It’s been a little over a week since Johnathan Ferrell was gunned down and killed by a police officer in Charlotte, North Carolina while seeking their help after a serious car crash. Not much has developed in the case since then other than that it’s been rumored that Ferrell was partying and drinking and smoking […]
Remember those New Orleans police officers sentenced last year for the shooting (and subsequently attempting cover up) death of victims of Hurricane Katrina on the Danzinger Bridge? If you don’t remember the story I blogged about it here and here so you’ll be able to catch up. But until you do, just know that until […]
Okay, so where do I start this one? Well, let’s just say that this one hits close to home — literally. Alright, so I got a call from my beat friend who lives in Evansville, Indiana early last week. He called to tell me about a local story involving the Evansville Police Department and an […]
Pissed off that the govt is spying on you? Welcome to being black in America. My man, Dr. Cornel West called it the “Niggerization of America.” And it’s been happening since 9/11. To that point, watching privileged folk lose their freedom-loving minds this morning, has been nothing but pure comedy for me. Oh, and when […]
There has been a new development in the case of the black woman brutally beaten by two Jasper, Texas police officers. Recently, I wrote about the story and featured video footage of Keyanika “Shea” Diggles being savagely beaten, and dragged by her feet to a jail cell after she was unable to come up with […]
I have never been to Jasper, Texas; but, like Milwaukee, Wisconsin please remind me to never get arrested there. If you know anything about anything, you would know that Jasper Texas isn’t too welcoming of black folks. There was an incident in Jasper, Texas some time ago that sparked national outrage. It wasn’t that long […]
Miami-Dade Police Choke 14-Year-Old for “Dehumanizing Stares” So apparently giving Miami-Dade police officers “dehumanizing stares,” can not only get you choked out, it can also result in felony resisting arrest charges. Yep, Florida is awesome. I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but the aforementioned information could come in quite useful should you happen […]
After two months of testimony, the trial against the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy has come to an end. Judge Shira A. Scheindlin presided over the case, and will give a final ruling in a few months. As I have mentioned on more than one occasion on this site, the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy is inherently racist. Of […]
Dear Mr. President, First of all, let me congratulate you on your massive re election win back in November. I voted for you and am proud to have done so. However, I am troubled by the recent act by your administration of placing Assata Shakur, the former Joanne Chesimard, on the most wanted domestic terrorist […]
Speaking of mass incarceration: Wisconsin leads the U.S. in incarceration of black men. There is no debate about the disproportional amount of black (and brown) men in prison across the United States. Whether this is a direct result of the genetic predisposition to crime — which is bullshit — the fact remains that the United […]
I missed the premiere of the Ken Burns film The Central Park Five on PBS last night. It wasn’t until a few people following me on Twitter reached out to me to see if I was watching it, that I remembered that it was due to air. But being caught up in the coverage of […]
I have been having so much thoughts about Veronica Brown, it has been unsettling. With the adoptive couple now suing the biological father for half a million dollars on top of taking his daughter away from him. Adding insult to injury. My mom said it goes to show, the government still doesn’t care about us. […]
I checked out an article from Salon where the CEO of one of the largest insurance companies AIG Robert Benmosche made a highly absurd, droll and all-around stupid comment about its government funded bonuses. Those bonuses were awarded to keep the insurance giant from sinking despite its questionable and morally criminal business practices in which […]
This was the week the new fall season of television got underway. Did you catch The Ted Cruz Show this week? Limited production values. Lousy acting. Boring script. If there ever was a program that deserved cancellation before the debut, Senator Cruz’s phony filibuster to defund Obamacare was definitely it. Terrible Ted hopes he call […]
Raise your hand if when you heard about the terrorist hostage-taking situation in Kenya you thought, “They’re malls in Africa?” Well, apparently the condiment has come a long way since monkeys taught Tarzan how to speak. But of course you knew that, right? Of course you did. The only thing you don’t know about Africa […]
Craig Cobb is a white supremacist who has been recently purchasing land in a small North Dakota town called Leith. His plan is to transform the tiny town of twenty-four residents into a haven of white supremacy; and he plans to do so by first gaining political power. When I first came across this story […]
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