by G. Brown No one really had heard of Alicia Machado until Monday night’s President debate. Now, her name and her story are taking some of the steam out of Donald Trump’s candidacy. The former Miss Universe says she was the first winner to hold the title after Trump took over the pageant. And he […]
by G. Brown Somebody either has a really demented sense of humor or a huge pair to post two disgustingly racist fliers around Michigan University. Students woke up Monday to find the racially charged posts at the university’s Ann Arbor campus. Black students called the pamphlets hurtful and just another example of how they are […]
By: Leticia Latrice Black people are so upset with the Politics in America that many say they will not vote. People say there are not any quality options to choose from. Black people are infuriated with all of the hate crimes being committed against African American men and women. Some Black people feel like why […]
by G. Brown In a Presidential race that has been anything but ordinary, the first Presidential debate fell right in line. A full 90 minute slug fest that continued the name calling and insult slinging, but still not as focused on issues and solutions. Who won? That depends o who you ask. Some of the […]
By. Leticia Latrice Even if it was before your time everyone can remember and still groove to hits like “Poison”, and “Do Me”. These are R&B classics by the trio Bell Biv DeVoe also known as BBD. The three members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivens and Ronnie DeVoe, are by products of New Edition. When they […]
By G. Brown A United Nations group says the rash of killings of Black people by police is similar to the way Blacks were lynched during slave days and the 20th century. The group says in its report by the U.N. Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, “Contemporary police killings and the […]
by G. Brown Kathy Miller had no choice but to resign as chair of Donald Trump’s campaign in Mahoning County Ohio after her ridiculous claim that President Obama is to blame for racism for against African Americans. Miller also had the audacity to say Blacks don’t usually show up to vote because of the way […]
by G. Brown In four days time, in two cities separated by hundreds of miles, two different police officers once again fired fatal shots at Black victims. Terence Crutcher was reportedly heading home from night school in Tulsa when his car broke down. On Tuesday, Charlotte police were looking for one suspect when they reportedly […]
by G. Brown As the U.S. Justice Department gets involved in the police shooting death of Terence Crutcher, we can expect to hear a lot of fact and fiction from various sources until investigators put it all together. 40 year old Crutcher was shot and killed by officer Betty Shelby who says Crutcher was acting […]
By: Leticia Latrice National Museum of African American History and Culture dedicated to the African American Experience was created. Fifteen years ago the museum was non-existent. It took a rigorous battle with congress for almost 20 years to get them to approve the museum. Finally President Bush authorized the creation of the museum in 2003. […]
by G. Brown The video is like a rewind of so many police shootings that we’ve watched over and over. Except this time it was Tulsa Oklahoma police who opened fire on 40 year old Terence Crutcher. According to Huffington Post, Crutcher was on his way home from taking classes at a nearby school where […]
By: Leticia Latrice Corrine Bailey Rae is a singer, song writer and guitarist originally from Leeds, West Yorkshire in Great Britain. She began her career in 2006 and has been successful ever since. By 2008 her first album was number one, she won three Grammy awards, three Brit awards and two MOBO Awards. Corrine Bailey […]
by TRN Staff Writers The 68th Annual Emmy Awards delivered a pretty fast paced night that lagged little compared to other award shows (we’re looking at you Oscar), but still blew past some moments we wished had slowed down just a bit so we could enjoy it longer (Courtney B. Vance’s winning speech) or take […]
by G. Brown Donald Trump finally admits the truth about about President Obama’s real birthplace…well, kind of. Trump rose to his current celebrity on the wings of a lie that he started claiming President Obama was not born in America. Known as the birther movement, Trump demanded that the President present birth certificates proving that […]
by TRN Staff Writers “She’s Gotta Have It” & Netflix is Giving It to Her and Everybody Netflix has just ordered a series based on the movie that launched director Spike Lee’s illustrious career. Lee’s 1986 independent film “She’s Gotta Have It” tells the story of Brooklyn, NY artist Nola Darling and her three lovers […]
by G. Brown You might not always like what ESPN sports anchor Stephen A Smith has to say or how he says it, but one thing you can’t say is that Smith doesn’t know the game. As people continue to be in an uproar about the Colin Kaepernick led silent protest of police brutality, Smith […]
by TRN Staff Writers #SaveNelly No Nelly, it’s not ‘Just A Dream”—you really owe Uncle Sam $2, 412, 283 in taxes and he wants his money. The “Hot in Herre” rapper also owes an additional nearly $150K to his home state of Missouri according to Huffington Post. Nelly ( real name Cornell Iral […]
By: Leticia Latrice From 2000-2008 black women could tune in once a week to a funny, realistic, heart felt episodes of “Girlfriends”. The show reminds you of being in a hair salon, at happy hour or a coffee shop full of tea with your girls. The life and intricacies of a black woman is hard […]