*Members of the Hebrew Israelites Community of Dimona in southern Israel have been ordered to leave the country by September 23 or face forcible deportation. As someone noted on Twitter, “Israel welcomes white American Jewish immigrants but if you’re black it’s often another story (you may as […]
When Berenice Abbott photographed 857 Riverside Drive near 160th Street in 1937, the small, wood-frame house in today’s Washington Heights was a charming relic from New York’s antebellum era. Built in 1851 in the Italianate style, it boasted clapboard siding, wood shutters, a wraparound porch with decorative […]
Per Uproxx: The Notorious B.I.G.’s old apartment where he recorded his classic album, Ready To Die, has gone up for sale. According to The New York Post, the apartment — two-bedroom, two-bathroom property in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn — is currently listed at $1.7 million. […]
The Brooklyn Federal Court sex trafficking trial of R. Kelly has been a very sad eye-opener for many who once praised Kelly as a music genius. Now, as the sordid details continue to emerge, society is faced yet again with the fruits of its inaction and unresponsiveness. Many of […]
Twenty-five years after the death of legendary West Coast rapper and actor Tupac “2pac” Shakur, his unrivaled legacy continues to reverberate throughout the hip-hop community. Monday marked the quarter-century mark since he died from gunshot wounds sustained during a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. […]
*New York State Congressional Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threw pointed savagery toward Texas Governor Greg Abbott and what she called his “disgusting” ignorance of a woman’s reproductive system. During an interview Wednesday with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, AOC addressed Abbott’s public defense of his state’s new controversial law that makes it illegal […]
Rebellious inmates at the Attica Correctional Facility give the Black power salute while Commissioner R.G. Oswald negotiates with leaders of the takeover. The riot began in the overcrowded prison after inmates discovered alleged undeniable racial biases with past prison sentences and parole decisions. A half-century after […]
*I can describe the leading crop of declared candidates angling to lead the second largest — and one of America’s most liberal and progressive leaning cities — in two words: White and male. So, when rumors hinted at a possible mayoral bid by Congresswoman Karen […]
By Rich Mancuso There is supposed to be a valid and accurate drug testing procedure that sanctioning organizations, promoters, and fighters agree is necessary, but there are always questions about what is valid and what is not. Undefeated WBC junior featherweight champion Oscar Valdez and […]
There is no bond like that of family. It is the foundation upon which each of us are built, its stability or unsteadiness providing the emotional bedrock on which we stand. For George M. Johnson, the bestselling author of 2020’s groundbreaking “memoir-manifesto” All Boys Aren’t Blue, the […]
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