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Shuri returns to the throne in her own Marvel comic by Nnedi Okorafor

According to Marvel, Shuri, the technological wizard behind much of T’Challa’s weaponry and the... more

by Daniel Johnson

Black youth need more than public health strategies that read sexuality as diseased and immoral

Comic: Revolution means nothing if it doesn’t include Black women and Black queer folks

Poet Simone John talks her book ‘Testify’ and Sandra Bland’s legacy on the anniversary of her death in AAIHS interview

‘Pose’ actress Indya Moore to star in, executive produce Frankenstein retelling ‘Magic Hour’

NYC performer welcomes a world without anti-Blackness in “immersive abolitionist fairy-tale,” ‘Neptune’

The rage felt so good, until it didn’t: The difficulty of cutting off abusive family members

Anti-Blackness serves again?: Serena Williams is drug-tested more than any other top US tennis player

Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions hires Black queer scholar to ensure better representation

As Kennedy’s retirement puts gay marriage on ice, don’t let the issues facing LGBTQIA+ PoC be ignored

New study shows that focus on appearance creates big barriers for Black women in sports

An open letter to my boyfriend after the ghost of my abuser appeared during sex

After 6 missing and killed Black women and girls, Chicago student starts carpool program to protect them

I’m finally decolonizing the queerphobia I learned at home

Comic: Straight people, I am not your Po-Gay-mon

When is it #TimesUp for white women who don’t recognize Black women’s boundaries?

Jeff Sessions says domestic violence is not grounds for asylum in the U.S.

Learning to love my androgynous and masculine Black womanhood

Time explores the history of a Nazi concentration camp symbol that was repurposed for Pride

Black boy gone: Why this former minister left the church behind

I’m not bipolar, I’m just traumatized: What I learned about Black womanhood from my misdiagnosis

Morgan Freeman accused of sexual misconduct and sexual harassment by 8 women

Africa must decolonise the violent patriarchy solidified by white colonialism

UT Austin ‘Restrictive Masculinity’ program under pressure by administration after right-wing criticism

‘Time’s Up’ sets sights on R.Kelly

I don’t want as many “chances” to f*ck up as Kanye

Janelle Monae confirms her queerness ahead of release of ‘Dirty Computer’

Bill Cosby found guilty of 3 counts of aggravated sexual assault in Constand retrial

Black woman violently arrested at Waffle House draws calls for protests

Waffle House, Starbucks, and the unalterable anti-Black, patriarchal violence of newsworthiness

New report details how to support Black women in their political, economic and social roles

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