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After 20 years, France won its second World Cup championship this past Sunday, beating Croatia 4-2. While many celebrated the diverse makeup of the French team in the age of a xenophobic President Trump, many on social media were quick to point out the fact that France has racist and Islamophobic policies and social life […]

According to reports from the New York Times, a police officer fatally shot a man Saturday night on the South Side of Chicago, raising the ire of neighbors who confronted the police for several hours after the shooting. The chief of patrol for the Chicago Police Department, Fred Waller told the New York Times that […]

There have been two class action lawsuits filed against local and state officials by residents of Flint, Michigan. Claimants say the lead contamination which has plagued the city for almost four years and counting infringe upon their civil rights. After lower courts threw the cases out, the Supreme Court left in place a ruling handed […]

According to a report by the Detroit Free Press, the reading proficiency of the third-grade children in Flint has dropped from 41.8% in 2013 to 10.7% in 2017. Flint School board vice president Harold Woodson says that the literacy crisis in the Flint community did not begin with the water crisis in 2013, and will […]

by Arnetta Randall  Recently, I watched a live stream of a conversation between the Former First Lady, Michelle Obama and the First Lady of television, Shonda Rhimes. I found it simply amazing. One of the moments that resonated with me the most was when Michelle spoke about how her parents listened to her as a […]

By Sincere Kirabo There are certain things Black folk refer to as White People Shit. You know, activities predominantly enjoyed by white people. This often includes things like storm chasing, BASE jumping, hot yoga, brunch, Burning Man, and trusting the police. Many would say veganism also belongs on this list. That’s what I used to […]

In the years between Victor Halerpin’s White Zombie (1932) and Jordan Peele’s Get Out (2017), Blackness in the horror genre has largely been a myriad of hidden slavery narratives featuring gendered anti-Black violence and racist dehumanization. Excepting the stories that include Black characters as tokens or magical negroes who ensure the survival of white characters—usually […]

By George M. Johnson It was a Sunday night like many others, me sitting at Starbucks finishing up some writing due first thing Monday morning, when a text from my mother came through to our family group chat. It was a picture of me as a young boy, playing Cops and Robbers with my little […]

Rev. Robert W. Lee IV was as perfect of a person to speak following the Charlottesville protests as anyone. If his name didn’t already give it away, Lee is a descendant of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee. 

Single-sex institutions have often been viewed as strict and non-compromising when it comes to admissions and overall culture. Spelman College, the historic women’s only HBCU in Atlanta, Ga., isn’t one of them. In a letter recently sent to students, President Mary S. Campbell has announced that Spelman will offer admission to transgender students beginning in […]

By Stephon Robert I knew I was dead. I looked up to a white ceiling and attempted to move my head around. Yeah, I was definitely dead. It was too peaceful. True, this wasn’t really how I imagined the afterlife to be, but whatever. At least I was comfortable and the room smelled pretty good. […]

With the nationwide campaign to remove Confederate monuments growing in popularity, different strategies are coming to the forefront. Most statues are just being removed as quickly as possible with no future plans announced for the spots where they once rested. A resident of Portsmouth, Va. may have come up with a great idea.