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On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, The World Health Organization (WHO) made a statement declaring the Ebola outbreak in Guinea over. WHO declared that the human-to-human transmission has ended in the country because there were 42 consecutive days with zero cases since the last person with the Ebola virus disease (EVD) was confirmed. Guinea is now […]

The three sons of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, along with “about 150” militiamen, have seized control of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters to protest the forthcoming imprisonment of two Oregon ranchers accused of arson, on the basis that the federal government has no authority in local crimes.

One of the Hollywood’s hottest up-and-coming directors has been given the lead on Marvel’s much anticipated Black Panther film.

There is something particularly disturbing about racism in children. A recent video of two little White girls receiving Black baby dolls for Christmas shows how disturbing it can be to watch in action.

I’d left the hospital a few days before 2015 New Year’s following an overdose. If you’ve ever been hospitalized, you know that leaving doesn’t make you magically well or even wholly interested in living. I wasn’t.

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby will be facing criminal charges in connection with accusation that he drugged and sexually abused a woman at his home in January 2004, Montgomery County prosecutors announced in a press conference on Wednesday morning.

2015 was a year of anger and frustration on the political front. It was a year when more innocent Black lives were lost due to police violence. It was also a year where a blatant disrespect for blackness was manifested through the repeated instances of cultural appropriation in the media i.e. Rachel Dolezal and Kylie […]

After five months of asking questions about the circumstances surrounding the death of Sandra Bland, a jury decided it will not help provide answers.

We all know that the writing and entertainment industries rarely uplift and empower Black queer voices. To help challenge that fact, we have compiled a list if writers you need on your shelf this holiday season.

Everyone is freaking out after Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner of the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday evening. This is probably the first time that ever happened. This year was also the first time a contestant wore dreadlocks in the Miss World competition. Suffice it to say, it was an exciting weekend in the pageant world.

Islamophobia shut down schools in Central Virginia after a teacher incorporated Arabic calligraphy into her lesson plan.

In a new London theatre production of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger is going to be played by a black woman, and J.K. Rowling couldn’t be any happier.