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Southern Baptists signal move away from conservatism with election of youngest president in 37 years
According to Jonathan Merritt of the Atlantic, Southern Baptists are attempting to shred their deep ties with the Republican Party and to re-engage with modern culture, as evidenced by their election of 45-year-old North Carolina pastor J.D. Greear as denomination president of the largest Protestant group in the U.S. Greear’s campaign video called for a […]
Roseanne reboot cancelled, its star dropped from agency after anti-Black tweet
ABC’s Roseanne reboot was cancelled within hours of its star making an anti-Black tweet. With her unique brand of virulent racism, Roseanne Barr targeted ex-Obama staffer Valerie Jarrett in a now-deleted posted essentially stating that Jarrett is what happens when the Muslim Brotherhood and the Planet of the Apes has a baby. Unfettered anti-Black racism […]
‘MTV Shuga’ is a messy millennial edutainment series educating African youth about sexual health
by Kathleen Anaza Drawing in viewers with juicy telenovela-style drama, star-studded casts and curated soundtracks, MTV Shuga has become a favorite among the scandalous and socially-conscious television viewer on the African continent. Over five seasons, Shuga has operated as three self-contained miniseries, each set in a unique country and with a distinct cast. The stories […]
Facing backlash, Grindr announces plan to stop sharing sensitive user info including HIV status
Some men who use the gay dating app Grindr felt violated after learning the social network shared users’ HIV statuses, locations and emails with at least two third-party companies, Apptimized and Localytics, even though Grindr announced its intent to stop the practice. The news raises complicated concerns about communication network protocols, privacy, digital safe spaces for […]
South African revolutionary leader Winnie Mandela dies at 81
On Monday, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, perhaps one of South Africa’s most beloved and most complex figures, passed away at the age of 81. Her passing allows for renewed perspectives on her life, which was propelled by revolutionary action during apartheid that would become later be marred in a series of scandals. As The Guardian reported, Mandela was frequently […]
Oakland café refuses to serve cops, garners community support despite controversy
After turning away an officer in uniform, Hasta Muerte Coffee, which bills itself as a POC collectively run, worker-owned coffee shop on its website, sent a letter to the Oakland Police Union reminding them of their policy to not serve police officers. This is done in the interest of protecting their own and their customers’ […]
Baltimore Police hid toy guns in case ‘of a jam,’ in addition to other crimes
The police department in Baltimore should be tired of being the subject of news at this point. But yet again we find ourselves talking about the ways in which they are emblematic of the problems within law enforcement in this country. In what is sure to be only the latest scandal involving this city’s police […]
Netflix’s ‘Bright’ is copaganda, plain and simple
By Ronnie Boyd Over the holidays, I rushed to watch Netflix’s new original film, Bright, starring the always scrumptious (at least, to me) Will Smith. I went into the film wanting to like it, but knowing there was a high likelihood that I wouldn’t. Even with this awareness, I wasn’t prepared for just how much […]
Powerful women in Hollywood come together to release multi-faceted anti-harassment plan
Over 300 of the most powerful women in Hollywood have released a plan called Time’s Up that will hopefully help resolve a longstanding issue in the American workplace. Included in this initiative is a thirteen million dollar legal defense fund set up to help workers in less privileged occupations such as janitors, nurses, and workers […]
Lena Waithe set to join ‘Dear White People’ in Season 2
Emmy award-winning writer Lena Waithe will be joining Justin Simien’s Dear White People for Season 2 of the social commentary heavy series. Waithe will be taking on the role of P. Ninny which reunites her with Simien as she produced the movie on which the series is based. Waithe says of the character, “I’ve never […]
Terry Crews lambasts return of agent he says groped him, while Matt Lauer is fired from ‘Today’
What does it take to professionally oust powerful men who sexually misbehave in the workplace? A few days ago, actor and author Terry Crews complained about talent agent Adam Venit’s return to Williams Morris Endeavor Entertainment. Crews said Venit grabbed Crews’ penis at an industry party in February 2016 – in front of Crews’ wife, […]
What Kevin Spacey’s “apology” says about how whiteness operates in marginalized spaces
by Ashley Nkadi This past weekend, Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp chimed in on the ongoing #MeToo conversation, adding his own personal account of being assaulted by actor Kevin Spacey when he was just 14-years-old. Rapp recounted the event to Buzzfeed, alleging that toward the end of a party at Spacey’s apartment, Spacey “picked [him] […]