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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 […]

The biggest drama in the media this week doesn’t involve celebrities, athletes or even reality TV stars. Instead, it’s centered on two men in their 70’s. After saying that he would be boycotting the President-elect’s inauguration after deeming him as “illegitimate,” Rep. John Lewis was the target of Trump’s Twitter fingers. Trump’s tweets called out […]

Mayor James Fouts of Warren, Mich. is currently doing all he can to avoid a major scandal after independent media outlets have released audio of him allegedly comparing Black people to chimpanzees and degrading older women.

With only a few days left before his inauguration, Donald Trump’s approval ratings couldn’t be much lower. According to a CNN/ORC Poll, Trump’s approval ratings before taking office have settled at a lowly 40%, which is a whopping 44% lower than President Barack Obama. 

During a January 6 episode of The Steve Harvey Show, the comedian found himself continuing a trope that’s long been a part of the comedy genre – emasculating Asian men. After commenting on a 2002 book entitled How to Date a White Woman: A Practical Guide for Asian Men, the veteran comedian and television host went off […]

To date, President-Elect Donald Trump’s interaction with Black people has been mostly limited to making vague promises from the safety of rooms full of white faces, painting inner cities as urban dystopias and posing for a few pictures with a couple black celebrities. Kanye West came under harsh scrutiny for meeting with Trump shortly after being […]

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 […]

Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey was in the news a lot last week, receiving both praise and ire from liberal progressives. It seems the once promising political figure is now experiencing scrutiny for many of his lesser known or publicized political decisions. Rightfully so.

Colin Kaepernick is continuing his pledge to donate $1 million to causes fighting against racial injustice. The famous NFL quarterback’s foundation has donated $25,000 to an organization on the Southside of Chicago, according to Chicagoist.

Once again, Twitter got someone who’s meant to mold the minds of the future in trouble for being racist. 

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 […]

A girl’s basketball team from Plainfield High School in New Jersey was welcomed to a school they’d be playing against with a black dummy with a string tied around its neck and a basketball at the end of it. While changing in a classroom at Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark, New Jersey on Saturday morning, […]