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    Legendary actor, choreographer and overall entertainer Geoffrey Holder has died.  The 84-year-old star passed away due to complications from pneumonia Sunday. 

  The following piece is from the Philly. It was written by Elizabeth Wellington. By: Elizabeth Wellington Something about the models walking the DKNY catwalk last month in coifs that Lucky magazine called “slicked-down tendrils” – known in my hood as baby hair – tweaked my Queens-reared soul.

  The following post is from the Chicago Reporter. It was written by Katherine Mirani. By: Katherine Mirani Some of Charlene Carruthers’ strongest memories from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago are of visiting the public aid office with her mother. Caseworkers spoke condescendingly from a desk so high it was difficult to […]

  The following is from Huffington Post. It was written by BYP100’s National Coordinator Charlene Carruthers. By: Charlene Carruthers The targeting of Black people in Chicago for minor marijuana possession is not making our city a safer place.

  This poem was originally featured on For Harriet. It was written by Candice Bledsoe in memory of slain black youth Sophia Brown. To read Brown’s story, click here. 

  A jury has found Michael Dunn guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of a slain Florida teen. The 47-year-old shot and killed Jordan Davis outside of a convenience store in November 2012. The two had an argument over loud music that was coming from Davis’ car. 

Hip-Hop is a world where your word is your bond. Anything you say is purported to be factual and “keep it real” becomes more than a slogan, it is law! After a recent conversation I had with my brother about the recent happenings in each others lives and the topic of authenticity came up. How […]

  The following article is from Brookings. It was written by Jonathan Rothwell. By: Jonathan Rothwell The social mobility of black Americans has suffered collateral damage from the “War on Drugs.” Being convicted of a crime has devastating effects on the employment prospects and incomes of ex-felons and their children, as my Brookings colleagues and other scholars have found.

  The following post is from Medium. It was written by Talib Kweli Greene. By: Talib Kweli Greene Yasiin Bey and I make beautiful music together. We are yin and yang, our styles complement each other very nicely. While it’s always a treat for us to perform together as Black Star, the style and pace of […]

  South Carolina native Ernest Satterwhite, 68, was a former mechanic who had a habit of ignoring police officers who attempting to pull him over. The great-grandfather is now dead after a slow-speed chase which led to his driveway got him killed by a 25-year-old police officer. 

      A series of ads advertising a new Fox television show have been removed from the L.A. transportation system. Riders became offended after seeing the ads for “Red Band Society” that depicted actress Octavia Spencer as a “scary b**ch.” 

    By: Terrence Chappell I’m much more aware of my identity as a black man versus my identity as a gay man. I don’t think of them as competing identities, but in the context of perception and the world they are binary. Even as a young boy, I remember my mom telling me “Sometimes you will […]