With so many stories of African-Americans being abused by local law enforcement, shot by police, beaten by police and killed by police, it would seem…
The day I met my husband, back in 2009, one of the many questions he asked me (along with the request for my phone number) was whether or not I was on Facebook. I immediately told him “No”. I did not blink. I did not stutter. I just looked him dead in his eyes and […]
The breakfast eatery received major backlash on Sunday evening after tweeting, "Flat but has a GREAT personality," with a photo of a stack of their famous pancakes. The tweet wasn't well received by its fans who normally enjoy the company's humor.
Thousands of women (and men) are banding together to share their stories and fight to find a cure for breast cancer. With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, social media activists have sought to maintain a culture of awareness for the better -- and sometimes the worse.
Facebook commenters who made racist jokes about a Black child have released apologies after being terminated from their jobs.
Gerod Roth somehow thought it was a good idea to post a picture on his Facebook page of his coworker’s young son. Unfortunately for him,…
Gil Scott Heron said in a 1970 poem, “the revolution will not be televised,” explaining in an interview years later that he meant change can’t…
A woman was murdered by her boyfriend just hours after posting a photo on Snapchat with the suspect pointing a gun at her head.
Ahead of his starring role in Creed, the seventh sequel in the Rocky series rebooted for the next generation, its star, Michael B. Jordan, is facing…
apparent threat against black students in Killeen TX causes parents to take kids out en masse http://t.co/phwfRiwMcN pic.twitter.com/K5wpTnlCyW — Tobias Salinger (@TobySalKC) August 30, 2015…
More "weapons searches". How many more? #WattsRiots50 pic.twitter.com/Qe3C89HnR8 — Watts Riots 50 (@WattsRiots50) August 16, 2015 In an age when social media activism has spurred…
Before the days of social media and smartphone popularity, I remember when people carried photos of their children in wallets and purses. Whenever the topic…
