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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ through a Black and Indigenous post-colonial lens

Decolonizing empathy: why our pain will never be enough to disarm white supremacy

We are not yours: I’m tired of white women’s racial-sexual terrorism of my BlaQueer body

Papa John’s is the Abigail Fisher of pizza: Maybe we *should* be the reason they lose?

We need to talk about gay men using body types to conform to heteronormative gender roles

What Kevin Spacey’s “apology” says about how whiteness operates in marginalized spaces

Who needs white awards for Black Excellence? No, I’m not “just happy to be nominated”

How you can make your own education when college isn’t an option

White sexuality is a breeding ground for racial violence

We need to stop telling Black children to “sit down and shut up”

To all the Black men who tell the exact same story about white women clutching their purses

In the midst of #metoo stories, we must also ask “What’s next?”

Three ways Black veganism challenges white supremacy (unlike conventional veganism)

In the battle of racism vs. sexism, Black women always lose

How the state uses “police morale” to divert from the violence inherent to policing

Comic: Anti-Black feelings about natural hair don’t just affect Black women

Colin Kaepernick files grievance claim against the NFL

The violent fat antagonism in Michael Blackson’s terrible “joke” about sexual assault claims

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed signs marijuana decriminalization bill

What being Lincoln in a school play taught me about efforts to whitewash Black children in schooling

Jemele Hill suspended by ESPN for telling the truth

Young Thug’s threat to Jerrika Karlae is why so many abuse victims don’t “just leave”

How the FBI’s “Black Identity Extremist” label feeds into our willingness to throw Black radicals under the bus

FBI rolls out renewed COINTELPRO, warning of “Black Identity Extremists”

I live in a sanctuary city, and it’s a safe haven for white liberal anti-Blackness

National Book Awards finalists show that black art matters

LA Sparks join national anthem protests during Finals run

Academia’s role in legitimizing conservative hate speech

The Black church can engage more Black millennials by bringing politics back into the pulpit

Learning to love myself enough to f*ck raw while Black and HIV positive

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