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On February 17, 2005, New York City transit workers stumbled across two suspicious garbage bags beside the train tracks at the Nostrand Avenue stop in Brooklyn. The bags were filled with the remains of a dismembered 19-year-old queer Black man, Rashawn Brazell, who was supposed to meet with his mother for lunch that Valentine’s Day […]

In honor of Black History Month, 21st Century Fox will be screening Hidden Figures for free in 14 major cities across the United States on Feb. 18, according to Deadline.

Roxane Gay has one of the most noteworthy writers and authors in today’s market. She’s received critical acclaim for both her non-fiction works, such as her Bad Feminist essay collection, and her fiction, which included An Untamed State that’s currently being turned into a film adaptation. She’s also Marvel Comic’s first ever Black, female writer. If all […]

I remember the first time I had my intelligence questioned by a peer like it was yesterday; I had just won the regional spelling bee when a classmate, a non-Black person of color, started a rumor that my accomplishments were simply a result of me smoking marijuana. I was 14, and had never smoked a […]

Officer Ruben De Los Santos has been placed on administrative  leave following his actions during a fight at Rolesville High School in Wake County, North Carolina on Tuesday morning. Video footage captured De Los Santos picking up a Black female student and slamming her to the ground before walking her away from the scene. 

In the 1970’s, Norman Lear was one of very few kings of television programming. He was responsible for creating shows such as “Sanford and Son” and “All in the Family”, which created classic spinoffs such as “The Jeffersons” and “Good Times”. The influence of these programs on not only the future of television, but millions […]

During the initial chaos following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in November, no one quite knew who to blame. So the finger was eventually pointed at everyone from black voters to third party voters to white female voters. As time went on, people eventually focused less on the “How?” and more on the “So, what now?” […]

Racial tensions have been thick since the election of Donald Trump on November 8th. Those individuals who resent marginalized people seem emboldened by the prospects of Trump’s leadership. The shooting death of an unarmed Black teen on the East End of Charleston, West Virginia on Monday is yet another tragic case where racism and violence […]

By: Imani J. Jackson Conventional wisdom holds that time leads to progress, and that diversified schools, societies and workplaces lead to unlearning racism and celebrating difference. However, old habits die hard.

As the results from Tuesday’s presidential election rolled in state by state, half of the country responded with shock and disbelief. Throughout social media, post after post inquired how a Ku Klu Klan-endorsed candidate with no previous political experience, numerous accusations of sexual assault and multiple lawsuits could so quickly ascend to the highest office […]

“How many times do we expect Black people to build our country?” asked Samantha Bee on the episode of Full Frontal following the presidential election. I have asked this question many times and while I appreciate these sorts of sentiments from “woke” White comedians on a national level, at this point I don’t know that […]

Trouble seems to follow George Zimmerman now that he’s walking around as a free man after killing Trayvon Martin in cold blood in 2012. Zimmerman’s latest run-in with trouble – and police – came at a Florida bar where a female associate he was with got into a confrontation. While a Seminole County deputy went […]