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According to a police report, former NFL player Darren Sharper told several witnesses that he and an acquaintance had non-consensual sex with two women in New Orleans last fall. Sharper is currently in jail in Los Angeles, where he is also facing charges. 

The following post originally appeared on ChicagoNow.com, a compilation of bloggers based in Chicago. It was written by Sylvia Snowden a Chicago-based journalist, associate producer of The Black Social Network  play,  and the President of Always Onyx. Follow Sylvia on Twitter @TrulySylvia. But I thought He Wanted to Try By: Sylvia Snowden I recently had an opportunity to read an article […]

Does racism make one obese? Researchers at Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Centre think so.

According to Federal prosecutors, deputies of a North Carolina sheriff accused of illegally targeting Latino drivers shared links to a racist video game where players shoot people entering the country illegally, including children and pregnant women. 

httpv://youtu.be/xNDXLMA5Tnk “Dear Marissa” is my apology to Marissa Alexander, a black woman who was sentenced in Florida to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot at her abusive husband. Her retrial starts in July, and incredibly, she is now facing 60 years in prison. Prosecutor Angela Corey announced she is seeking the maximum […]

I had no plans to see 12 Years a Slave; I had decided against it. I really thought that the plan was to see some romantic comedy about awkward white people. The name of that film, now, escapes me. But when I got to the theater, by no decision of my own, I ended up […]

Alumni and students at Loyola University Chicago say they’re furious that the school changed its policy to prevent same-sex couples from getting married on campus. The decision comes after Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill into law that allows same-sex marriage. 

In November, some members of UCLA’s Law School started wearing T-shirts in support of UCLA law professor Richard Sander. Sander’s scholarship was described as racially divisive, and some argued that the shirts were insensitive to black students.  Now after the Team Sander t-shirt controversy, black students at UCLA Law School have organized an awareness campaign in […]

By: Kai M. Green Black History month is intimately connected to the lives and stories of everyday Black people. The goal of Black History month is to validate the knowledges and stories of Black people, stories which are often erased and/or invalidated by Eurocentric accounts of history. It was a month to reeducate the country and the world […]

Lupita Nyong’o delivered a tear-filled speech as she accepted an award at Essence magazine’s seventh annual Women in Hollywood luncheon. The 30-year-old star has been receiving a wave of attention for her astonishing role in the critically-acclaimed film 12 Years a Slave. During her speech, Nyong’o made a confession that many dark skinned women can attest to. 

A young aspiring actress/model took to social media to raise awareness about domestic violence. The woman, known as Gabriella, posted pictures of herself beaten in to highlight the dangers of staying in an abusive relationship. 

  BYP 100’s National Coordinator Charlene Carruthers is making moves. Most recently the young activist and leader made AARP’s “11 Civil Rights Leaders Under 50.”