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D.C. Mayor Creates Task Force In Response To Missing Black Girls
The Washington Metropolitan Police Department has made a regular practice out of posting information on missing children in the D.C. area daily. While the faces of dozens of missing Black and Latina girls filled the Twitter feed, people started to notice the horrifying pattern.
“I’m not gay no more”: on Andrew Caldwell, static sexuality & gender expression
In 2014, Andrew Caldwell was introduced to the world via a viral video in which he proclaimed his deliverance from homosexuality at an annual COGIC convention in St. Louis. “I was already fighting for deliverance,” he told me in an interview two years later. “That night I said, ‘God, if you’re real, I want you […]
Tomi Lahren Banned From ‘The Blaze’ Network
Tomi Lahren, the controversial pundit many viewed as a leading voice of the conservative right, has lost support from the same network that placed her on her pedestal.
Kaepernick Donates $50,000 To Meals On Wheels, Undermines Trump Budget Cuts
Following a series of proposed budget cuts, many fear that President Trump could be taking money away from Meals on Wheels, which helps bring food to senior citizens across the country, many of whom would not have quality food otherwise. To help keep this from happening, Colin Kaepernick donated $50,000 to the program, according to The […]
New York Prosecutors Classify White Supremacist Attack An Act of Terrorism
Update 3/28/17: James Harris Jackson is now facing terrorism charges in addition to charges of murder as a hate crime and possession of a weapon. “James Jackson prowled the streets of New York for three days in search of a black person to assassinate in order to launch a campaign of terrorism against our Manhattan […]
11-Year-Old Prepares To Conduct A 75-Piece Orchestra
Imagine the level of skill and confidence it takes to lead an orchestra comprised of 75 musicians who have devoted their entire lives to music. Sounds intimidating, right? Now imagine what it’s like to do that at the young age of 11.
The Sexual Assault Streamed on Facebook Underscores the Lack of Safety for Black Girls
Last weekend in Chicago, a 15-year-old Black girl was raped by a gang of five or six boys and men. Making it several levels more horrific, this vicious assault was streamed on Facebook Live.
How femmephobia and the gender binary caused me to hate myself
By Latonya Pennington Until recently, gender identity and expression made me feel like a mannequin that has to be dressed up and put into poses. It started when my mother would make me wear this pink, puffy dress when visiting my dad while he worked and lived overseas. The dress just didn’t feel like me. […]
Jay Z Will Produce A Documentary Series About Trayvon Martin
After a lengthy war over the rights to two books, Jay Z and the Weinstein Company are set to produce a documentary series on the life of Trayvon Martin.
Hawaiian Rep. Beth Fukumoto’s Departure from GOP Raises Questions About Millennials and the Republican Party
News stories about GOP women feeling “betrayed” by the Republican Party have been breaking since late 2016. Sometimes the breakups come with drama and fanfare. At other times, GOP women, like Hawaiian Rep. Beth Fukumoto, choose clear and measurable actions that inevitably lead them to seek political asylum with the Democratic Party. But, what do […]
Transgender Woman Shot and Killed In Baltimore
Baltimore police are investigating the shooting death of Alphonza Watson, a 38-year-old Black trans woman.
John Hopkins Admits First Black Woman Neurosurgeon
Match Day, which is when medical students find out where they’ll be conducting their residency, is always a special occasion. For Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, it was even more so as she became the first Black woman neurosurgeon at John Hopkins.