In the past year there have been many human trafficking and child molestation charges that have come to light after being hidden for so long. Many of these perpetrators were men and women who were highly respected in their field, such as Larry Nassar, who was an acclaimed sports doctor. John Geddert, who had strong ties to Nassar as they worked in the same field, committed suicide on Thursday just a few hours after being charged for turning his Michigan gym into a human traff

It’s been over a year since the unfortunate passing of one the most legendary basketball players of this generation, Kobe Bryant. Naturally the public is still grieving, and so is his family. Such a high profile death is hard for anyone to deal with, but the circumstances surrounding the death of Kobe, Gianna, and the remaining victims from the crash make dealing with losses that much harder. When dealing with grief, everyone deserves a level of privacy and that was not affor

Anti-Asian violence in America has been on the rise amid the arrival of the coronavirus, early last-year. This harkens back to a time in our country post 9/11, when hate crimes against South Asian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and Middle Eastern citizens were prevalent. Today, the primary targets of bias are East Asians, which most will attribute to former President Donald Trump calling the COVID-19 the “China-Virus”. As of December, 259 anti-Asian incidents in New York were reported

With the connection to nostalgia only growing stronger it’s good to see some of our favorites in the media coming back. The Source magazine has just announced that one of the most popular award shows of it’s time, The Source Awards will be making a comeback in 2022. The Source still stands as one of the most iconic Hip-Hop publications of all time during it’s skyrocket in the 90s. The annual award show held a strong importance to the culture during a time where Hip-Hop wasn’t

Let’s set the scene, it's 2011 and after a hard day of school you ran inside your house, plopped your book bag down, made your snack and placed yourself in front of the TV in anticipation of BET 106 & Park. Since it’s Friday your parents aren’t stressing you too much about getting your homework done so you can truly watch the program in peace, plus Fridays are your favorite because it’s Freestyle Friday. The show is finally on and the back to back returning champ Blind Fury t

During Donald Trump's presidency there were many families who were separated and kept in the internment camps by the border. Children were kept from their families, there was little food and water and barely enough blankets to keep them warm. After all of this, lawyers have found the parents of 105 migrant children in just this past month. There have been lawyers working tirelessly to reunite immigrant parents and children that were separated by the Trump administration. The

Black bodies feel like they’re disposable because of the amount of us that are killed by police and civilians over foolish things. Just yesterday, Joseph D. Bossard was formally charged with gunning down not only one, but three young Black men at a gas station last week. Bossard was charged with 2 counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, and a few other charges like aggravated battery and criminal recklessness in regards to the shooting at a Shell gas station in Fort

Percy L. Julian was a pioneer Black American chemist who discovered the cure for Glaucoma, a disease that causes blindness. For years, scientists could not figure out the cause of the disease or how to treat it. Percy’s research and work led to the chemical synthesis of drugs to treat Glaucoma and arthritis. It is also the foundation for modern-day birth control. Percy taught chemistry at Howard University and also earned a Master’s Degree from Harvard University. He later we

RLJE Will Release in North America; and is set to release on Netflix for the rest of the world. The film stars many notable names, including Oyelowo, Rosario Dawson, and Lonnie Chavis. On Feb.23, 2021, THE WATER MAN, David Oyelowo's family adventure film, was acquired by RLJE film, an AMC Networks business. The movie features an appearance from David Oyelowo who also starred in critically acclaimed Selma. In North America, the movie is anticipated to be released in cinemas an

There’s always been a “rumor” that black people can’t swim. I’m here to tell you, this is not true and day by day we are changing that. According to the CDC, between 1999-2010, the fatal unintentional drowning rate for African Americans was significantly higher than that of whites across all ages. African American children between the ages of 5-19 drown in swimming pools at rates 5.5 times higher than those of whites. Due to the limited access to pools, swim education, and mo