Rhode Island School District Accused of Punishing Children with Cold Sandwiches for Outstanding Lunch Debts
Each of us have fond memories of gossiping with our homegirls or talking hoops with our homeboys over whatever delicious feasts our school cafeterias served up that day. As a teenager, Taco Salad Day was all the fuel I needed for those infamous rap battles in the school courtyard, and you’re a liar if you never…
Family of Sandra Bland Demands Answers After New Footage of Her Arrest Surfaces
On Monday night, Dallas news station WFAA released new cellphone footage from the 2015 arrest of Sandra Bland that confirms what we all already knew: that the life of Texas state trooper Brian Encinia was never in danger and that Texas officials have withheld evidence of not only her controversial arrest, but very…
Auntie Ruckus on Ilhan Omar: 'Wouldn't it Be Funny if Trump Just Deported Her?'
I don’t know what well of resilience Rep. Ilhan Omar has been drawing from, but between the deluge of brazen Islamophobia she’s had to endure as of late, and whatever bigotry I’m sure she’s experienced over the course of her life beforehand, I don’t know how much more one person can take.
HBCU Wilberforce University Launches Fundraising Campaign to Raise $2 Million by June 30
On Saturday, Wilberforce University hosted its 163rd commencement on campus, honoring graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Graduate, Adult and Continuing Education, College of Professional Studies and an honorary degree for Michael L. Lomax, who serves as president and chief executive officer of…
Trump Sock Puppets Diamond and Silk Come for Steve Cohen: 'He's Racially Insensitive'
While the rest of the world was thoroughly amused at Rep. Steve Cohen’s decision to mock Attorney General William Barr’s no call, no show at the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Fox News hand puppets Diamond and Silk—professionally known as Shuck and Jive—took umbrage at Cohen’s methods in doing so.
Racists Ignore AutoCorrect, Tattoo Misspelled Racial Slur on Token Black Friend as Punishment
Usually racist ass racists like Donald Trump or professional hate-monger Milo Yiannopoulos love to tout their imaginary black friends or actual black husbands as irrefutable proof they can’t be racist.
Facebook Bans 'Dangerous' Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and Others for Promoting 'Hatred and Violence'
It’s not exactly a secret that Facebook has allowed conspiracy theorists, white supremacists and hate speech to run rampant on its multi-billion dollar platform. But in an effort to curtail all of the above, on Thursday, the social media juggernaut made the surprising announcement to permanently ban InfoWars host Alex…
Exclusive: Allied Progress Uncovers Stephen Moore's History of Racist Rhetoric
The Federal Reserve System, founded by Congress in 1913, is the central bank of our beloved United States. In order to promote the effective operation of our economy, as well as public interest, it performs a number of general functions that involve conducting monetary policy, enforcing the stability of the financial…
