Black Twitter Calls Out DJ Vlad After He Got Into It With A Black Princeton Professor And Seemingly Threatened Her Job Over His Kendrick-Drake Comments

Hip-hop media personality DJ Vlad is feeling the wrath of the internet after getting into an argument with Princeton professor Morgan Jerkins. Social media users came to Jerkins’ (who is the niece of iconic producer, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins) defense after she criticized DJ Vlad for sharing his opinion on the ongoing Drake-Kendrick Lamar beef that […]

Black BYU Student Says He Was Harassed And Threatened While Recordin Social Media Posts On Campus

Sebastian Stewart-Johnson, a senior studying political science at Brigham Young University and the co-founder of the Black Menaces, says he was recording a social media interview on Sept. 19 when a staff member threatened to call 911 if he didn’t stop recording. It isn’t clear if the woman called law enforcement but Stewart-Johnson says he […]

Marjorie Taylor Greene Roasted For Saying She Feels ‘Threatened’ By ‘Aggressive’ Congressman Jamaal Bowman

Multiple people reminded Greene of her instances of aggression and public harassment. Most notably, many posted a 2019 video of Greene, before running for Congress, following and screaming at David Hogg, a teenage survivor of the Parkland school shooting turned gun control advocate, while accusing him of being a paid political operative. “Aggressive Mannerisms” https://t.co/w0csrLuZRT […]

Man Who Nearly Confessed To Brittanee Drexel Murder Says He Almost Did So After Being Threatened And Harassed For 13 Years

Timothy Da’Shaun Taylor, a Black man who nearly confessed to killing a white woman, hoping to protect his family from death threats, is now telling his story publicly after investigators identified the real killer. DaShaun Taylor and his father Timothy Shaun Taylor were falsely accused of raping and murdering 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel in 2009 in […]

NYPD seeks man who threatened bagel shop over Israeli flags

“Police say the suspect was recording on his phone when he told one of the store’s employees to remove Israeli flags hanging at the shop,” according to the news station. “‘Remove those Israeli flags and shut the business down or I’ll burn the building down,’ he allegedly said to the workers. No injuries were reported.” […]

Three Black former Kraft Heinz employees say coworkers threatened to kill them if they didn’t quit

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Attorneys at Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP today filed a $30 million civil action in the Eastern District of California against Kraft Heinz Foods Company on behalf of former employees Alex Horn, Lance Aytman, and Keith Hooker. The action alleges Horn, Aytman, and Hooker were subjected to a […]

Former Georgia Deputy Bragged About Beating Black Man, Threatened To Try Suppressing Black Votes, FBI Investigation Reveals

An investigation by the FBI revealed that a former Georgia deputy threatened to charge Black people with felonies to keep them from voting and bragged about beating a Black man. Cody Richard Griggers, who was a deputy in Wilkinson County, Georgia, shared through text messages in an alleged extremist hate group that he beat a Black […]

Black Women Have Written The Playbook For Saving Our Democracy, And It Continues To Be Threatened From All Sides

If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any cultural, political or personal topic, create an account here and check out our how-to post to learn more. Opinions are the writer’s own and not those of Blavity’s. ____ By Armani Eady ____ The day after Election Day, I firmly believe that Black women across the country took a collective […]

Michael Jackson – Cry (Official Video)

Michael Jackson’s simple, impactful “Cry” short film features people of different ages and ethnic backgrounds holding hands across natural landmarks in California and Nevada, representing the song’s message of unity and harmony. Listen to Michael Jackson: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_listenYD Written and Composed by R. Kelly Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc. and R. Kelly Executive […]

5-year-old Maryland boy detained, handcuffed and threatened by Maryland police

“Oh, my God, I’d beat him so bad,” the officer said in the child’s presence before telling him, “You do not embarrass me like this at school.” The boy’s mother has filed a lawsuit over the January 2020 interaction. Lawyers for the child’s mother, Shanta Grant, said the video shows the officers treating her son […]