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Obama’s State of the Union proposals are super popular with everyone except Congress
Kira Lerner of ThinkProgress writes that despite the popularity of President Obama’s State of the Union proposals, Congress is standing in their way.
Anthony Mackie: “People are just tired of being bombarded with race right now”
Actor Anthony Mackie sat down with the Grio to discuss his latest film, Black or White. The conversation went down a strange path when discussing Selma, the Oscars, and racial profiling.
A Respected MC’s Thoughts On MLK
A Hip-Hop firebrand speaks his truth on Martin Luther King and what it means to celebrate him and carry on his tradition. As always, enjoy!
Mike Huckabee is a hating hater and needs to leave Beyoncé alone.
If there’s one thing that people who haven’t been living under a rock know, it’s to never, ever come for the Beyoncé. It is a loosing battle. You will not win. But Mike Huckabee didn’t get this message. Huckabee is upset that Barack Obama allows his daughters to listen to Queen Bey.
Twitter Forced the World to Pay Attention to Ferguson. It Won’t Last.
“Social networks are too fickle for activists to depend on for media attention,” writes Jenée Desmond-Harris at Vox.
When Being a Valedictorian Isn’t Enough
High-achieving low-income students of color are being boxed out of CUNY, New York’s city colleges.
Yall Respect The One That Got Shot, I Respect The Shooter?
Kendrick Lamar’s recent comments about respectability politics in the Black community sparked twitter outrage and a war of words amongst several of his Hip Hop contemporaries. I weigh in on the situation. Enjoy!
When the Mental Health System Failed Me, Online Communities Became My Coping Mechanisms
For the Guardian, Hannah Giorgis writes that online communities became her de-facto mental health support after she was failed by her university’s services.
We Out (T)here: Afrofuturism in the Age of Non-Indictments
Writing for Weird Sister, Morgan Parker believes that the concept of Afro-futurism might help us heal from daily anti-black violence. “Not only do our lives matter, they will remain. Like it or not.”
Why, Phylicia? Bye, Phylicia.
For Disrupting Dinner Parties, Dominique Hazzard writes that Phylicia Rashad’s comments were a missed opportunity to show that it is possible to defend the contributions of the Cosby Show without throwing women under the bus.
Where Is the 24-Hour News Cycle on the Bomb At a Colorado NAACP?
At Think Progress, Nicole Flatow is disturbed by the lack of media coverage on the bombing of the NAACP building in Colorado Springs, CO.
Chicago boy’s letter to Santa asking for safety goes viral
13-year-old Malik Bryant wanted peace for Christmas. The Chicago teenager desired it so much, that he wrote a letter to Santa asking that the city be covered in safety. Now, Bryant’s letter has gone viral.