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Black nerds unite: Blerd City Con is coming to New York!

The FCC continues its war on internet access for Native Americans

Judge says Detroit schools aren’t required to teach to basic standards, tosses case against Michigan

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

Growing up in an anti-Black family: A message for Black people who consider kids with white partners

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

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

“Jogger Joe” destroying a houseless Black man’s belongings is a natural part of Oakland’s gentrification

Black woman was slated to be on a historic space launch. NASA removed her with no explanation

White supremacist “Unite the Right” rally approved for second anniversary in D.C.

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

What do we need for a new freedom?: A proudly fat, disabled, bisexual enby’s vision for #Juneteenth

Black witnessing is an insistence on Black being: Re-membering those who were lynched

The Obsidian Collection and Google are working to digitize Black legacy newspapers for a modern world

SCOTUS rules voters can be purged from Ohio rolls if they don’t respond to a notice after missing 1 vote

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

The city of Houston is experimenting with land trust to fight gentrification

Distraught father kills himself in a jail cell after being separated from his family at border

It’s no surprise more women are being imprisoned as less men are. We need abolition, not reforms.

Urban planning pioneer Toni Griffin wins award after subverting rules to highlight segregation

Watch: Kofi Siriboe’s new documentary leads a necessary discussion about Black mental health

In South Fulton, Georgia, where Black women hold all top offices, can they set a new model for law enforcement?

Former 911 dispatcher dishes on racist white callers, how ‘BBQ Becky’ is not an anomaly

Black people still can’t swim: Reflections on the McKinney, TX pool incident 3 summers later

California city set to test basic income of $500 a month to fight income inequality

Study: GOP judges give Black people longer sentences, women shorter. What about Black women?

Study: Puerto Rico death toll 4x higher than official number given after Hurricane Maria

Roseanne reboot cancelled, its star dropped from agency after anti-Black tweet

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