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Beyoncé and Bruno Mars were a sight to behold at the Super Bowl 50 halftime performance. Did you ever think you’d…
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Now is the time for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to show himself the door — like today. Because at this point,…
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The Game is showing us how it’s done with his $1 million pledge to help the people in Flint, Michigan.…
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What do you get when you cross Sarah Palin and Clarence Thomas? You get a “Clueless” actress-turned-conservative pundit named Stacey…
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The Flint water crisis and the poisoning of black children is yet another example of violence waged against African Americans…
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President Obama gave his final State of the Union address Tuesday night before a packed crowd of enthusiastic supporters and…
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In a few hours, President Obama will deliver his final State of the Union address. There are no reelection worries,…
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President Obama kicked off the new year with one of the most pressing and dire problems facing America — gun…
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President Obama is about to use his pen and issue a new wave of executive actions on gun control, as the…
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Here’s a question worth asking right now: What would happen if 150 armed Black Lives Matter protesters occupied a federal…
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Once again, a grand jury has decided not to indict a police officer for killing a black child. And for…
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As President Obama enters his eighth and final year in the White House, 2016 is destined to be his blackest…
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Fred Hampton. Say his name. On this anniversary of the slaying of the Black Panther leader in Chicago — when…
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A hundred black pastors and religious leaders supporting Donald Trump? There is likely no better way to ruin a perfectly…
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Laquan McDonald was a human being. But in the video footage of his murder, Officer Jason Van Dyke treated Laquan…
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What is behind American reactions to the Syrian refugees? Unfortunately, it’s very simple: America has an Islamophobia problem. And in…
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The disrespect for President Obama coming out of the Republican fringes knows no bounds. And Senator Ted Cruz is at it again.…