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Tennessee Barbershop Partners With Vanderbilt to Provide Basic Healthcare Services
Black men, historically, are reluctant to go to the doctor. I mean just speaking for myself Iāve only recently been proactive about going to get checkups and all that good stuff. Instead of waiting for us to come to them, doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have taken the initiative to come to us. WSMV…
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Federal Judge Rules Conditions in Migrant Holding Cells to be Unconstitutional
There is a certain subset of the population that believes a personās humanity should be disregarded if they arenāt American or came here illegally. Those are people that are a part of a group I like to call ātotal dicks.ā Thankfully, the federal judge responsible for this eveningās story doesnāt belong to that group. CNN…
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School District in New Jersey Pays $25K to Settle Racial Harassment Lawsuit
Okay yāall, Iām starting to think that schools might be some of the most racist places in America. We all know kids have zero chill, but the level of racist behavior coming from both students and teachers seems like itās becoming more and more common. According to NBC News, the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District in…
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Professor That Called the Cops on Student Has Been Suspended
It appears that the saga at Ball State University has ended, for now. NBC News reports that Professor Shaheen Borna has been suspended for the remainder of the semester. Last month, Borna garnered much-deserved controversy after calling the police on a black student who didnāt want to switch his seat. A statement issued by the…
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Reports Of Amari Cooper Being Shot Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Truth is a fickle thing in this day and age. One of the darkest and strangest phenomena to occur in the age of social media is the death hoax; where a false report about a notable figureās untimely demise goes viral. Wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, Amari Cooper, found himself at the end of…
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Court Rules in Favor of Ex-Felons Over Florida Voting Law
Republican attempts to suppress the voting rights of anyone who may be against them have become more and more prevalent in recent years. Luckily, courts have been stepping in to hit them with a āNah.ā The Hill reports that an 11th Circuit U.S Appeals Court has ruled in favor of an injunction filed on behalf…
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School Resource Officer Faces Battery Charge After Pulling Girl's Hair On Video
You know, the more stories like this come out the more Iām convinced that maybe we donāt need school resource officers. WESH 2 reports that Harry Reid, a school resource officer in Orange County, FL, is facing battery charges. The charges come after a video was released showing Reid dragging a black middle school student…
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Professor's Lawsuit Over Using Transgender Pronouns Is Dismissed by Judge
I really donāt understand transphobesā devotion to not using someoneās preferred pronouns. Itās literally one of the easiest things to do. NBC News reports that an Ohio judge dismissed the case of Nicholas Meriweather. Meriweather filed a federal lawsuit after officials at Shawnee State University disciplined him for not referring to a student by their…
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Report Shows Racial Divide in Academic Success in Progressive Cities
The American education system is rife with problems. Schools go underfunded, teachers barely can make a living wage and students have to worry about either getting shot at or body-slammed by school resource officers. While many of those problems tend to be attributed to schools in lower-income areas, a study shows thatās not quite the…
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Ja'Net DuBois Has Died At 74
Unfortunately, we have to start the evening with some sad news. TMZ reports that actress Jaānet DuBois has died at age 74. The actress was best known for her role as Willona Woods on Good Times. Her family reports that she passed in her sleep. Her death was unexpected as she hadnāt been suffering any…
