NEW YORK —Kenneth Montgomery, lawyer for the “Monumental 5,” the group of hip-hop party-goers who allege that they were victims of racially motivated police brutality at a concert here last week, said the unprovoked violence was the result of overly aggressive officers who became enraged when their harassment of patrons was caught on amateur video. […]
The only Democratic president ever re-elected had advice for the current president on his debt ceiling talks: “Don’t Blink.” Former president Clinton urged President Obama to not allow the Republicans to get the upper hand in debt negotiation talks. “This is the political equivalent of the government shutdown when I was president,” Clinton offered, leaning […]
The African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM) announced yesterday that they will theatrically distribute the Sundance award-winning film, “Kinyarwanda” this Fall. Written and directed by Alrick Brown, “Kinyarwanda” is based on the true stories of numerous Rwandans who experienced the atrocities of the genocide. “It doesn’t have bodies, it doesn’t have bullets. It doesn’t focus […]
We hit the streets again as the folks from Ollie’s Trolley on 1607 Central Ave celebrated their 18th year anniversary by giving out free lunches to the people of Cincinnati.
KHARTOUM — Sudanese journalist Fatima Ghazali has been sentenced to one month in prison on Tuesday for writing an article about the alleged rape of an activist by security forces. Sudan’s constitution guarantees journalists freedom of speech, however, many have been detained without charge and papers have faced censorship. Ghazali was given the choice to […]
Former alleged Nation of Islam member, and currently incarcerated federal felon, Clayton Hill has allegedly confessed to his role as an accessory after the fact to the murder of The Notorious B.I.G. In his account with HipHopDX, also to be released in his e-book “Diary Of An Ex-Terrorist,” Hill implicates himself and members of the […]
It’s the trial that’s been on the top of everyone’s “must see” list for most of the summer so far and today, a Florida jury has reached what some consider a shocking verdict with Casey Anthony being found not guilty of murder. Watch the breaking news clips below featuring highlights from the tumultuous and emotional […]
A new article on TheGrio talks about the viral phenomenon that has hit the mainstream called planking. Planking is when people either lay on an object or on top of each other with their face down, usually in a public place, and then post the photos online. It became a craze after a 20-year-old fell […]
Time Magazine editor-at-large Mark Halperin has been under fire for calling President Obama a “D**k” on MSNBC’s Morning Joe last week. Writer Michelle Goldberg says Halperin’s actions were in part due to him “being so cowed by conservatives that he’s offended by Obama’s mild poke at the GOP.” She continues: His response embodies all that’s […]
Casey Anthony, the woman from Orlando Florida accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter, Kaylee Anthony has been found not guilty of murdering her daughter. She was only found guilty of providing false information to an officer.
The final launch of Atlantis on July 8 will mark the end of the American space era, where six of these unique spacecrafts flew 135 missions. Of those missions, 20 African-Americans earned the title “Astronaut,” and 13 actually went to space. The Root honors these distinct men and women in a biographical gallery. See The […]
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