Bobbi Kristina, the daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, has been under a medically induced coma since being found unconscious in her bathtub. Writer Stacia Brown writes a moving essay hoping for Bobbi’s recovery.
“Black masculinity and respectability are not synonymous, nor do we need/want them to be,” writes the Crunk Feminist Collective
Writer Brittany Julious believes that the return of Missy Elliot is exactly what pop needs.
“The question is why was ‘Selma’ the only film that was in the running with people of color for the award?”
Marissa Alexander, the Florida woman sentenced to prison for firing warning shots during a dispute with her abusive ex-husband, has finally been released from prison.
Black women in the study recalled being regularly mistaken for janitors and were constantly worried about the “angry black female” stereotype.
Selma director Ava DuVernay and star David Oyelowo have joined forces to develop a Hurricane Katrina drama.
New York Times columnist, Charles Blow, received the phone call he had always dreaded. His son was held by gunpoint on Yale’s campus.
On Wednesday, Jay Z weighed in on New York Governor Cuomo’s initiative to improve police and community relations.
Writing for Salon, Priscilla Ward says that she refuses to suppress her blackness any longer to make others comfortable.
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!
