News
Saudi journalist’s disappearance renews attention on U.S.-backed Saudi war on Yemen
It has been two weeks since the disappearance and possible murder of Washington Post contributor and... more
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
“Let's keep having open and honest conversations about medical racism, and how it has deadly effect on Black women, who experience the highest risk of our pain being ignored.”
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Doctors refused to diagnose my chronic illness because this world ignores Black women’s pain
Racism, braided with a strong layer of misogynoir, is why in a time of great medical advancements, we are being left behind at alarming rates.
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“It doesn’t have to make sense to other people”: An interview with African Diaspora Childfree Sociologist, Dr. Kimya N. Dennis
It's important to recognize and acknowledge that reproductive freedom and reproductive health are things that many Black folks are fighting for, and that we are owed the right to decide not to reproduce.
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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
Featured
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... more
Featured
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.
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.
Race
Florida’s Amendment 4 would restore the voting rights of 1.7 million formerly incarcerated people
The upcoming November midterm elections poses a unique opportunity for Florida’s 13 million... more
Politics
Florida’s Amendment 4 would restore the voting rights of 1.7 million formerly incarcerated people
The upcoming November midterm elections poses a unique opportunity for Florida’s 13 million... 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
Saudi journalist’s disappearance renews attention on U.S.-backed Saudi war on Yemen
It has been two weeks since the disappearance and possible murder of Washington Post contributor and Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Turkey.... more
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
Saudi journalist’s disappearance renews attention on U.S.-backed Saudi war on Yemen
It has been two weeks since the disappearance and possible murder of Washington Post contributor and Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Turkey.... more
Culture
Saudi journalist’s disappearance renews attention on U.S.-backed Saudi war on Yemen
It has been two weeks since the disappearance and possible murder of Washington Post contributor and Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Turkey.... more
