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What I learned about embracing my Blackest self from Baltimore’s IDGAF attitude

Why Black gender conversations will always fail unless we center Black children

Throwing off the yoke of respectability politics in single Black mamahood

The anti-Blackness of believing there’s no support for queerness in the hood

Jason Stockley’s acquittal motivates unrest in St. Louis

Colin Kaepernick donates $25,000 to immigrant youth at risk by DACA repeal

Stop expecting Black children to grow up straight & cisgender

The NFL boycott is steeped in misogynoir and I’m not participating

Why “privilege” is counter-productive social justice jargon

The myth of “unintentional” or “implicit” racism

All good things: A word from BYP Managing Editor Jenn M. Jackson on transitioning roles

It’s a matter of time: Resisting the enshrining of white supremacy in our collective memory

Mexico faces strongest earthquake in a century

‘That Black Couple’ podcast delivers thoughtful social commentary and ratchet fun

If Colin Kaepernick is for Black lives, he won’t go back to the NFL

The anti-Black history behind anxiety in our community, and 3 ways to tackle it

Joel Osteen opens megachurch doors to Houston’s displaced after backlash

Yes, I hated Sansa because of her (white) femininity

How much to live?: The Black LGBTQ health care crisis did not start with Trump

I Will Tell If You Don’t: HBCUs, Gender, and Sexual Violence

It’s time for Christians to get angry at white supremacy

What to do if white supremacists hold a rally in your hood

Trump plays “both sides” card and criticizes “alt-left” for Charlottesville protests

Heather Heyer and the white “allies” who have “done more” than us for our own liberation

HBO set to make ‘2 Dope Queens’ podcast a series

‘Detroit’ and 10 other films about race that completely fail by centering the white gaze

Another NFL team passes on Colin Kaepernick for an arguably inferior quarterback

We can’t talk about Black Greek hazing without talking about slavery

“Representation matters,” but not more than everything else

Anthony Scaramucci fired 10 days into new position, before his official start date

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