News
Malaysia to abolish the death penalty, drawing praise from the human rights groups
The move comes on the heels of a political upheaval in Malaysia as the Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad won a surprising upset election bid, during which he promised that his administration would uphold human rights in Malaysia.
Entertainment
Could the UFC have prevented huge brawl after McGregor’s defeat by addressing his racism?
This past Saturday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hosted one of the most anticipated main... more
Word
“In a way, my entire life has been one beating after another meant to rid the free boy in me. My queerness is an active struggle to salvage him. And sometimes I fail.”
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Queer sex freed me from the shame and discomfort of compulsory heteronormative sex
I fucked how I had learned—selflessly, dramatically, and unassuming. I never asked for oral sex, or intimacy, or reciprocated vulnerability, but I gave them freely.
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Queer isn’t who you are, it’s how you reclaim freedom. And even the gayest of us sometimes fail at it
Content Note: This essay contains details about childhood sexual assault My parents didn’t hit me growing up. I know they hit my older siblings, but something had... more
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I have a chronic illness, and I’m doing dope stuff at my own pace
by Jamila Mitchell “God, I finally vacuumed.” If you ever experienced an almost orgasmic sigh of relief after doing something seemingly small but necessary, then you... more
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To deal with intergenerational Black trauma, we must care for our elders
By Amber Butts As children, we are told to stay out of grown folk business. As adults and elders, we then continue that wheel and narrative, which doesn’t give space... more
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The violence of Black fratenities is a Black masculinity problem
We are going to have to take a long, hard, difficult look at what being considered or socialized to be an American man is and what it has done to us as men, as well as to the larger Black community.
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I am a childfree Black woman and I owe my womb to no one
Black conception, Black pregnancy, Black childbirth, and Black children somehow never seem to be about the Black birthers who carry them to term, or die trying.
Featured
I am a childfree Black woman and I owe my womb to no one
Black conception, Black pregnancy, Black childbirth, and Black children somehow never seem to be about the Black birthers who carry them to term, or die trying.
Featured
I feel guilty for dreaming of motherhood when the world is so dangerous for Black children
Truth be told, children need more than I am capable of giving. And Black children need and deserve more than this world will ever allow them to have.
Featured
Conviction of Brazilian political prisoner echoes injustice in the U.S.
by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia Rafael Braga Vieira was sentenced to five years in prison... more
Featured
Men’s lack of respect for women’s sexual boundaries is informed by our lack of care for their sexual pleasure
Much of my life, when I really sit and think of it, I was totally oblivious to the needs and desires of my sexual partners.
Race
Brian Kemp is using his current job to repress Black votes in fight against Abrams for GA governor
As the November midterm election nears, Georgia’s current Secretary of State and the GOP... more
Politics
Brian Kemp is using his current job to repress Black votes in fight against Abrams for GA governor
As the November midterm election nears, Georgia’s current Secretary of State and the GOP... more
Videos
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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
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After assault on Black patrons by Asian workers at Flatbush nail salon, protesters call for boycotts
21-year-old Christina Thomas and her 58-year-old grandmother say that they were assaulted with broomsticks and had acetone thrown on them by employees of the Asian owned... more
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Minding the Gap, a documentary by Bing Liu, follows what happens to Liu and his two friends Zack and Keire as they grow up in the rust belt town of Rockford, Illinois.... more
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According to reports from Think Progress, water, food, baby supplies, Tylenol, and other items were found abandoned in ten trailers packed full of donations for Puerto... more
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According to reports from the Boston Globe, incumbent Boston area Congressional Representative Michael Capuano and challenger City Councilor Ayanna Pressley took part... 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
Malaysia to abolish the death penalty, drawing praise from the human rights groups
The move comes on the heels of a political upheaval in Malaysia as the Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad won a surprising upset election bid, during which he promised that his administration would uphold human rights in Malaysia.
Entertainment
Could the UFC have prevented huge brawl after McGregor’s defeat by addressing his racism?
This past Saturday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hosted one of the most anticipated main fights, UFC 229, in the company’s history. It was a fight... more
Politics
Malaysia to abolish the death penalty, drawing praise from the human rights groups
The move comes on the heels of a political upheaval in Malaysia as the Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad won a surprising upset election bid, during which he promised that his administration would uphold human rights in Malaysia.
Culture
Brian Kemp is using his current job to repress Black votes in fight against Abrams for GA governor
As the November midterm election nears, Georgia’s current Secretary of State and the GOP gubernatorial candidate, Brian Kemp, is holding around 53,000 voter... more
