News
R. Kelly may soon be facing a new trial for sexually assaulting another 14-year-old girl
According to the New Yorker Magazine, an old videotape showing R.Kelly sexually assaulting an underage... more
Entertainment
Jussie Smollett attack under new scrutiny after CPD won’t substantiate unnamed sources “staged” claim
According to the Daily Beast, the Chicago Police Department is calling reports that Jussie Smollett, a... more
Word
“Too many believe these colonial romanticized whitewashings of rape and the exploitation of my ancestors’ bodies and insist that we should be proud of it.”
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Carceral “love”, consent, and Black womxn’s bodies: From ‘OITNB’ to ‘Siempre Bruja’
For Carmen and Daya, all throughout their stories, their sexualities and bodies are both their bargaining chip and their damnation.
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The presumption of attractiveness will always perpetuate violence
I hate the word privilege. Or maybe I just hate how it’s used. Niggas like to talk about privilege as if it gives a person the abilities of Domino from Deadpool 2.... more
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How hip-hop helped reimagine Black presence in horror
Hip-hop not only stands to remain a heavy part of the horrorscape, but also integrate itself in such a way that the genre becomes more colorful overall.
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Moving to South Africa meant my race was different, but not the realities of racism
By Kim M Reynolds “So, you’re coloured?” I get asked this question on fairly regular basis in Cape Town, and it’s no longer a jarring... more
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During Kamala Harris’ Presidential run, we have to be vigilant about critiques laced with misogynoir
There’s little reason to think Harris won’t be posed with personal questions that will be laced with misogynoir if see becomes the nominee.
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A meditation on intergenerational trauma and how we raise Black children
Hardening children is a method to embolden the survivability of children, but at the cost, often, of their humanity.
Featured
A meditation on intergenerational trauma and how we raise Black children
Hardening children is a method to embolden the survivability of children, but at the cost, often, of their humanity.
Featured
Colleges sanitizing remnants of white supremacy on their campuses isn’t progress
By Gloria Oladipo My school, Cornell University, has tried very hard to help me forget that it once... more
Featured
How Ariana Grande uses “Black Cool” in her incremental appropriation game
To many, Ariana does not appear to appropriate Black sound and aesthetics because she has utilized an incremental strategy as opposed to introductory or overnight turnaround into Blackness.
Featured
How tourists make cultures like Salvador’s into “exotic” commodities for their consumption
In the old tale of tourism, when the needs of a city's residents are leveraged against the wants of its visitors, it's the residents who lose.
Race
Family speaks out after 6 California cops murder 20 year old Willie McCoy in Taco Bell parking lot
After six California police officers murdered 20 year old Willie McCoy, a Black local rapper, on... more
Politics
House passes resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Yemen along with questionable amendments
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives issued a resolution that would remove U.S. troops on the... 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
R. Kelly may soon be facing a new trial for sexually assaulting another 14-year-old girl
According to the New Yorker Magazine, an old videotape showing R.Kelly sexually assaulting an underage girl may soon land him in legal... more
Entertainment
Carceral “love”, consent, and Black womxn’s bodies: From ‘OITNB’ to ‘Siempre Bruja’
For Carmen and Daya, all throughout their stories, their sexualities and bodies are both their bargaining chip and their damnation.
Politics
House passes resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Yemen along with questionable amendments
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives issued a resolution that would remove U.S. troops on the ground in Yemen (although the president has indicated he would... more
Culture
Wear Your Voice campaign aims to correct how the body positivity movement fails women of color
Wear Your Voice, an intersectional feminist magazine which centers the voices of Black and Brown queer women, femmes, trans, and non-binary people, has just launched a... more
