Black Family

Black folks don’t need a nuclear family to be legitimate

Shame and fear prevent Black teens from going to the gynecologist

Comic: Violent heteronormativity is destroying Black families, not Black queerness

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

Oakland’s “BBQing While Black” gathers hundreds to clap-back at #BBQBecky

Son weeps tears of joy when deployed dad surprises him at graduation

Group of Black Patrons Denied Service at Restaurant Because White Customer Felt ‘Threatened’

Brooklyn Family Says Dad Died of Heart Attack After NYPD Raid on Home

Ebony Magazine Dedicates September Issue to Trayvon Martin w/ Four Covers

Trayvon Martin’s Parents Call Juror B29 Comments ‘Devastating’

5-Year Old Demonte Reilley Saves His Mom by Calling 911

Orlando Shaw – Man Who Fathered 22 Kids by 14 Women – In Talks for Reality Show

Trayvon Martin’s Brother Lands Internship w/ Florida Congresswoman

Thessalonika Arzu-Embry Set to Graduate from College at 14-Years Old

Trayvon Martin’s Father Speaks Out on Verdict

Is Willow Smith’s New Song “Summer Fling” Age Appropriate?

Lupe Fiasco to Chicago Grads: “You have graduated from one of the most terrible, substandard school systems in the entire world”

BREAKING: Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act

Interracial Couple Launches Website to Counter Cheerios Ad Backlash

Ohio School Apologizes; Lifts Ban on Afro Puffs and Braids

REPORT: Black Youth Less Likely to Consume Alcohol Than White Peers

Feds Recommend 4 Year Sentence for Jesse Jackson Jr; 18 Months for His Wife, Sandi

18 Year-Old Dionte Maxwell Shot and Killed When Strangers Crashed Family BDay Party

Dwyane Wade Backs ‘This Is Fatherhood’ Campaign

Father of Slain 6-Month Old Jonylah Watkins Pledges to Turn His Life Around

Shay-la Taylor Was in Labor While Oklahoma Tornado Destroyed Hospital

Father and Son to Graduate from Morehouse Together This Sunday

Kindergartner Uses Knowledge of His ABCs to Save Dad’s Life

Suspect in New Orleans Mother’s Day Parade Shooting Arrested; Faces 20 Charges

After 17 Years, Long Lost Sisters Reunited at Track Meet

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