Is Shaun King a Black man? On Wednesday afternoon (Aug 19.), The Daily Kos staff writer and #BlackLivesMatter activist came under fire thanks to a story released by the New York Daily News questioning the legitimacy of his claims of being biracial. King was slammed by the conservative website Breitbart, for allegedly duping Oprah into giving him a […]

The death of NY inmate Samuel Harrell has been ruled a homicide following alleged abuse at the Fishkill Correctional Facility.

A photo of two Texas officers holding their hands up with the words "His Life Matters" scrawled across their palms goes viral.

The "Yoga" singer's speech regarding police brutality was cut short just as she was about to touch on the Black Lives Matter movement

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday assailed another group: Black Lives Matter.

Just a day after the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, the city of Ferguson was placed in a state of emergency, leaving many to realize not much…

Ice Cube might now be a huge movie star and rap veteran, but he still shares the same worries for his children as any minority…

The Voice

Future’s “March Madness” is not exactly a Civil Rights song. It’s not an uplifting song. It’s not a socially-aware polemic against the system. What it is is another standout example of what Future does best: catchy, drug-riddled bangers soaked in codeine and autotune in equal measure. But, somehow “March Madness” manages to be the exemplar […]

An Ottawa, Canada memorial for Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old woman who died in a Texas jail cell earlier this month, was defaced with an “All…

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Alright’ took on a new, more transcendent meaning for a moment in Cleveland, Ohio over the weekend. The Black Lives Matter conference at Cleveland State University turned intense on Saturday when police officers arrested Jonathan Walsh, a 14-year-old boy, for allegedly being intoxicated on a bus, and for allegedly having an open container with alcohol, according to […]

After being found dead in her jail cell bed on Sunday, a 37-year-old Cleveland native identified as Ralkina Jones became the third Black woman to die…

Prime

The Department of Homeland Security has made it their business to keep tabs on Black Lives Matter activists since the uprising in Ferguson, Missouri following the…