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Chicago’s black ‘Policy Kings’ who bankrolled stars and projects from their criminal activity
Policy Sam alias Samuel Young is remembered for bringing the illegal numbers game ‘Policy’ to Chicago in 1885 along with his associates Patsy King, a white man and an Asian named “King...
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The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 killing nine white slave owners had this surprise element
Racial violence on the USS Kitty Hawk on October 12, 1972 led to over 50 sailors, nearly all white, getting injured when black sailors reacted to perceived discriminatory acts. Series of events including...
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In a period campaign, model Kenny Ethan Jones tells of pain of menstruating as a trans man
Although the American and English societies have largely come to terms with gays living, forging relationships and working, activist Kenny Ethan Jones says transgender people are not faring nearly as well....
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Nigerian bride with 200 bridesmaids is the talk of town
Of the five Ikeji sisters of Nigeira, Linda Ikeji the popular blogger who has diversified her operation into visual content production might be the easily identifiable. The supposedly highest paid blogger...
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Why did 300 police, FBI and Army kill 3 and injure 28 in the 1968 Orangeburg massacre?
The 1968 Orangeburg massacre is regarded as one of the most violent and least remembered events of the civil rights movement. It claimed the lives of three African-American students and caused injuries...
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‘Hit the N—– Baby’ – the 1880s game allowing players to hurl objects at African-Americans serving as human targets
It’s an act of a bygone era but there was a time “Hit the N—– Baby” was once a regular attraction of carnival goers at fairgrounds in the United States. It was so popular...
