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Chance the Rapper Mentions Laquan McDonald as He Becomes First Independent Artist on ‘SNL’

Racism and Sexism Led the ‘LA Times’ to Compare Serena Williams to a Horse

We’re Done Being Polite: A Reflection on the Mizzou Protests

Get a First Look at the New Trailer for Spike Lee’s ‘CHI-RAQ’

Watch This Poet Break Down His Afro-Latino Identity

It’s Time to Contextualize President Obama’s Efforts to ‘Ban the Box’

#BlackGirlMagic: The ‘Girls Killing It’ Video from Aina More is Everything

This Short Video Perfectly Illustrates the Meaning of ‘Privilege’

The “Anti-Racist” Michael Brown Art Exhibit is the Epitome of White Privilege

Zoë Kravitz Has Words for Hollywood’s Foolery

#ICYMI: Watch Top Movies Cut Down to Only Their Characters of Color

Amandla is Right. Kylie (and the Kardashians) are Problematic.

What if We Loved Black Women Like We Love Black Male Rapists?

Young, Black and Mentally Ill: ‘No Shame Day’ Reduces Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness

We Are Still Asking: Who Is Burning Black Churches?

Racism in the Dominican Republic Rekindles Calls for Boycott

Watch Bree Newsome’s Short Film ‘Wake’

‘Polyglot’ Web Series Shows Diversity of Young Creatives of Color in Berlin

From Prom to the BET Awards, Kyemah McEntyre Slayed Naturi Naughton’s Gown

Misty Copeland is First Black Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre

Supreme Court Decides Same-Sex Marriage is a Right for All in the United States

President Obama Escorts Trans Woman of Color Out of LGBTQ Event

Racist Flags, President Obama’s N-Word, and White Race Confusion

Why it Matters That Hillary Clinton Said “All Lives Matter” In a Black Church This Week

Don Lemon is Literally Trolling Black Americans

Columbia First US University To Divest from Private Prisons

Afro-Latino Spider-Man Miles Morales to Replace Peter Parker This Fall

The #GoHomeDeray Hashtag Proves Hate For Black Activism Runs Deep

Rapper Mykki Blanco Rejects Stigma, Reveals HIV Positive Status

The Massacre at Emanuel AME Church and Our “White Problem”

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