This may be the wildest Black History Month headline ever. According to authorities in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Robert Noye, a black man, kidnapped a white woman over the weekend and forced her to watch “Roots,” Alex Haley‘s 1977 miniseries regarding the history of slavery in America and threatened to kill her and chop off her […]
The story of a missing Iowa man made a tragic turn due to a shocking discovery...
We may have found the biggest Tupac fan in the Midwest. And no, it’s not who you think it is. The Associated Press reports that 66-year-old Jerry Foxhoven, formerly Iowa’s Department of Human Services Director, was let go from his job after sending a Tupac-referencing email to all 4,300 of the agency’s employees. Now, other […]
These cops are off the chain crazy now days. This cop needs to be fired for this. Im getting so tired of seeing cops doing what ever they want to the people that pay their bills. ALSO TRENDING: Cop Disciplined After Yanking Suspects Dreads [Video] Did Rihanna Get A New Tattoo To Honor Her Relationship […]
As Black people, we are expected to consume these personal, violent attacks like we digest cake. We are told that we cannot act if someone decides to be ruthless, violent and trifling. As violence begets violence against us, we are continually told and showed that it is not fine to simply be.
Black Iowa teens received college scholarships for keeping their promise to graduate high school. The scholarship offer and promise to graduate came a decade ago.
An Iowa man is facing hate crime charges after he was arrested on Sunday for fighting with a Black man. Andy Benavidez of Iowa City was wearing a surgical mask when police discovered him fighting the other man, and told police he wore the mask because he was “allergic to Black people,” local outlet KGAN reports. […]
A van carrying Ben Carson's presidential campaign team "hit a patch of ice and flipped on its side," striking another vehicle.
Iowa fourth grader Maddy Douglas recently refused to answer a math problem in her Common Core homework because it broke “girl code.”
Gabby Douglas is currently training for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio with her coach Liang Chow. “Coming back was just very exciting,” Douglas says. “I definitely missed my team sisters.” She has been very busy since her medal-winning performance at the 2012 Olympic games. She executive produced her own Lifetime biopic, authored books, made […]
ELECTION DAY 2012 is HERE!!! It’s NOVEMBER 6th – MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT!! If you’re a registered voter in any state but do not know where to cast your vote, check out the links below. For Maryland State voters, various county links are available as well. MARYLAND STATE: (click here for statewide or select your […]
