News
Founder of notorious private military company Blackwater looking to extract minerals from war-torn Afghanistan
According to journalist Antony Loewenstein from TRTWorld, a Turkish international news channel, the... more
Entertainment
Beyoncé buys complete control of Ivy Park from mogul Philip Green following claims of sexual harassment
Parkwood Entertainment, owned by megastar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, issued a statement on Thursday that... more
Word
“Here’s the thing, Black men have to earn this love we expect and demand from Black women, and we also have to understand that love does not mean being eternally mothered by them.”
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John Gray’s teachings highlight the problem with Christian theology and Black men’s relationships with Black women
Black women are not things that Black men can use to grow ourselves up while we use cute phrases like “covering” and “rib” to hide our abusive notions of what Black womanhood’s relationship to Black manhood should be.
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This Thanksgiving, break the habit of thanking white people for things you didn’t ask for
Maybe Southern Hospitality was just another charm written in the spell book of recipe’s my mother brought with her from Alabama. Along with a magical bread... more
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Interview: Kiese Laymon’s ‘Heavy’ reminds us that Blackness can be abundant in a world trying to make us disappear
Kiese puts into words what so many of us have always felt, but never been unable to articulate, or think through, or talk through with the nakedness and honesty it truly requires.
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White feminist Paganism and the colonization of Heaven and Earth
By “DJ Ferguson” If you were to listen to “Immigrant Song” by Led Zeppelin—really listen to the words and let their meaning sink in—it becomes clear after a... more
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How my mother made me a liar and forced me into the closet
She would not rather be told the ugly, painful, uncomfortable truth. She wanted the lies. She wanted the fairy tales and the pretty, painless stories.
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How ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ is cruel to its Black characters
Black characters are forced to watch a white woman haphazardly embody a metaphor for their lived experiences and struggle in the most grating, selfish, and self-aggrandizing way.
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How ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ is cruel to its Black characters
Black characters are forced to watch a white woman haphazardly embody a metaphor for their lived experiences and struggle in the most grating, selfish, and self-aggrandizing way.
Featured
How anti-Blackness fuels my eating disorder
*Content Note: Discussion of eating disorders* By Gloria Oladipo I don’t know when my eating disorder... more
Featured
It’s past time for Black men to becomes traitors to the male privilege that protects us
It is our privilege that allows for us to settle into a new matrix of Black male identity, even if there is no change in our actions.
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‘The Haunting of Hill House’ & the colonial obsession with salvaging a world of suffering for the sake of sanity
Editor’s Note: This essay contains spoilers of season 1 of Haunting of Hill House and discussion of... more
Race
Stacey Abrams & Andrew Gillum officially withdraw from historic races shaped by voter suppression, racism
According to Vox, Stacey Abrams formally ended her campaign to become the country’s first Black... more
Politics
Stacey Abrams & Andrew Gillum officially withdraw from historic races shaped by voter suppression, racism
According to Vox, Stacey Abrams formally ended her campaign to become the country’s first Black... more
Videos
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According to CNN, rapper, music producer, and fashion designer Kanye West donated $150,000 to the family of Jemel Roberson, the security guard who was shot and killed by... more
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In 1987, then 21-month-old Jermaine Mann was kidnapped by his father and manipulated into believing that his mother was dead following a court-ordered visit in Toronto.... more
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Hatice Cengiz, the fiance of slain Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, pointed a finger straight at the Saudi Arabian government in a... more
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Before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook announced it misled brands by overestimating the amount of time people spent viewing videos. On Tuesday, online... more
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A group of activists who stopped traffic ahead of the Dallas Cowboys game to protest police violence on Sunday night were arrested and hit with a misdemeanor... more
Podcasts
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The new podcast 'That Black Couple' is thoughtful, introspective, and slightly ratchet. You will want to add this to your rotation.
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2 Dope Queens, the popular podcast from comedians Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams, is heading to HBO. Robinson shared the news in a tweet that the pair will work... more
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Bronzeville tells he story of a prosperous Black Chicago neighborhood in the 1940s.
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For black women interested in art, the opportunity to speak with like-minded peers can be few and far between. The lack of space for black women in the art world compelled Jovonna Jones and Samantha Scott to create BlacQurl, an online magazine and platform for black women and femme writers, creatives, and critics.
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"2 Dope Queens" is a new podcast that will be running through mid-June and hosted by comedians Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson.
News
Founder of notorious private military company Blackwater looking to extract minerals from war-torn Afghanistan
According to journalist Antony Loewenstein from TRTWorld, a Turkish international news channel, the founder of notorious private military company Blackwater is looking... more
Entertainment
Interview: Kiese Laymon’s ‘Heavy’ reminds us that Blackness can be abundant in a world trying to make us disappear
Kiese puts into words what so many of us have always felt, but never been unable to articulate, or think through, or talk through with the nakedness and honesty it truly requires.
Politics
Founder of notorious private military company Blackwater looking to extract minerals from war-torn Afghanistan
According to journalist Antony Loewenstein from TRTWorld, a Turkish international news channel, the founder of notorious private military company Blackwater is looking... more
Culture
Beyoncé buys complete control of Ivy Park from mogul Philip Green following claims of sexual harassment
Parkwood Entertainment, owned by megastar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, issued a statement on Thursday that it had acquired 100 percent of Ivy Park. In 2014, Knowles-Carter... more
