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New York City’s medical examiner’s office ruled Wednesday that Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam’s drowning in April was a suicide, the New York Daily News reports. The body of Abdus-Salaam, the first African-American woman to serve on New York’s highest court, was found dead in the Hudson River on April 12. Finding no signs of criminality, the […]
Award-winning director Delila Vallot takes an in-depth look at how African-American homeless people are treated in our country with her latest documentary Mighty Ground. The film, which also explores our broken system of race and economic class, follows homeless singer Ronald Troy Collins as he struggles with drug addiction and hustling to survive day-to-day by singing to people on the streets of […]
Black scholar and minister Lawrence Ware is speaking out about his reason for cutting ties with the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest Protestant Christian denomination.In a New York Times op-ed on Monday, Ware, who works as co-director of the Center for Africana Studies at Oklahoma State University, said the SBC hasn’t done nearly enough to address its racist […]
Doris Payne, the notorious 86-year-old jewel thief whose life was the subject of a Netflix documentary, was arrested again on Monday for allegedly shoplifting at an Atlanta-area Walmart — while sporting an ankle monitor from a previous bust. Payne, whose larcenous career dates back to the 1950s, told NBC News that she simply forgot to pay for […]
Mike Tirico isn’t trying to be Black. Here’s a picture: https://twitter.com/TheRoot/status/887044274503786497 Yup. That guy right there is not about the Black label, or apparently any labels at all. In an interview with the New York Times, he had the following to say about race: “Why do I have to check any box? If we live […]
The trailer to Ava DuVernay’s anticipated A Wrinkle In Time is finally here—and it looks spectacular! Just look at Oprah! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4U3TeY2wtM The Disney and Dreamworks film, slated to debut next March, is an adaptation of the 1963 children’s classic book by Madeleine L’Engle. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film stars Storm Reid as Meg Murry, a young girl whose […]
There’s new evidence to support what many in the Black community have long suspected: that vulnerable populations are disproportionately targeted for citations. Vox reports that a study found that cities with large Black populations are more likely to use fines to increase revenue. Political science researchers Michael Sances, of the University of Memphis, and Vanderbilt University’s […]
Tamron Hall is bouncing back with her very own talk show for daytime TV. Less than six months after leaving NBC and MSNC, Tamron is leveling up. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the news anchor is teaming up with The Weinstein Company for her very own talk show. Tamron will cover everything from current events […]
Financial expert Jini Thornton wants to see people living their best money life. So she’s open to helping people get better informed about their finances. This week, she answers listener questions about car buying, bankruptcy, and more. Listen below: Follow The Willie Moore Jr. Show on Facebook and Follow Us on Twitter!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSmRavQsFZ4 An African-American tourist was beaten to death by a group of men while visiting Greece. According to CNN, Bakari Henderson, 22, was at a sports bar in the Greek island of Zakynthos with his friends on Friday when a man approached him and began fighting. The brawl escalated into the streets, which prompted security […]
Shortly after Venus Williams filed an emergency order in the fatal crash case leveled against her, a video shows that Williams lawfully entered the intersection. According to USA Today, police said that new video surveillance footage showed Williams entering the intersection on June 9 legally before the collision in Palm Beach Gardens, Flordia. Linda Barson’s car collided with Williams’ […]
BeBe Winans has that voice. You know the one. It’s the smoky one. It’s full-bodied. It’s smooth. It’s the one full of richness and thickness. And when he sings, the texture of his music is emotional and soul-searching. His singing is full of passion. It sounds like deep, rich chocolate tastes. For years he’s been singing […]