News
Trump’s new criminal justice reform bill has notable bipartisan support
On Wednesday, President Trump expressed support for a bipartisan bill that would minimize prison... more
Entertainment
Super-rich Californians are hiring their own private firefighters, and it’s causing problems
As the California wildfires rage on, it has been revealed that some ultra-rich residents have insurance... more
Word
“It’ll be our gods strapped to the 'Get Out' operating table if we can’t avoid assigning inherent virtue to white femininity, the “divine white feminine” & the empowerment thereof.”
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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 anti-Blackness fuels my eating disorder
*Content Note: Discussion of eating disorders* By Gloria Oladipo I don’t know when my eating disorder began and I don’t know when it will end. An accurate metaphor... more
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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 suicide I don’t remember how my parents died in the nightmare,... more
Featured
‘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
Featured
British trans performance artist takes trauma from burger assault and turns it into a call to action with ‘Burgerz’
Burgerz, their newest and perhaps most devastating performance, is borne of Travis’ trauma-fuelled obsession with burgers, after one was hurled at them in broad daylight on a bustling bridge in London
Featured
Voting isn’t just “harm reduction” for marginalized people who have to face the consequences
By Brittany Lee Frederick At a rally in Anaheim, California in September of this year Barack Obama was... more
Featured
Looking back at Rod Serling’s ‘The Twilight Zone’, and why Jordan Peele’s reboot will be great
The new show is going to do what the old one did, which is hold up a mirror to our society and let us see who we are, warts and all. Only this time, the mirror is going to feature more people of color.
Race
Federal judge rules Georgia has to wait to certify state election, protesters calling to ‘count every vote’ arrested
According to 11alive.com, a Georgia NBC affiliate station, Judge Amy Totenberg of the Northern District... more
Politics
Federal judge rules Georgia has to wait to certify state election, protesters calling to ‘count every vote’ arrested
According to 11alive.com, a Georgia NBC affiliate station, Judge Amy Totenberg of the Northern District... more
Videos
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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
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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
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
Trump’s new criminal justice reform bill has notable bipartisan support
On Wednesday, President Trump expressed support for a bipartisan bill that would minimize prison sentences, ease mandatory minimums, and offer inmates services after... more
Entertainment
Super-rich Californians are hiring their own private firefighters, and it’s causing problems
As the California wildfires rage on, it has been revealed that some ultra-rich residents have insurance policies through AIG which amount to a private firefighting... more
Politics
Trump’s new criminal justice reform bill has notable bipartisan support
On Wednesday, President Trump expressed support for a bipartisan bill that would minimize prison sentences, ease mandatory minimums, and offer inmates services after... more
Culture
Indigenous women sue Canada & its health authorities over forced sterilizations as recent as 2017
Canada has a long history of forced sterilizations on Indigenous women. Current reports confirm the practice continues to this day, and a group of Indigenous women are... more
