Ava DuVernay joins many others in a boycott of the Super Bowl today; the move is being made in support of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. In a Sunday morning tweet: “I will not be a spectator, viewer or supporter of the #SuperBowl today in protest of the @NFL’s racist treatment of @Kaepernick7 and its… Read more »
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has officially responded to Tiffany Haddish’s recent vow to continue wearing fur until “police stop killing black people.” Haddish took to Instagram to thank a fan who unexpectedly gave her the raccoon fur recently, after Tiffany told her she liked it. Haddish later took to Instagram and… Read more »
(KRNB) – Ranked by Forbes magazine as the richest African American, 61-year old equity firm founder Robert F. Smith – is worth a cool $4.4-billion, according to Forbes March 2018 edition on which he graces the cover page. But, just recently Smith added another 3-billion to his wealth chest in a deal with Adobe Systems…. Read more »
(KRNB) – Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker is out with a new book of poems ‘Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart.’ It’s a collection of poems that address issues like police brutality, race and immigration in the age of the Trump administration. She appeared on MSNBC’s The Beat With Ari Melber to talk about her book. In part she says collection… Read more »
