Black lives matter

As Rachel Dolezal continues to defend her identity as a Black woman, the 37-year-old is leaving even more people puzzled, recently claiming she might not be…

Settlement reached in case of unarmed black woman killed by homeowner on his porch http://t.co/B8R3tl5p0F — Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) June 15, 2015 The family of…

A judge has supported murder charges against the police officers set to stand trial for the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, NBC News reports. Cleveland Municipal…

In what critics are calling a gross misrepresentation of facts, Ferguson, Missouri’s police chief is under fire for claiming in a recent interview that it…

After two young Black men were killed by officers in New York City and Cincinnati this week, the death toll for the number of people…

No matter what, Twitter has DeRay’s back. On Wednesday, DeRay McKesson and Montel Williams engaged in a brief Twitter spat after the former talk show host…

The LAPD officer who kicked #AlesiaThomas to death was just found guilty, but of a smaller assault offense. pic.twitter.com/0iV1IJlK5c — Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 5,…

A St. Louis, Missouri city official is calling for an investigation after local law enforcement officers used their stun guns on a group of protesters…

Police are willing to use lethal force in a library but won’t say why? NOW is not the time for silence. #KevinAllen pic.twitter.com/PedG0KxEc5 — Alex…

They gathered in darkness. At around 5:00 am on a foggy, cool San Francisco morning, the women came to paint their bodies, and to participate in a grounding exercise before they began. As the sun rose they took the BART and ventured to Market and Beale. In the 7 o’clock hour, the women stood in formation, […]

Also, Josh Duggars apologizes after molestation charges and Ireland votes on legalizing gay marriage through a national vote.

One of the leading sources for African-American news and commentary was recently sold to a major media company. Yesterday, it was announced that TheRoot.com was…