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By George Johnson The “closet.” A colorful phrase used to describe the lives of people like me who were too afraid to live as a queer people publicly. The place where we brought all of our lovers to do sexual things in the dark. The place where we could sneak off to and party with […]

Toxic masculinity isn’t just a term that academics and far leftists unleash on broader populations to condemn everything and everyone for no sound reason, despite the staunch beliefs of status quo adherents. Instead, when people subscribe to toxic masculinity, and the deep-seated gendered entitlement it bakes, and add weapons to the scenario, victims can lose […]

by Maximillian Matthews I wonder when my late father first observed the singularity of my gender performance. Perhaps he saw it when he took me to my first concert during Janet Jackson’s 1993 Janet tour, and noticed how I knew every word she sang on the stage. He may have seen it when he observed […]

Colin Kaepernick has filed a grievance against the 32 owners of the NFL, alleging that they have violated the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement by colluding to keep him from getting an opportunity to work as an NFL quarterback. Sources close to Kaepernick’s lawyers allege that the suit will lean heavily on the rhetoric of Trump […]

The police force in Evanston, IL. has earned a questionable reputation after arresting a PhD student for “breaking into” his own car last year. They’re off to a rocky start if they’re looking to improve that image, however, after arresting a 12-year-old who was riding on the back of a bike that ran a red light.

David Desper, 28, from Trainer, Pa. has been arrested following a manhunt after he shot a Black teenager during a road rage incident. Desper has been charged with first and third degree murder, possession of an instrument of crime, and reckless endangering after shooting Bianca Roberson, 18, on Wednesday. 

Many contemporary Black people feel a disconnect when it comes to indigenous cultures despite coming from them. This is likely a direct result of history [read: slavery]. To help reestablish this connection, a 6-year-old girl named Vanae James-Bey and her mother have created a coloring book that highlights indigenous Black cultures, according to The Atlanta Black […]

“Before women can work to reconstruct society we must reject the notion that obtaining power in the existing social structure will necessarily advance feminist struggle to end sexist oppression. It may allow numbers of women to gain greater material privilege, control over their destiny, and the destiny of others, all of which are important goals. […]

Savannah State University has become the first historically Black college or university to win the National Cheerleading Award. 

Social media has innovated the ways that public figures can get dragged for their problematic behavior. The most recent victim of that phenomenon is West York, Pennslyvania mayor, Charles Wasko. West York is a town of about 4,500 people located 100 miles west of Philadelphia. Wasko doesn’t actually get paid, as he mostly just breaks […]

Protests against the national anthem during football games have been occurring across the nation on all levels of the sport following Colin Kaepernick’s demonstration last month. It’s been under an especially bright spotlight given that football is unofficially considered to be “America’s favorite sport.” But that’s not keeping the movement from spreading.

After it was revealed that he fired 16 shots at Laquan McDonald, killing him, Jason Van Dyke has had trouble holding a job. Since being stripped of his title by the Chicago Police Department, the Chicago Tribune reports that his wife even had to shut down her business due to threats. Now it appears that the Fraternal […]