 2021
Jesus Wasn't Walkin' in These: The 5 Ugliest Yeezys Currently on the MarketWhy do we keep letting Kanye get away with this stuff? Why won't anyone stop him?ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 1, 2021
Gabby Thomas Sets The Track on Fire With Second-Fastest 200 Meter Dash of All TimeThe 24-year-old runner's record finish at the U.S. Olympic trials puts her behind Florence Griffith-Joyner's 21.34…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 27, 2021
Activists Follow the Example of the Freedom Riders During a Trip to Promote Rights for Black VotersThe bus trip traveled the reverse route that the original Freedom Riders took through various Southern states in the…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 27, 2021
Skeletal Remains Exhumed Near Tulsa Race Massacre Site Had Bullet Wounds to Head and ShoulderForensic researchers are investigating the site in hopes of providing proper burials for the remains of victims that…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 27, 2021
Let's Check Back on How the Black TikTok Creators' Strike Is GoingMegan Thee Stallion's new single isn't doing the numbers on TikTok like it would if Black creators made a dance for…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 26, 2021
An Iowa County Once Named for a Slave-Owning Vice President is Now Named After a Trailblazing Black WomanLulu Merle Johnson was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate from the University of Iowa.ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 26, 2021
Blackalicious Emcee Gift of Gab Dead at 50Known for his "tongue-twisting" and complex rhymes, the Bay Area legend died of natural causes on June 18.ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 26, 2021
Black WWII Veteran Finally Receives Purple Heart After Initially Being Denied Due to RacismOzzie Fletcher was wounded while serving in the Army. His daughter had to fight for him to be honored for his…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 20, 2021
Video Shows Montreal Police Officers Kneeling on the Neck and Back of a Black TeenagerActivists, politicians and others say that the police's actions were reminiscent of George Floyd's murder. An…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 20, 2021
Senator Who Once Voted Against Making Juneteenth a National Holiday Gets Booed at Juneteenth EventReally, how else did he think this was going to go for him?ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 20, 2021
Honolulu Councilman Reposts Video of Himself in Blackface on InstagramHow many times do we have to have this discussion?ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 19, 2021
Here We Go Again: Georgia Purges 100,000 Voters from Registration FilesAn Atlanta NAACP official told a local news outlet that he's worried about thousands of voters being wrongfully…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 19, 2021
South Dakota Is the Last State That Doesn't Have a Law Officially Recognizing Juneteenth as a HolidayLawmakers are confident that this will soon change now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday.ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 19, 2021
Thousands of Teachers Protest Laws that Dictate What They Can Teach About Race in ClassThe nationwide protests were part of the National Day of Action, which aimed to raise awareness of the legislature.ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 13, 2021
The Grave of a Former Slave Turned Florida State Senator May Be Buried Under What's Now A Tampa Parking LotAs Juneteenth approaches, Tampa's local NAACP wants the city to commit to finding the graves that once rested at…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 13, 2021
Students Help the School From Remember the Titans Forget Its Racist NamesakeT.C. Williams was the superintendent of Alexandria City Public Schools for years. He was also a noted segregationist.ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 13, 2021