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Brown University To Rename Building After First Black Graduates

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O ver a century ago Ethel Tremaine Robinson and Inman Edward Page broke racial barriers at Brown University by becoming some of the first Black students to graduate from the institution. Now, the two will be honored by the Ivy League school with a building named after them, the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education reported. To celebrate the legacies of two pioneering black graduates, Brown University will rename its J. Walter Wilson Building in recognition of Inman Edward Page and Ethel Tremaine Robinson. #BrownBAR18 https://t.co/R5PhpiPy10 — Brown University (@BrownUniversity) September 23, 2018 The university will rename the J. Walter Wilson Building—which sits in a central part of campus—to pay homage to Robinson and Page, the news outlet writes. The building, which opened 56 years ago, initially housed life science laboratories. A few years ago, after being renovated, it transformed into a space where students can get a range of different services; spanning from financial aid help to mail services. Both Robinson and Page made their marks in the realm of education respectively. Robinson led literature and English courses at Howard University and guided one of her students to help her launch Alpha Kappa Alpha which is the country’s first Black sorority. Page went on to serve as president at historically Black colleges and universities, including the Lincoln Institute, the Agricultural and Normal University, Roger Williams University, and Western Baptist College. “Inman Page was born into slavery, sought liberty and opportunity and found them at Brown — and he saw the power of education to cultivate the innate ‘genius’ in everyone,” Brown University President Christina Paxson said in a statement, according to the news outlet. “Ethel Robinson broke a color barrier and a glass ceiling when she graduated from Brown in 1905. Together, these two pioneers embodied the faith in learning, knowledge and understanding that has animated Brown for generations.” The building is slated to be officially renamed in 2019. The news surrounding the renaming of the building comes just weeks after it was announced that students and faculty at the University of Mississippi are leading an effort to rename their journalism school after Civil Rights advocate, journalist, and educator Ida B. Wells-Barnett . SEE ALSO: Ole Miss Faculty, Students Fight To Have Journalism School Renamed After Ida B. Wells-Barnett Rutgers Pays Tribute To Former Slaves By Renaming Parts Of Campus [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3832050″ overlay=”true”]

Brown University To Rename Building After First Black Graduates

Rihanna And Colin Kaepernick To Reportedly Team Up For Social Justice Project

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S everal celebrities have shown their solidarity with football player Colin Kaepernick as he fights to spread awareness about social injustice. After songstress Rihanna turned down an offer to perform at the 2019 Superbowl to display her support for Kaepernick, she has decided to take her activism efforts a step further and partner with him on a new project, Metro UK reported. Reports say that Rihanna is in discussions to have Keapernick feature in a new music video addressing social justice reform! Both are such powerful leaders in their own lanes, it only makes sense after turning down the superbowl! https://t.co/7yqXanEOij — EBONY MAGAZINE (@EBONYMag) October 24, 2018 According to the news outlet, the two are going to collaborate on a project that intertwines social justice reform and music. Some believe they will create a music video to convey a powerful message about the injustices that exist within our country. “Colin was overwhelmed when he found out Rihanna turned down the Super Bowl to stand with him in his protest against anti-black violence and injustices,” a source told the news outlet. “They’re both leaders in their lanes and believe they have the power to inspire positive change in a fun and powerful way.” It’s evident that Kaepernick’s brave decision to stay true to what he believes in despite it impacting his career, has exceeded the realm of sports and pushed this important conversation about injustice to the forefront of other areas, including fashion, entertainment and now music. “Racialized oppression and dehumanization is woven into the very fabric of our nation — the effects of which can be seen in the lawful lynching of black and brown people by the police, and the mass incarceration of black and brown lives in the prison industrial complex,” said Kaepernick while accepting an award from Amnesty International earlier this year. “How can you stand for the national anthem of a nation that preaches and propagates, ‘freedom and justice for all,’ that is so unjust to so many of the people living there?” The news about a potential collaboration between Rihanna and Kaepernick comes just weeks after he received the W.E.B. Du Bois medal for his kneeling protests and continued effort to bring awareness to the issues faced by the Black community. SEE ALSO: Harvard University Honors Colin Kaepernick For His Fight Against Social Injustice Colin Kaepernick Earns A Prestigious Global Award, As The NFL Snubs Him [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3832050″ overlay=”true”]

Rihanna And Colin Kaepernick To Reportedly Team Up For Social Justice Project

Random Ridiculousness: Man Robs Subway Restaurant For $100, Comes Back To Steal Sandwich

Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Man Robs Subway, Steals Sandwich A Georgia man might’ve made a clean break after robbing a Subway restaurant but his greed for not just money but food took over. The AJC reports that 34-year-old Zachary P. Miller was arrested for robbery by sudden snatching after he entered a local Subway and ordered a sandwich before hopping over the counter and demanding cash. Miller was able to get $100 and was on his way out—-before he turned around to grab his pilfered pile of meat and bread from the establishment. He was arrested Wednesday morning in Knox County, Tennessee. The AJC adds that he has multiple warrants in Tennessee and Georgia. Miller’s ridiculousness gave Charlamagne enough fuel to make him “Donkey Of The Day.” SIGH, was it really worth it Zack???  

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Big Things Poppin’: Ella Mai Announces THE DEBUT TOUR After Major Success Of Her First Album

Photo Credit: Jonathan Mannion Ella Mai Announces Tour Via Interscope Records: “Rapidly rising R&B starlet Ella Mai announces  The Debut Tour  in support of her self-titled debut album, which dropped on Friday, October 12th to critical acclaim.  The outing is set to launch in the UK in January 2019, and then travel to Paris, Amsterdam and other European cities.  In February, the artist will land stateside and zigzag across the country through the month of March. Executive produced by Mustard for 10 Summers/Interscope Records,  Ella Mai  had a great first week landing at #5 on  Billboard ’s Top 200 chart with over 69K in equivalent album units.  The accomplishment marks the largest first week for a female debut R&B artist in more than four years.  The stunning debut features special guest turns from EGOT-winner John Legend on “Everything,” R&B vocalist H.E.R. on “Gut Feeling,” and R&B bad boy Chris Brown on the upbeat fan favorite, “Whatchamacallit.” It’s been a phenomenal year for the 23-year-old singer-songwriter. Her breakthrough single “Boo’d Up” went quadruple-platinum and recently made history as the longest running #1 by a woman on the  Billboard  R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The follow up “Trip” broke into the Top 20 of the  Billboard  Hot 100 and is certified gold. Both songs are included on the new album. Ella Mai  is out worldwide now. Tickets for  The Debut Tour  go on sale October 26 th . See dates below!”   THE DEBUT TOUR   Jan 8 – Birmingham, UK –  02 Institute2 Jan 9 – Manchester, UK – 02 Ritz Jan 10 – London, UK – 02 Shepherd’s Bush Jan 14 – Paris, FR – YOYO Jan 15 – Amsterdam, NE – Melkweg Max Jan 16 – Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Jan 18 – Berlin, DE- Festsaal Kreuzberg Jan 20 – Hamburg, DE- Grosse Freiheit Jan 21 – Copenhagen, DK – Vega Main Hall Jan 22 – Stockholm, SE – Berns Jan 24 – Oslo, NO – Rockefeller Music Hall Feb 12 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom Feb 14 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo Feb 15 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom Feb 17 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades Feb 19 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater Feb 20 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Feb 22 – Phoenix, AZ – The Marquee Feb 23 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues Feb 25 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre Feb 27 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada Feb 28 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater Mar 2 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall Mar 3 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall Mar 5 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Mar 6 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Mar 7 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda Mar 9 – Boston, MA – Royale Mar 11 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel Mar 13 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts Mar 15 – Silver Spring, M.D. – The Fillmore Silver Spring Mar 16 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Sound Stage Mar 19 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle Mar 20 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live Mar 21 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live Mar 24 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Mar 26 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Mar 27 – Austin, TX – Emo’s Mar 28 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre    

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Big Things Poppin’: Ella Mai Announces THE DEBUT TOUR After Major Success Of Her First Album

Race Matters: Black Senior Citizens Ordered Off Bus Carrying Them To Cast Votes In Georgia Election

AdamKaz/GettyImages Georgia Government Officials Shut Down Bus Transporting Black Seniors To Early Vote This is really something. Government officials in Jefferson County, GA had some 40 Africa-American elders disembark from a bus run by the group Black Voters Matter, which was taking them to cast votes early on Monday. According to AJC reports , the bus was readying to leave a senior center operated by Jefferson County when the center’s director told the group they’d have to get off the bus because a county clark had called voicing concerns. “We knew it was an intimidation tactic,” LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matters said Tuesday. “It was really unnecessary. These are grown people.” Tuesday Jefferson County’s administrator said the county government considered the event at the senior center “political activity,” which isn’t allowed during county-sponsored events — but Black Voters Matter is a nonpartisan group. Apparently the county government considered the event political because Jefferson County Democratic Party Chairwoman Diane Evans helped organize it, County Administrator Adam Brett said in a statement. “Jefferson County administration felt uncomfortable with allowing senior center patrons to leave the facility in a bus with an unknown third party,” Brett said. “No seniors at the Jefferson County senior center were denied their right to vote.” Does that sound like BS to you? Cuz it does to us. Brown says Black Voters Matter received permission in advance to have the event at the senior center. The event was intended to encourage seniors to vote but when some of the seniors asked whether they could ride the bus to an early-voting location, Black Voters Matter agreed to take them. Evans said that during the event, the senior citizens got excited about voting even danced by the bus while “Say It Loud — I’m Black and Proud” by James Brown blasted through the speakers. Things literally went south after someone saw the bus– which is painted with the words “The South is Rising Tour” and called county government offices, which in turn led to the phone call from the county clerk to the senior center. After being asked to leave the bus, the senior citizens agreed to part ways with the ride and vote later. “It was discouraging that they weren’t able to vote,” said Evans, who was on the bus. “When they’re suppressing votes, they’re going to come up with any kind of excuse about what your problem is.” Evans argued that the event wasn’t political and that none of the organizers advocated for any one candidate. She added that her involvement in the event was in her capacity as a private citizen, pastor and community leader, not as the chairwoman of the county’s Democratic Party. Despite this small setback Monday, Brown says she’s confident that all the seniors will have their votes count this election. “The seniors were so resolved. They said: ‘We’re going to vote. Nobody’s going to stop us,’ ” Brown said. “It wasn’t the first time someone has denied them or tried to prevent them from voting.” ThinkProgress first reported the incident Monday . We have to be vigilant and make ever incident like this known to the public. Black votes have been disenfranchised since this country’s beginning. This nation will never be great if all of its citizens are not allowed their rights.

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Melania Trump Calls For Boycott Of T.I. After His Contemptuous Simulated Coitus Session With A First Lady Lookalike

Image via Marcus Ingram/WireImage/SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images Melania Trump’s Office Blasts TI For Parody Video Looks like Melania Trump didn’t appreciate TI’s little parody video from last week all that much… If you’ll recall, shortly after Kanye’s coontastic voyage to the Oval Office and TI reading him for eloquent filth …Tip released his own little ode to the current administration. His came in the form of a 1-minute clip of him getting a Magic City-approved table dance from a fake FLOTUS while Donny was out to Mar A Lago or another redneck rally: Dear 45, I ain’t Kanye. pic.twitter.com/BCS8nkbn1M — T.I. (@Tip) October 13, 2018 Well, unsurprisingly, Miss “most bullied in the world” sicced a rep from her office on the matter. Director of Communications for the FLOTUS Stephanie Grisham put on her cape and swooped in to call for a boycott of T.I. How is this acceptable? #disgusting #boycottT .I. @Tip https://t.co/HvnFahfsVK — Stephanie Grisham (@StephGrisham45) October 13, 2018 Do you think she or anyone who’s in Trump’s corner even has the slightest idea what Tip even has going on out here to boycott in the first place? Either way, she continued her condemnation of the rapper with a statement to CNN: “Like it or not, she is the first lady and this is the White House. It’s disrespectful and disgusting to portray her this way simply because of politics. These kinds of vulgar attacks only further the divisiveness and bias in our country — it needs to stop.” Meanwhile, her hubby continues to hop up on a podium and mock female journalists to their faces, make light of serious sexual assault allegations, make fun of the disabled, and call his former sexual partners out of their name, among other “vulgar attacks.” But we digress… Either way, we saw Kathy Griffin’s career go down after her own little joke with the White House crew…hopefully TI will walk away from this without the whole government jumping down his throat over it. What do you think? Images via WENN/Prince Williams/Wireimage/Marcus Ingram/WireImage/SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

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From Oprah To Chance The Rapper, African-Americans Are Trying To Fight Hunger In Practical Ways

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P eople across the globe were having a collective moment of raising awareness about the hunger crisis on Tuesday, which marked World Food Day. Hunger, inextricably linked to poverty, disproportionally affects African-Americans, motivating many Black folks to find practical ways to fight to end the crisis. RELATED: NYC Public School System Battles Childhood Hunger With Free Lunch To All Students Oprah Winfrey , who has long used her influence and celebrity status to call attention to human rights issues such as hunger, volunteered at the Freestore Foodbank in Cincinnati last month. The mogul partnered with retail company Kroger to attack hunger, WKRC , a CBS and CW affiliate, reported. “Every step to zero hunger in this country, this city, this world is a step in the right direction,” Winfrey said at the time, spotlighting an issue that the United Nations said it hoped to completely eradicate by 2030. The world produces enough food to feed everyone, yet 1 person in 9 suffers from chronic hunger. On Tuesday's World Food Day, learn how you can support #ZeroHunger by 2030: https://t.co/hpcIGprGLG #GlobalGoals pic.twitter.com/EqFvtYFW5o — United Nations (@UN) October 16, 2018 The crisis hits home for many people nationwide, but for African-Americans, it’s been even worse. Black people are more than twice as likely to face hunger, according to Feeding America . That was widely connected to high poverty rates among Blacks — more than twice that of white, non-Hispanic households in 2017. With such a high poverty rate, it is no wonder why African Americans are trying to fight back. Volunteers, farmers, activists and celebrities alike are all using their power to make a difference to combat hunger. For instance, Chance the Rapper has played a role in trying to combat hunger in his native Chicago. The lyricist had teamed up with Lyft to donate $1 million to the city’s schools , and his gift can go a long way in helping provide breakfast and lunch for hungry students. T.I. also recently decided to pay for a year’s worth of school lunches for a teenager in Florida. A high school had reportedly denied food to the teen, Danielle Aiken because she was 15 cents short in August. Perhaps other rappers will also donate money for institutions in their home cities and help students afford school meals. The National School Lunch Program allows for 100,000 schools to serve school lunches to 30 million students each day. The program provides 20 million free lunches, 2 million reduced-price lunches in which students pay $0.40 each and 8 million full price lunches, according to the School Nutrition Association . If more people support families struggling to provide meals for their school-age children and global hunger efforts, then the UN’s goal of ending hunger in just 12 years could come true. SEE ALSO: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Gets Complaint Filed Against Her Because Of Kanye West Photo Lost In The World: Photos Of Kanye West’s Bizarre Trip To Uganda [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3831800″ overlay=”true”]

From Oprah To Chance The Rapper, African-Americans Are Trying To Fight Hunger In Practical Ways

Columbus Short: Kim Kardashian is Controlling Kanye With WITCHCRAFT!

After Kanye West’s bizarre Oval Office visit in which he doubled down on his support for Donald Trump, his former fans are scratching their heads. But a former Scandal actor believes that he can explain Kanye’s strange behavior. Columbus Short accuses Kim Kardashian of using witchcraft to torment and control her husband. Disgraced former Scandal actor Columbus Short took to social media, sharing an image in which Kim smiles for the camera while Kanye stares into the distant. “I post this picture for one reason and one reason only,” Columbus writes. He then writes that his purpose is “to expose witchcraft.” Yes, you read that correctly. No, this is not an early Halloween prank. “This,” Columbus claims. “Is what it looks like.” We guess that about half the students in any early morning math class anyone’s ever taken are also under the thrall of witches, then. “Its [sic] a unaddressed issue but real and present right now,” Columbus continues. He goes on to claim that: “Both men and women all over the WORLD are unknowingly being tormented by witchcraft.” “And this,” he says. “Is what it looks like.” “You can call me crazy,” he very correctly states. “But I suggest you guys do your research.” Obviously, no amount of actual research is going to validate his claims. There are plenty of people whose personal spiritual practices can be described as witchcraft. They come from a number of faiths or may not subscribe to any religion. But they are very much not mind-controlling anyone, least of all Kanye West. Some might say that a little mind-control would do Kanye some good right about now. Easily the best thing about Columbus’ witchcraft theory is the replies. Sure, some of them are people agreeing with him and warning that they fear for his life since he’s “exposing” this “truth.” One person tweeted: “You Already Know What’s going on in The Devil Illuminati Industry,” which is one hell of a sentence. Others are arguing with him … saying that it’s not witchcraft mind-control, but MK Ultra mind-control . Social media is amazing. This is a little like when Flat Earth “Theorists” start espousing their views, only to get arguments from Hollow Earth theorists . To the rest of us, one theory seems about the same as the other. But that’s because two concepts, each equally divorced from reality, seem equally absurd. To those who really believe them, however, it makes all of the difference in the world. It seems that Columbus really, truly believes that Kim has hexxed Kanye. On a more serious note, Columbus referring to “torment” by “witchcraft” brings to mind his arrest warrant from just last month. The warrant was issued in September after he failed to appear in court for a divorce proceeding. His divorce from Tuere Tanee Short began all the way back in 2014, around the time of his arrest for domestic violence . She filed for divorce after he threatened to kill her and himself, and she was granted a temporary restraining order at the time. He has also been accused of other acts of violence, including violence against another woman’s child and threatening to kill Jamie Foxx for some reason. It is unclear if he believes that his life setbacks are the results of sabotage by witchcraft. They are clearly his own fault. Kanye’s behavior has been worrisome to a lot of his fans, and people seem desperate for an explanation. Some think that Kim is just not good for him. Others choose to blame mental illness, as if there aren’t millions of people with mental illness who manage to not be terrible. Now, an accused domestic abuser thinks that Kanye is under a witch’s mind-control. When, we wonder, are people going to stop making excuses that turn Kanye into the victim. Maybe Kanye West is just … bad. And maybe he has been bad all along, and people can no longer find easy excuses to ignore it. View Slideshow: 14 Things Kanye West Actually Said in His Meeting with Donald Trump

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Briana DeJesus: Suffering from Secret Terminal Illness?!

Briana DeJesus … well, sometimes all you can say is “bless her heart,” you know? She's just been through so much, and she's just so intense. Nobody even has time to document all of her crazy feuds and dramatic moments and actual real life issues. But right now, she has a brand new, extra serious issue going on. As she explained, she's “dying.” 1. Bad Times We’re talking about Briana right now, but it’s also worth mentioning that the Teen Mom cast as a whole has had its share of illnesses, right? 2. So Heartbreaking Leah Messer’s family definitely comes to mind when thinking about this topic — one of her twins, Ali, has an extremely rare form of muscular dystrophy. 3. Poor Maci! Maci Bookout deals with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and she’s been open about how extremely painful it is when her cysts rupture. 4. Just Temporary! This one was just temporary, but Catelynn Lowell developed gestational diabetes while she was pregnant with her second child, a condition that if left unmanaged can cause serious complications. 5. Oh, Jenelle … And who could forget that time that Jenelle could see molecules and went to see all kinds of doctors because no one could figure out what was wrong with her? Most people thought she was trying to score pills, but apparently she was having an adverse reaction to a new birth control pill. 6. Too, Too Much Several cast members have also dealt with mental illness including depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, addiction … just so much mental illness. View Slideshow

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Horseface vs. Tiny: Donald Trump & Stormy Daniels Go Nuclear on Twitter

No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, you probably don’t need us to tell you that Donald Trump is not the sort of president we’re accustomed to seeing in this country. While previous leaders of the free world seemed primarily focused on leading the free world (booooring!) Trump has set his sights on continually raising the bar in terms of batsh-t insanity and further debasing America on the global stage. And today, the Donald struck a major blow against both human decency and dignity of his office when he celebrated his legal victory over his former mistress Stormy Daniels . On Monday, a judge threw out Daniels’ million dollar defamation lawsuit against Trump, and naturally, he felt the need to take a victory lap on Twitter. Trump began by quoting a Fox News headline: “Federal Judge throws out Stormy Danials [sic] lawsuit versus Trump. Trump is entitled to full legal fees,’” he tweeted. From there, Trump tossed in his own two cents, and man, did things get bonkers in a hurry: “Great, now I can go after Horseface and her 3rd rate lawyer in the Great State of Texas,” Trump wrote. “She will confirm the letter she signed! She knows nothing about me, a total con!” Yes, the President of the United States is now referring to his former mistress as Horseface. Never one to shy away from Donnie’s trash talk, Daniels immediately went on the offensive. And we’re pretty sure her name should now be listed alongside Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth, because she just killed a president: “Ladies and Gentlemen,  may I present your president,” Stormy tweeted. “In addition to his…umm…shortcomings, he has demonstrated his incompetence, hatred of women and lack of self-control on Twitter AGAIN! And perhaps a penchant for bestiality. Game on, Tiny.” Daniels has talked about Trump’s penis before in the sort of graphic detail that will haunt our dreams for the rest of our days, but flat-out calling the dude “Tiny” in a public forum is an undeniable death blow. Stormy went on to attack Trump on a subject that’s even more sensitive than his penis size. We’re talking, of course, about his grammar: “I see someone finally made it to chapter 3,” Daniels tweeted, referring to her recent memoir. “Also, can someone please teach Tiny about correct punctuation? We already knew you’re a con, though.  #triggeredhim #slowreader #commasarehard” Yes, it seems Trump decided to celebrate his self-proclaimed victory over Daniels a bit prematurely. Based on this latest exchange, it seems the adult film star and her attack dog lawyer won’t be going away anytime soon. View Slideshow: Stormy Daniels Spanked Donald Trump… and 14 Other Revelations from Her 60 Minutes Interview

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