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Comic: More joy, less trauma please

My ancestors didn’t die for the right to vote, and we are allowed to question them anyway

Social media breaks aren’t self-care for Black people who feel isolated offline

Ontario Judge gives light sentence to Black offender citing systemic racism

The first ever WakandaCon offered Black sanctuary in an unexpectedly emotional experience

Florida police chief allegedly ordered false arrests for random Black people to improve stats

How “Christianity is the white man’s religion” feeds the damaging disconnect between the Diaspora and Africa

New Jersey program shows how training teachers of color in science inspires future scientists of color

For Christians, Christmas shouldn’t just be a celebration, but a time to recommit to Black liberation

Brave 10-year-old Ronyde Christina Ponthieux records video plea to save Haitian protected status

T-Boz announces lawsuit against Peoria Police Department for death of her cousin

Michigan Police Director Kriste Kibbey Etue mocks NFL protests on Facebook, will keep job

Black Chicago police officers who took a knee will face reprimand

Juneteenth and our post-emancipation fight for liberation

Solidarity can’t work without understanding that Blackness has a role in every struggle

Four Signs That You Might Subscribe to the Politics of Respectability

How Trump’s concern trolling about Black crime is a trap for well-meaning progressives

Understanding the ‘cultural not remedial’ aspect of Black Vernacular English

Black History in 2016…on the Negro National Anthem, Kaepernick, Violence, and President-Elect Trump

Black Hollywood Wants Black Voters To Go To The Polls Today

Study Shows Young People Of Color Remain Optimistic About Their Future, But It’s Time Black Folks Consider Pessimism

Richard Sherman Changes Tune, Is Fed Up With ‘The State Of Things’ Facing Blacks

A new survey of young people finds growing support for Black Lives Matter and trans rights

It matters that people are afraid to travel in the US due to police violence

Buzzfeed’s ‘Questions Black People Have For Black People’ Video Backfires

Nixon Aide Admits The ‘War On Drugs’ Was Designed To Target Black People

Report: LAPD More Likely To Shoot Blacks and People With Mental Conditions

Why Aren’t the ‘All Lives Matter’ People Outraged About Ethan Couch?

India.Arie pins open letter in response to lack of blacks in Grammys

Black People Can Handle It: Empathy and Educational Inequity

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