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Cop in Philando Castile Shooting Death Goes With Same Old Defense: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’
It works nearly 100 percent of the time—even with clear video evidence—so it’s no surprise that the police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile said, “I thought I was going to die,” to explain his actions on that fateful day. Wiping away tears, St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez on Friday sought to explain…
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Melanin Madness! Black Panther Trailer Drops and Folks Lose Their Minds
Everybody in the world was already watching Game 4 of the NBA Finals, and when the trailer for Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther dropped during a commercial break, folks lost their damn minds. And then took to Twitter to talk about it. Besides the fact that the sneak peak made clear that this would be a…
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Bill Maher’s Fate Up for Debate
Critics of Color Assess Comic’s Use of N-Word New Ebony Owners Blame Johnson Publishing Investigation Confirms Worst Fears About Prisons Mug Shots Both Public Service, Tools for Extortion ‘Don’t Put Your Hands on Me’ FCC Expected to Permit Still More Consolidation Chicago Sun-Times Advocates for Undocumented Qatar Crisis Threatens Crown Jewel: Al Jazeera NABJ Launches…
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‘Trump to Pittsburgh: Drop Dead’
Line in Climate-Change Speech Turned on Its Head Ebony Pledges to Pay Writers in 30 Days ‘Mission Accomplished’ as NABJ Touts Turnaround Jefferson Named CBS News V.P. of Operations Nooses, Painted ‘N-Word’ Add to Hateful Week $150,000 to Train Investigative Journalists Dallas Paper Wants Details in Ambush of Police N.Y. Times Public Editor Departs With…
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Happy Pride! Division I Track Teammates Come Out as Couple
Brad Neumann and Justin Rabon, two runners on the University of Minnesota track team, are a proud couple in love. Each competitor recently penned his coming-out story for Outsports in honor of Gay Pride Month, both to help those who may be having their own struggles coming out, and to shatter stereotypes of what a…
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Instead of Offering Compassion, Trump Condemns London’s Muslim Mayor in Wake of Terror Attack
Leave it to our tone-deaf president to use a tragic event and make it all the more so with his tiny Twitter fingers. In the wake of the London terror attack that left seven dead and 12 suspects arrested, President Donald Trump angrily twisted London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s words, basically branding him soft on terror.…
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Cops in Charge of Laquan McDonald Case Must Testify About Night of His Shooting Death, Judge Rules
A Cook County, Ill., judge said he wanted to hear from the police officers involved in the Laquan McDonald shooting case, including conversations they had with the police officer charged with the premeditated murder of the 17-year-old from Chicago. NBC Chicago reports that Judge Vincent Gaughan ruled Friday that he seeks testimony from former Deputy…
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Ray Rice Returns to Football … as a Volunteer High School Coach
Looks like there’s some redemption for those who mercilessly beat a partner and drag her out of an elevator. Apparently you get to work with high schoolers. Or at least that’s the case with disgraced NFL running back Ray Rice, the former Baltimore Raven who was unceremoniously dumped by his team after video of him…
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Another Noose Found—This Time Near MLK Memorial in DC
Are nooses the new (hate-the) black? Yet another noose-ish trinket was found at a place of prominence in Washington, D.C.—the third in about a week located on federal property. This time the symbol of black torture and death was found near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall, adding the most grievous…
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#EbonyStillOwes: Writers Union Intervenes
Magazine ‘Treats Folks Like Sharecroppers’ Fewer Cries of Alarm Over Far-Right U.S. Terrorists N.Y. Times Eliminates Public Editor Position Scott Pelley Out at ‘CBS Evening News’ Memes Make Fun of Tiger Woods’ Misfortune How to Tell Who’s Serious About Diversity Hispanic Caucus Members to Visit Deported Vets Leaked Papers Reveal Surveillance at Standing Rock Nominate…
