A billboard in Atlanta is causing some heads to turns on a morning commute to work. A number of signs down I-285, including one off of Redwine Road and another near Conley Road, display big white words reading “BLACK PEOPLE ARE BEING PUSHED OUT OF ATLANTA”. The signs are linked to a documentary called Gentrified produced by […]

Bruno Mars is known for having his music touch people from all over the world, but that hasn't pulled him away from his roots.

Chef Armand Appling alleges that his former boss and Nevada dude ranch owner Madeleine Pickens asked him to make "black people food" in a federal racial discrimination lawsuit. The African-American chef, who was fired in 2014, also claims Pickens hurled degratory insults at a Black employee.

There is a marked difference between how white people and black people do gatherings and celebrations in general. But Thanksgiving is a significant, being the holiday that is completely centered around the dinner menu. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Rickey Smiley hilariously compares the two menus, dish by dish. Click on the audio player to […]

In the wake of Donald Trump‘s historic and shocking win of the 2016 presidential election, anger is at an all-time high in the United States, with anti-Trump protests going on nation-wide, and reports of racially motivated harassment and attacks have spiked dramatically since election day. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! A lot of Trump supporters […]

The reality star and Trump campaign's director of African-American outreach said she wants African-Americans to “educate” White folks.

The whirlwind spurred by Colin Kaepernick‘s decision not to stand during the National Anthem has prompted racist opposition to lash out in many ways, like burning Kaepernick’s jersey, or even going so far as to demand that black athletes leave the country if they don’t like it so much. Jeff Johnson explains the misguided mind-work […]

This summer, Louisiana experience record flooding that displaced tens of thousands of people. While media coverage of the incident itself is an entirely different discussion, Rickey Smiley explains that he’s noticed the news intentionally shows Barack Obama playing golf, questioning why he’s not there, even though he has basically done everything in his power to […]

When Nate Parker debuted his film, Birth Of A Nation, which he starred in, directed and produced, it got rave reviews. It pulled in a historic distribution deal with Fox Searchlight, which, at $17.5 Million dollars, is the highest in Sundance Film Festival history. The film was on track to really clean up at the […]

The Chicago rapper appeared on Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore to discuss Jesse Williams' BET Awards speech and the backlash surrounding Justin Timberlake's Twitter support.