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An upstate New York politician referred to MSNBC news anchor Melissa Harris-Perry as a “damned dirty ape” on Twitter. The remark, made by Jim Coughlan, the Dutchess County controller and candidate for state Senate, was in response to remarks she made about child-rearing that upset many conservatives. 

In a conversation that I had with a close friend, we discussed people using the word Nigga/Nigger and what it meant.  There is this new age argument that Nigga now means friend and is a term of endearment.  But is it really? Is a word that has the power to elicit your deepest rage and […]

In response to criticism about the American military’s newly revised policies regarding hairstyles, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the branch to review the regulations. Hagel’s orders come on the heels of a complaint filed by 16 women of the Congressional Black Caucus, that alleges the regulations which ban large cornrows, twists and dreadlocks, discriminate against […]

  The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. A state representative says the change is the city’s effort to honor Native American culture. 

More than 150 Rutgers University students protested the selection of former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice Monday with an all-day sit-in. Rice is slated to speak at this year’s commencement ceremony on May 18. 

  It appears that the Los Angeles Clippers has lost a sponsor due to racist remarks made by team owner Donald Sterling. LoanMart Auto Title Loans took to its Facebook Page to make the following statement:

According to a study released by the researchers In Michigan and Pennsylvania, more than 4 percent of inmates sentenced to death row in the U.S. are innocent. The article, “Rate of False Conviction of Criminal Defendants Who Are Sentenced to Death” — was published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States […]

At a press conference Monday the NAACP said they were willing to work with Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling despite withdrawing an offer of a lifetime achievement award. Sterling is embattled in controversy after his girlfriend released audio of a taped conversation the two had where he can be heard making racist statements about […]

This weekend, casual sports fans and those who aren’t fans at all received the rather old news that LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling is a racist. A recording of an argument that apparently occurred between Sterling and his girlfriend, V. Stiviano, who is Mexican and Black, popped up on the TMZ website on Saturday. The […]

When I first heard the term ‘thot’ of course my reaction was ‘what the hell did you say?’ Then I became aware that it means either ‘that hoe out there’ or ‘that hoe over there’ as a simple and general euphemism for calling out a promiscuous woman or just a person who behaves ghetto (see […]

Let’s be honest, 70% of teams in NBA could fold tomorrow + nobody would notice a difference w/ possible exception of increase in streetcrime — Rep. Pat Garofalo (@PatGarofalo) March 9, 2014 The following post was written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, a writer for “The Atlantic.” It is in response to controversial comments made by Cliven Bundy, a […]

There are more transgender and gender fluid characters on television who appear in main roles than ever. According to NPR’s Neda Ulaby, “TV’s expanding universe [also] represents gays and lesbians and working women.”