The Tragic Story of Destiny Harrison

What's the biggest threat to the black community? Most would think racism or white supremacy but there's a far greater threat than those two combined. That threat is self-hatred. This threat is spread like a virus infecting the masses as it's propagated through music, movies, TV shows and planted into the hearts and minds of black folks until finally its physically manifested resulting in some form of negative actions towards self and/or black brothers and sisters that look like you. 

What makes self-hatred so insidious is that a lot of black folks are walking around infected with this nasty bug and have no clue, but let me assure you if you refuse to patronize a business simply because it's black-owned, you have it. If your first inclination when you see a successful black person is to turn up your nose, you have it. If you always feel the need to haggle black business owners (but wouldn't do the same to non-blacks) you better believe you have it! Things can even take a turn for the worse if it's allowed to go unchecked, that same self-hatred will also play a part in you doing the unthinkable to another black brother or sister as was the case in the story of 21 year old Destiny Harrison. Check out the video below:

Gun Tottin' Granny Threatens Black Couple's Picnic

A white woman was so threatened by a black couple who were peacefully trying to have a picnic on Memorial Day she clutched her pistol while telling them they can't be in the park. The only good thing about this story is it doesn't end like many others where innocent black people are murdered in broad daylight while their white killer claims they "feared for their life" and only get a slap on the wrist. Instead this couple were able to leave without physical harm. Check out the story below:

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Infamous Robocall Defends White Murderous Vigilante

Left: host of The Road to Power Podcast  Right: Hanna Payne

When 21 year-old Hannah Payne allegedly witnessed 62 year-old Kenneth Herring flee from a minor hit & run accident she knew she had to do something so she followed him for a mile or so. She didn't jot down his license plate number -- oh no, she had something else in mind. Eventually she followed him to a place where she could box his vehicle in so he couldn't get away and at some point she phoned the authorities like any good citizen would do.

Lil Nas X's Song Exposes Country's Hidden Racism

When Lil Nas X put a country song over a trap beat to make "Old Town Road" he probably thought he was just cooking up something new. He probably didn't think the same song would be a viral hit landing spots on several charts one of which being Billboard's Hot Country Songs. What may have really come as a surprise though, is how quickly Billboard dropped him from the country chart for not being -- you ready for this? -- country enough. A lot of people have been questioning the real motive behind Billboard's decision and of course they mention it had nothing to do with race. In fact the organization claimed: 

"Billboard’s decision to take the song off of the country chart had absolutely nothing to do with the race of the artist." 

Sure Billboard, sure. Check out the video below: