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Light One Up for Progress: Boston Opens Its First Recreational Cannabis Shop and It's Black Owned
As more and more states legalize the recreational use of marijuana, there exists a bit of conflict within the black community. On one hand, itâs good to know that partaking of the sticky-icky will no longer result in us being locked up and trapped in the probation racket. On the other hand, knowing how many…
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Like the Good Ol' Boy He Is, Ben Carson Wants You All to Know That Donald Trump Is 'Not a Racist'
Every black person with good sense can see that President Donald Trump likes to surround himself with conservative black people so he can point in any random direction and exclaim, from the book of wypipo proverbs: âHow can I be racist? I have a black friend!â Why else would he appoint former neurosurgeon and 2016…
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CEO Loses His Cool and Then His Job After Calling an Uber Driver the N-Word
I imagine a lot of white people miss the good olâ days before dashcams, internet, social media, digital activism, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, integrated lunch counters, all-white governments and the God-given right of every color-redacted American to call a black person âniggerâ and go on about their business like itâs just another Tuesday.…
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OK Trump, We Get It, You Hate Muslims: Nigeria is Unhappy to be Among Six New Countries Banned From U.S. Travel
The Trump administration announced Friday that it is adding six new countries to the existing travel ban, joining the seven already on the list. Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania all made the new list of nations President Donald Trump is cutting off travel from, citing security risks. According to Washington Post, people across…
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More Georgia Racism: Snellville Business Owners Find 'No More N***er Businesses' Letters Pinned to Their Stores
I live in Stone Mountain, Ga., about a 20-minute drive out from Snellville, Ga., which is the scene of todayâs episode of âDamn, Thatâs Racist.â According to CBS 46, several businesses in Snellvilleâwhere my black brother and his black wife, daughter and son currently resideârecently received letters from an anonymous, but likely white person who…
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Sexual Assault, Financial Misconduct and Lawsuits, Oh My: Law Firm Representing Giuliani Has Legal Problems of Its Own
Is it just me or are Republicans finding it impossible not to align themselves with corrupt associates? I mean, we have a current president who has played cabinet musical chairs more than any other recent administration, much of which is due to scandal, indictment and criminal conviction; a president who, himself, canât seem to enjoy…
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Nothing but Bad Apples in This Bunch: Entire Class of Georgia State Troopers Fired Over Cheating Scandal
The Rootâs Michael Harriot once asked a simple yet profound question: âWhere are the good cops?â Whenever thereâs a new story in the news about a police officer committing an act of police brutality, an extrajudicial killing, racial profiling or any other act of corruption, weâre always given this âone bad apple spoils the whole…
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Terry Crews Finally Apologizes for His Abject Inability to Shut the Hell Up. It May Be Too Little Too Late, Though
âDamn, homie. You was the man, homie.â Itâs very rare that youâll catch me quoting 50 Cent for anything. But those lyrics ring in my ears every time I think about how Terry Crews made himself progressive Americaâs âpectacular sweetheart when he became an advocate for the #MeToo movement by sharing his own Hollywood sexual…
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White Nationalists Are Everywhere. This Time, in the U.S. Coast Guard
Possibly the most insidious thing about white nationalism is that its disciples can and do pop up any and everywhere. White nationalism isnât a profession. Racists donât tend to include it in their LinkedIn profiles. They donât work in designated buildings wearing clearly identifiable uniforms. Nope, that would be too easy on the rest of…
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Changes Are Coming to Mississippi Prisons Amid Rising Violence and Lack of Inmate Care
Lately, the Mississippi prison system has been doing a lot to challenge my assumption that HBOâs Oz was a complete work of fiction. The sheer violence and harsh living conditions inmates suffer alone is enough for Mississippi prison stories to inspire another season or two of the show. Earlier this month, The Root reported that…
