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Octavia Spencer Buys Out ‘Hidden Figures’ Screening For Low-Income Families
Seeing a movie costs money. Multiplying that cost to cover an entire family trip can quickly turn a trip to the show into an inconvenience.
The cost of hope
2008 feels so long ago, and the feelings I had then are so foreign now. But I remember clearly how a handsome, brilliant, and charming Black man once convinced me and so many other Black folks to hope for the world to change. I remember how he assured me that the violence of anti-Blackness I […]
Rep. John Lewis’ Book Sales Soar After Being Targeted By Trump
Rep. John Lewis is the latest target of President-elect Trump’s Twitter wrath after calling out his legitimacy as commander-in-chief. Now that the dust has settled, it looks like Lewis’ legacy as a Civil Rights icon is still firmly in place, if not stronger, following his public scuffle with America’s next president.
Biloxi, Miss. Tried To Rename MLK Day And Didn’t Think We’d Notice
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! It’s a day meant to reflect on the legacy of one of the most iconic figures in civil rights and social justice the world has ever known. Millions are given the opportunity to continue his missions and recall his values – which means all of them, not just the […]
Why Coretta Scott King’s 1986 Letter Opposing Jeff Sessions Matters
As President-Elect Trump’s Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions attends confirmation hearings and defends his abysmal civil rights record, we must heed the voices of the past that worked to prevent him from obtaining a federal position in the 1980s.
Sen. Cory Booker To Testify Against Sen. Jeff Sessions Cabinet Appointment
In the entire history of the United States government, a sitting senator has never testified against the appointment of another to a cabinet position. Today, Sen. Cory Booker D-N.J. will make history by being the first as part of Sen. Jeff Sessions R-Al. confirmation hearing to become the next Attorney General.
Mesha Caldwell is 2017’s First Reported Trans Murder Victim
2016 was difficult as it became the deadliest year on record for transgender people in the United States with 27 reported victims. Nearly half of which were Black. Unfortunately, 2017 didn’t take long to show that this tragedy wasn’t left in the past. Mesha Caldwell, a hairstylist from Mississippi was found murdered 30 miles outside of […]
Hillary Clinton Attends ‘The Color Purple’ Final Show, Gets Standing Ovation
Hillary Clinton has been understandably avoiding the spotlight ever since she lost the presidential election this past November despite winning the popular vote. In a rare public appearance, she was in attendance for the final showing of the Broadway renewal of “The Color Purple.”
Congressional Republicans Seek to Dismantle Obamacare, No Replacement in Sight
Republicans have started the new year taking the first steps to dismantle the health care system in the United States. The scary part? They don’t yet have a replacement for it.
Tracee, Donald, Viola, and ‘Moonlight’ Shine Bright At 74th Golden Globes
The 74th Golden Globes was a successful awards show in the sense that it was home to a handful of memorable moments that will likely be talked about for years. Lauded productions received their nod going into Oscar season next month, surprise contenders won big and history was even made. Black Hollywood, in particular, had […]
US Federal Judge Permits Refusal of Care to Trans Patients and Women Who Have Had Abortions
Access to healthcare for women and transgender folks continues to come under fire in the United States in the name of religious freedom.
On Kim Burrell and why ‘theological violence’ has no place in Black Liberation
By: George M. Johnson No one is free unless the black Trans woman is free. I imagine these are the words that will ring out of the mouths of every preacher and Black person in this nation when we finally reach the day of liberation. A day that will likely never come in my lifetime, […]