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How Social Media Turned Microsoft’s Teen Chatbot, ‘Tay,’ Into a Nazi-Loving...
Well, that went bad fast.
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Duke’s Grayson Allen and Coach K Appear to Be Really Sore Losers
After Duke suffered an embarrassing loss to Oregon, 82-68, Thursday evening, star Blue Devils player Grayson Allen refused to shake hands with Oregon’s Dillon Brooks, and it appears that Duke coach...
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Chicago Teen Who Spoke Out Against Gun Violence Shot, Critically Wounded
A Chicago teen who appeared in an award-winning public service video about gun violence was shot and seriously injured over the weekend, the New York Times reports. Zarriel Trotter, 13, was struck by...
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Miss. Woman Arrested for Wanting to Join Islamic State Group to Plead Guilty
A Mississippi woman who was accused of conspiring to join the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, is expected to appear in federal court Tuesday and change her plea in at least one count against...
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7 Charged in Connection With Killing of Ga. Lottery Winner
Authorities confirmed Monday that they have charged seven people in connection with the murder of a Georgia lottery winner during a home robbery in January, Fox News reports.
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Microsoft Donates $1,000,000 to National Museum of African American History...
Microsoft Corp. has just announced a donation of $1 million to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens this fall, WTOP reports.
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Empire Is Back, but Do We Still Care?
It’s been three months since the midseason finale of Empire, which returns Wednesday. The show’s sophomore season hasn’t lived up to the juicy, sudsy, must-watch fun of the first season. The...
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NC University Investigating After White Officer Handcuffs Black Assault Victim
A Greenville, N.C., university has launched an internal probe after one of its white officers reportedly handcuffed a black man who had been brutally beaten by four white people, CBS News reports.
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Archaeologists Digging at Boston Childhood Home of Activist Malcolm X
Boston archaeologists are digging at the childhood home of black rights activist Malcolm X as part of a project that is expected to last two weeks, the Associated Press reports.
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Texas Woman Hides Tape Recorder in Her Hair During Surgery, Records Surgery...
Ethel Easter of Houston was suffering from a hernia when she went to see a doctor about scheduling a surgery. She broke down crying when she learned that the earliest appointment would not be until two...
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Coca-Cola Divests Significant Support From Republican National Convention
Coca-Cola, a longtime sponsor of the Republican National Convention, has declined to match the $660,000 it provided for the 2012 Republican National Convention, dropping its donation to $75,000 for...
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Pittsburgh TV Anchor Fired After Racist Facebook Post
A Pittsburgh-area news anchor was fired Wednesday after engaging in racial profiling of the worst kind on her official Facebook page, saying that the killers in a brutal area murder were “young black...
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Watching Lupita Braid Her Homegirls’ Hair Is Peak Black Woman Excellence
I am a woman whose spirit is less secure than Humpty Dumpty, and consequently, I’ve taken great pains to avoid spending extensive amounts of time on Facebook. There are not enough crispy-chicken wraps...
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Ga. Judge to at-Risk Teens: ‘Stop Acting Like You’re Trash’
Georgia’s Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is doing its part to keep teens from ending up in the system, according to WMAZ. Its Consider the Consequences program aims to help kids ages 9 to 17 recognize...
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U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to Determine if Accused Charleston Church...
The decision as to whether the accused Charleston, S.C. church shooter will face the dealth penalty in his federal case is in its final stages, the Associated Press reports.
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If Stress Is Blocking Your Qi (Chee), How About Giving Acupuncture a Try?
April is National Minority Health Month, and through this campaign, the nation turns its attention to improving the health and well-being of minorities.
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White Privilege Seems Like an Abstract Idea Until You Remember It Kills Black...
My mom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in November 2012. At that point, she was given four to six months to live. But she held on for an entire year, not succumbing to the disease until November...
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New Film Explores How the Search for 2 Long-Forgotten Bluesmen Intersected...
Some events from the summer of 1964 in Mississippi are well-known. It was Freedom Summer, tragically highlighted by the brutal murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael...
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Trump Supporters Paint Over Memorial Honoring Deceased Omega Psi Phi Student
The students stayed up late into the night on Friday to finish painting the rock…
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