Attorney General Eric Holder has made headlines after likening voter ID laws to a “poll tax.” Do you agree with Attorney General Holder?
I’ve spent the last week treading in the liquid of a queer-flavored ambivalence, trying to determine why the Anderson Cooper and Frank Ocean coming out announcements mean less to me than other people. I have seen enough episodes of Coming Out Stories and foolishly subjected myself and my partner to the awkward anti-climax of telling my father […]
According to a recent study conducted by the Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation, black women are the most religious segment of the U.S. population. 9 out of 10 black women say they turn to God “as their spiritual guide in all areas of their lives.”
How Can I Celebrate Independence Day in Good Faith? Every year, I find myself questioning the merits of celebrating the 4th of July as a young Black woman in America. In my more, critical/cynical days it was a mockery. How dare we burn fireworks and have barbecues in celebration of a day that was never […]
VH1’s new series, R&B Divas will star R&B “divas” who made their name in the ‘90s–Keke Wyatt, Nicci Gilbert, Syleena Johson, Monifah, and Faith Evans. Will you watch?
Yolanda Barral, mother of Ellis Coleman, will get to see her son perform the Flying Squirrel in London. Ellis, a wrestler, became a YouTube sensation with his siganture move:
NC Republicans overrode Dem. Governor Beverley Perdue’s vetoe of a law that would make it more difficult for death row prisoners to use evidence of racial bias when challenging their sentences.
Today is National HIV Testing Day, and the CDC is encouraging those between the ages of 13 – 64 to get tested. African Americans are the demographic most affected by HIV. Knowing your status is crucial to your health and others. Now is as perfect a time as any.
Mollie Judith Olgin, age 19, and Mary Christine Chapa, age 18, were both shot in the head last weekend. While say they do not know if the young couple’s sexuality motivated the crime. Still, a senseless tragedy.
Emmanuel Ohuabunwa not only graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in neuroscience, but he did so with a 3.98 GPA. Congrats to Mr. Ohuabunwa on this phenomenal achievement!
June 23 marked the 40th anniversary of Title IX. And although its impact is clear, black women and girls have not benefited in the ways that white women have. What can be done so that more black women and girls can feel the impact of Title IX?
Today a historic Supreme Court ruling banned mandatory life sentences for children convicted of homicide. The ruling affirms that young offenders should be given “a meaningful opportunity to show they have rehabilitated themselves and are appropriate candidates for release.”
