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  The following post is from Salon.com. It was written by Brittney Cooper. By: Brittney Cooper In college, I once found myself on the D.C. metro with one of my favorite professors. As we were riding, a young white child began to climb on the seats and hang from the bars of the train. His […]

    An actress who was detained by Los Angeles last week is refusing to apologize for claiming race played a role in the incident. Civil Rights leaders called for “Django” actress Daniele Watts’ apology after she suggested she was handcuffed for kissing her white husband in public. Images captured by witnesses who called police […]

The following post is from The Root. It was written by Harriette Cole. By: Harriette Cole. We’ve all been there. Back in college, I thought I’d found “the one.” But after he physically abused me, I never saw him again, so you can imagine my disbelief when, not too long ago, I saw a Facebook […]

Raw video footage of what appears to be St. Petersburg police officers assaulting a family for recording them as they make arrests in front of their home has gone viral. The family reached out to local media and shared the dramatic footage last month. 

  The following post originally appeared on Slate under the title, “Where I’m From: How a trip to Kenya changed the way I think about the terms African-American and black American.” By: Aisha Harris One of the first times I recall being asked the question “Where are you from?” was also one of the first […]

  One sunny day, as I was commuting through the city, I started to notice one particular thing that happened quite a few times that day: men and their advances towards me. Nothing major right? Well I took into account that this happened 5 times that day. Even as I write this blog, I start […]

  It seems like whenever a crime takes place, a black man is in danger of being accused. But an attempt to “blame the black neighbor” backfired on Wednesday after a little girl told the truth about who really committed the crime. 

  Kirstie and Kristie Bronner walked across the stage as Spelman College’s first-ever co-valedictorians in 2013. Now the twin sisters hope to inspire others with their new book, “Double Vals: The Keys to Success in College and Life Beyond.” 

World-renowned poet, actress and novelist Maya Angelou has passed away. She was 86 and died at her home in North Carolina according to her publicist Helen Brann. 

The following post was written by Xavier D’Leau, and originally appeared on The Root under the title of “Can We Please Get Some Black Gay male couples on TV?” By: Xavier D’Leau My television raised me. I’m not criticizing my mom here. A single mother, she worked tirelessly to give her only son whatever he […]

  I hadn’t planned on this but I suppose this is a follow up to my previous article on the national race conversation we aren’t having and how much work needs to be done to set up a communicative framework before we even focus on having THE conversation. As it happened I was in a […]

This weekend, a whole bunch of LGBT folk exhaled sighs of relief and then celebrated their butts off. Michael Sam, the former college football player who came out before the NFL draft, was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the 7th round. Congratulations, St. Louis Rams. You may no longer be the Greatest Show […]