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Simone Biles says she’s one of scores of girls molested by Olympic doctor Larry Nassar
On Monday afternoon, one of the greatest Olympic gymnasts of our time broke her silence about the impending trial of Larry Nassar, the ex-team USA gymnastics doctor who is currently standing trial for sexually abusing minors during a period which stretches back to the London games, including girls who were as young as six. In […]
Powerful women in Hollywood come together to release multi-faceted anti-harassment plan
Over 300 of the most powerful women in Hollywood have released a plan called Time’s Up that will hopefully help resolve a longstanding issue in the American workplace. Included in this initiative is a thirteen million dollar legal defense fund set up to help workers in less privileged occupations such as janitors, nurses, and workers […]
But Black women are not cocoons: I’m tired of being expected to mother Black men and applaud when they finally grow up
by Josie Pickens Even before Jay-Z sat down and began chatting with journalist and executive editor of The New York Times, Dean Baquet, I could tell that the rapper—turned business mogul—had come a long way from his origins as a Brooklyn based bad boy rapper who boasted on every record he released about how much […]
Advocate and athlete Colin Kaepernick earns Sports Illustrated’s distinguished Muhammad Ali Legacy Award
If forward-thinking members of the media, racial justice aspirants and community organizers have any say in the matter, 2017 will not conclude without Colin Kaepernick resoundingly receiving his just due. Shortly after GQ named the peaceful protester “Citizen of the Year,” Sports Illustrated (SI) announced that he is the 2017 “Muhammad Ali Legacy Award” recipient. […]
Golden Krust CEO and president Lowell Hawthorne found dead by suicide, with disputed motives
Lowell Hawthorne, the massively financially successful CEO of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill, died by suicide on Saturday. Hawthorne fatally shot himself inside his factory in the Bronx. He was 57. The news saddened people who knew him and knew of him. The Jamaican-born businessman brought his homeland’s flair and flavor, and inspiration derived […]
Actor Bambadjan Bamba reveals undocumented status: ‘We just can’t be scared anymore’
Motivated by Burning Man-in Chief Donald Trump’s looming DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) repeal, the thirty-five-year-old TV and film actor Bambadjan Bamba has revealed his immigration status as an undocumented person who has been working in America using the aid of a work permit he obtained through DACA (which is subject to renewal every […]
Brave 10-year-old Ronyde Christina Ponthieux records video plea to save Haitian protected status
The typical American 10-year-old child is probably not recording diplomatic pleas to the American president. But that child probably also does not have to hope the president will extend temporary protected status (TPS) for people from Haiti, El Salvador and Honduras. Unfortunately, Ronyde Christina Ponthieux’s family story positioned her to express far different concerns than […]
From the Million Woman March to #Metoo: How movements created by and for Black women are appropriated
by Jacquelyn Iyamah In October of 1997, an estimated 750,000 Black women congregated on Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia for the Million Woman March. Spearheaded by Phile Chionsesu and Asia Coney, the march provided a forum for the issues that mainstream women’s rights movements often dismiss—the issues affecting Black women. Concerns about the abuses against […]
Jelani Maraj, brother of Nicki Minaj, convicted of child sexual assault and endangerment
As Americans continue grappling with rampant sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexual abuse of vulnerable populations by people with situational dominance, another reminder to protect children from adult monsters came late last week. A jury convicted 38-year-old Jelani Maraj of endangering the welfare of a child and predatory sexual assault on a child younger than […]
Andrea Jenkins becomes the first openly transgender Black woman elected to office
In a Minneapolis City Council race, Andrea Jenkins became the first openly transgender Black woman elected to public office in the United States. Jenkins hopes that her win is part of a larger rejection of Trumpian, white supremacist politics and she believes that both her and fellow trans politician Danica Roem‘s victory are proof that […]
Brianna Brochu, white student who “poisoned” Black roommate, arrested & suspended from Hartford University
After a month and a half of being admittedly inhospitable and criminally unsanitary, and then a two-week “investigation” into her terrorizing actions, Brianna Brochu was finally arrested and charged with two misdemeanors after “poisoning” her Black roommate. In addition, the West Hartford Police Department says it is also still pursuing charges against Brochu for felony […]
Who needs white awards for Black Excellence? No, I’m not “just happy to be nominated”
By George M Johnson Fuck the Grammys. Fuck the Oscars. Fuck the Emmys. Fuck it all. That’s all you would hear if Black folks were to say how we really feel when year after year we continue to be the best in the room only to be overshadowed by the “breakthrough performance of a lifetime” […]