News
After viral video of NYPD snatching baby from her arms as she waited for a child care voucher, Jazmine Headley has charges dropped
According to Vox, an arrest stemming from a December 7th visit to a Brooklyn Human Resources Center has... more
Entertainment
Actress Amber Brenner is suing director/producer Salim Akil for breach of contract & domestic violence
Director/producer and husband of Mara Brock Akil, Salim Akil, is being accused by actress Amber Brenner... more
Word
“When people say “professional,” they really mean whatever norms that white supremacy has decided have value in the workplace.”
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Your perfect work record won’t protect you if you’re Black and don’t stay in your place
By Nefertari Sloan I was fired from my job as senior health & sexuality educator, the only job I’ve ever fallen in love with less than a month ago. I am a damn... more
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Marc Lamont Hill was fired for telling the truth about the Palestinian resistance
In so many ways, what Israel is doing to the Palestinian people looks a lot like what the United States has done and continues to do to its Black and Indigenous population.
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The bar for white “allies” is absurdly low and I’m tired of watching them be praised for reaching it
Black people are expected to do the work, caring about everyone else before ourselves, and even when we do, rarely are we commended for it. In fact, we are mostly vilified for saying the things that white "allies" say.
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The Christianity I was taught didn’t align with my values. ‘The Color Purple’ helped me reimagine religion
By Gloria Oladipo Being around family for the various holidays this year has reminded me a lot of religion, specifically Christianity, which has been in my life since... more
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It’s past time to quell the remnants of queerphobia begat by colonialism in Africa
With aggressive homophobia so deeply embedded into our culture, I saw queerness and African-ness as a zero sum game, and through the hostility of The Closet and in my desperation to stand in my truth, I was resigned to acquiesce to being only the former, only being queer.
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What Black Brits want African Americans to know about race and racism in the U.K.
By Habiba Katsha Race and racism aren’t topics that are spoken about openly enough in the U.K., and when they are mentioned it’s usually just to compare it to racism... more
Featured
What Black Brits want African Americans to know about race and racism in the U.K.
By Habiba Katsha Race and racism aren’t topics that are spoken about openly enough in the U.K., and... more
Featured
How do I admit I’m lonely when this world only values the ones who get ‘chosen’?
A lot of us need a social intervention to re-evaluate what we think romance is and what dating and relationships should look like. A lot of us need to interrogate the behaviors, expectations, and permissions that have become normalized, especially those which are gendered, and even racialized.
Featured
I need white women to leave me, my body, and my vote alone from now on
Every election, white women grant themselves access to my body, to my time, and to my vote in the name of progressivism.
Featured
The challenges of raising a Black & Native child when they’re seen as mutually exclusive stereotypes
I enjoy the fall season. All year long, I look forward to the cooler weather, the back-to-school hustle,... more
Race
A Black woman-led Philly non-profit hopes to revolutionize how we teach sex ed to girls
Founded in 2012, the Daughters of the Diaspora (DoD) is a national nonprofit working to teach young... more
Politics
Google CEO finally grilled by Congress over data & censorship, but conservatives try to make it all about them
According to CNBC, this week Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced three and a half hours of questions from... more
Videos
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According to the Miami Herald, a 50-year-old man from Philadelphia who lives in the Florida Keys found himself on the fast track to a deportation to Jamaica, despite... more
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According to USA Today, an independent autopsy commissioned by the Bradford family shows that Emantic Bradford Jr. was shot from behind three times by police during the... more
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Border Patrol fires tear gas, chases asylum seekers and closes the border to keep them out of the US
According to Buzzfeed News, late Sunday evening, Border Patrol agents temporarily closed the San Ysidro Port of Entry, one of the most used border crossings in the... more
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The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFK) Foundation, led by Kerry Kennedy, started a month-long mission to bail out hundreds of women and juveniles at Rikers Island.... more
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According to the Washington Post, police in Hoover, Alabama originally indicated Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. was the shooter in a mall after they killed the... 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
After viral video of NYPD snatching baby from her arms as she waited for a child care voucher, Jazmine Headley has charges dropped
According to Vox, an arrest stemming from a December 7th visit to a Brooklyn Human Resources Center has created a firestorm after a video showing the NYPD forcefully... more
Entertainment
Actress Amber Brenner is suing director/producer Salim Akil for breach of contract & domestic violence
Director/producer and husband of Mara Brock Akil, Salim Akil, is being accused by actress Amber Brenner of domestic violence and a breach of contract, according to a... more
Politics
After viral video of NYPD snatching baby from her arms as she waited for a child care voucher, Jazmine Headley has charges dropped
According to Vox, an arrest stemming from a December 7th visit to a Brooklyn Human Resources Center has created a firestorm after a video showing the NYPD forcefully... more
Culture
After viral video of NYPD snatching baby from her arms as she waited for a child care voucher, Jazmine Headley has charges dropped
According to Vox, an arrest stemming from a December 7th visit to a Brooklyn Human Resources Center has created a firestorm after a video showing the NYPD forcefully... more
