Presenting the award for best hip-hop video at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday night, comedian Rebel Wilson walked onto the stage wearing a police costume. But she surprised everyone when she referenced people having a “problem” with police, then joked that she’s outraged by the “stripper police.”

Wilson ripped off her police costume to reveal a shirt that stated, “F*** Tha Stripper Police.”…

Dr Claud Anderson is one of the most respected black scholars on the country when it comes to building wealth and strengthening the African American community. In this video, he gives you information about the slave trade and how this impacted the wealth building trajectory of the United States. Take a listen and learn a few things, it’s…

By Dana C. Ayres

Often, when rappers speak out on issues, people have a tendency to expect the worst from what they have to say.  Sometimes, the words may not come out the way we think they should and that’s based on preconceived notions of what many mainstream Americans may believe about the music and the…

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Singer tells The Daily Beast that Obama ‘doesn’t look overly African black’, and offers equal ire at Republican presidential candidates…

The flyer that has been distributed in the Detroit suburb of Southfield. Photograph: Ryan Felton

A racist political flyer has begun circulating in a Detroit suburb, calling on voters to “get the blacks” out of office this November.

The flyer, distributed by an anonymous and still unknown source this weekend, included photographs of white politicians vying for several…

NBA superstar Derrick Rose, 26, is facing allegations that he participated in the gang rape of an ex-girlfriend after she was drugged, according to a new lawsuit.…

Political activist, rap pioneer and poet Gil Scott-Heron shaped the sound of today – from Talib Kweli and Kanye West to Kendrick Lamar. His friends and famous fans on why he still matters…

Stingray phone trackers are so controversial that some state legislatures have passed laws restricting their use – which is why police want to keep it secret…