-
Students Expelled From Abilene Christian University for Posting Snapchat Video in Blackface
It seems as if some white college students still haven’t learned that blackface isn’t OK. This time around, a video of an unidentified female student from Abilene Christian University in Texas wearing full blackface was posted to Snapchat, according to the New York Daily News. All of the students involved were summoned to university President Phil…
-
‘What Do I Look Like I Do for a Living?’ The Hilarious Question That Went Viral on Twitter
Black Twitter has a history of making the funniest and most random memes and hashtags go viral. Some make you laugh so hard, it can be almost impossible to breathe. This time, people are posting pictures of themselves or other people along with the question, “What do I look like I do for a living?”…
-
Ava DuVernay Announces A Wrinkle in Time Release Date by Doing the Mannequin Challenge
Just about everyone has tried to upstage each other with their own versions of the mannequin challenge, but Ava DuVernay may have just won the game by using it to announce the release date of A Wrinkle in Time. The Disney film is based on Madeleine L’Engle’s classic children’s novel. DuVernay tweeted the video, which…
-
2 Suspects Face Murder Charges in Death of Miss. College Student Joseph Tillman
Syboris Pippins, 18, and Jaylen Barker, 20, had their charges upgraded by officials Thursday and are now being held on a $2 million bond each, CBS News reports. The young men are two of five suspects who are being held in the shooting death of 21-year-old Mississippi State University student Joseph Tillman. Their charges have been…
-
2 Men Beat and Pull Gun on Teen in Brooklyn, NY: Report
New York City police are now looking for two attackers who assaulted a 19-year-old man and pulled a gun on him, according to the New York Daily News. The incident reportedly arose from an argument between the victim and at least one of the two attackers, according to the report. According to the Daily News,…
-
NYC Protester Arrested After Allegedly Pushing Elderly Trump Supporter
Shacara McLaurin, 23, of Brooklyn, N.Y., got into a shouting match with an elderly Donald Trump supporter Thursday that resulted in her allegedly pushing the senior citizen to the ground and getting arrested, the New York Daily News reports. The argument started over who should have won the presidential election and then escalated, according to…
-
Brother of Man Shot by Off-Duty Officer in Chicago Released on Bond
Michael Beal, 28, brother of the late Joshua Beal, who was shot and killed Saturday by an off-duty Chicago police officer, was released from custody Thursday after an anonymous donor paid the $50,000 bail, the Chicago Tribune reports. Upon leaving Cook County Jail in Chicago, Michael told reporters how thankful he was for his supporters.…
-
Mich. Middle School Students Chant 'Build the Wall'
A video has captured a group of middle school students from Royal Oak Middle School in Michigan chanting, “Build the wall,” during lunch just one day after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, the Detroit News reports. “It is so sad. Latino children were crying,” said Dee Perez-Scott, who posted the video.…
-
Teen Suspect Seen Crying, Screaming at Police in Interrogation Video
Desiray Strickland, 19, who is accused of participating in the machete murder of a schoolmate, was seen screaming and crying at police in an interrogation video, CBS News reports. The video was released by the Miami-Dade, Fla., State Attorney’s Office. Strickland was indicted for first-degree murder along with Jose Cabrera, 23; Kaheem Arbelo, 20; Jonathan Lucas,…
-
Woman Suspected in 2nd Subway Death in NYC
Melanie Liverpool, 30, admitted during an interrogation Monday that she was linked to a previous deadly subway incident after being suspected of pushing another woman in front of a subway train in New York City, CBS News reports. According to CBS, the New York City Police Department has confirmed that investigators are now taking another…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
