Marissa Alexander, the Florida woman sentenced to prison for firing warning shots during a dispute with her abusive ex-husband, has finally been released from prison.
Rapper J. Cole is giving back to the community in a big way.
This study illustrates what many black college students already know to be true: discrimination exists on campus.
On Wednesday, Jay Z weighed in on New York Governor Cuomo’s initiative to improve police and community relations.
After receiving criticism, the North Miami Police Department has decided to change their sniper training.
Viewers weighed in on Bill Duke’s Light Girls documentary and the overall sentiment is that it was lackluster at best, extremely problematic at worst. Perhaps it’s time for a more critical documentary on race and colorism to be made.
Kira Lerner of ThinkProgress writes that despite the popularity of President Obama’s State of the Union proposals, Congress is standing in their way.
Writing for Salon, Priscilla Ward says that she refuses to suppress her blackness any longer to make others comfortable.
A Hip-Hop firebrand speaks his truth on Martin Luther King and what it means to celebrate him and carry on his tradition. As always, enjoy!
The outrage surrounding MLK Day club parties is misplaced writes Tracy Clayton. Respectability politics won’t save us.
Stacey Patton’s incisive essay for Dame Magazine explains why America has betrayed Dr. King’s dream.
