By Malique Lewis When two black men entered a Starbucks to wait for a friend to conduct a business meeting, the store’s manager said that they couldn’t wait in the vicinity because they didn’t purchase anything. The manager then proceeded to dial the police, and the two men were arrested, taken to a police station,…
By Daylin Delgado It’s almost an unanimous decision: Black Panther is the epitome of brilliance in every aspect of modern filmmaking. Director Ryan Coogler went above and beyond to create a movie that is breaking several glass ceilings, and is changing the future of Marvel. The all-black main cast—Chadwick Boseman as the titular protagonist, Michael…
By Valeria Bula The first Marvel film to be directed by an African American has brought in the fifth biggest opening weekend of all time. Bringing in an estimated $201.8 million in revenue, “Black Panther” – starring Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan – broke several box office records, including the largest opening for an…
By Dru Barcelo Last Sunday Morning during Memorial Day weekend in the Hollywood Transit Center in Portland, Oregon, two Portland men, 53-year-old Ricky John Best and 23-year-old Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, were fatally stabbed on the light-rail train after they tried to stop a man from shouting anti-Muslim insults at teenager Destinee Hudson and her…