Tag Archives: Black

Former Chelsea star William Gallas has hit out at Enzo Fernandez after the current Blues midfielder posted a video of an alleged racist chant on social media following Argentina’s Copa America win.  The video that Fernandez posted to his Instagram Stories showed him and his international teammates signing a derogatory …

When Mr. Mandela addressed the Assembly in October 1994, he received a hero’s welcome. History was unfolding as he took his place on the dais in the white leather chair reserved for Heads of State and Government. Cheers erupted as he approached the podium. A collective standing ovation rose across …

A North Carolina teenager is making aviation history.   Ryan Garner is a 17-year-old pilot. He is also the youngest Black person ever and first African American from Concord to earn his private license out of Goose Creek Airport in North Carolina.   “I actually never wanted to be a …

  A Black man who was invited for a job interview after changing his name on his resumé is suing for discrimination. Dwight Jackson, 27, alleges that Shinola Hotel in downtown Detroit kept overlooking his applications for multiple positions until he changed his name.      In a lawsuit, filed …

American professional boxer, Ryan Garcia has been expelled by the World Boxing Council after he repeatedly used racial slurs against Black people and disparaged Muslims in comments livestreamed on social media.     WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman announced the penalty against Garcia on the social media platform X.     “Exercising …

U.S. President Joe Biden stumbled over his words during an interview describing himself as a black woman during a radio interview, as calls mount for the 81-year-old US leader to drop his re-election bid. Biden stumbled over his words during an interview with Philadelphia’s WURD, seemingly mixing himself up with …

Before President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump take the stage in Atlanta on Thursday, their battle to engage Black voters has reached a fever pitch. Surrogates, officials and organizers from both parties held a flurry of events in Atlanta barbershops, community centers and labor halls this week, using …

Alex Hodgman is poised to become the fourth man to play for both the Wallabies and All Blacks after being named in Joe Schmidt’s new look Test squad. The 30-year-old prop played four Tests for New Zealand in 2020 and qualifies to play for Australia through his father. Hodgman, who …

A 15-year-old girl from Mississippi is being held in an adult detention facility for attempting to murder her mother.   Lexi Jade Brown attacked her mother while she was asleep in what appears to be a crime influenced by occult beliefs.   The incident took place in the early hours …

Hollywood superstar Morgan Freeman has again kicked against Black History Month which he described as a “deeply flawed concept”.    The Oscar winner railed against the annual observance in a new interview with Variety, saying he absolutely detests and doesn’t relate to it.    He said;    “You are going …