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6 Afrofuturism Films You Need to See
By L.G. Parker Afrofuturism has been described as, “the intersection between black culture, technology, liberation and the imagination, with some mysticism thrown in, too. It can be expressed through film; it can be expressed through art, literature and music. It’s a way of bridging the future and the past and essentially helping to reimagine the experience […]
5 Black Queer Poets You Need on Your Bookshelf
By L.G. Parker For black and queer persons alike, much of the realities of our lives are considered “made up” by those who don’t and won’t understand us. Black, queer poets have access to new ways of approaching language as a result of this reality. As self proclaimed black lesbian warrior poet Audre Lorde said […]
Need to Explain Privilege? Show This Video
Tired of explaining what privilege is? This video by Kat Blaque and Chescaleigh breaks it down for anyone still confused.
Get Off Him Miss Ann; or Why Madonna Needs a Seat
By Jay Dodd We shouldn’t be laughing at Drake right now. Like for real. Say what you want about the memes, and lists, and tweets reacting to Madonna’s latest shock attempt, but it’s not funny yet. Madonna can’t perform that type of “domination” in such a public forum without critique. His face said it all. […]
This Tweet Sums Up Why We Need #BlackGirlsRock
Cosmopolitan has come under fire after this poorly executed beauty list reemerged online. The magazine used black celebrities and models to demonstrate what styles were out of fashion in 2015. This tweet sums up why affirmations like #blackgirlsrock are still necessary: In case you were wondering why we don’t need #whitegirlsrock pic.twitter.com/43cw2ZvECU — ODB (@OlDirtyBarbie) […]
The Shooting of Tony Robinson: What You Need To Know
Nineteen year-old Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. was shot by Madison, Wisconsin police officer Matt Kenny on Friday, March 6th. Since Friday night, demonstrations have swelled in Madison, with Robinson’s family and community members demanding answers. Robinson’s death comes just after the DOJ released a scathing report on the city of Ferguson’s racist policies. The DOJ […]
Missy in action: why pop needs Missy Elliott to get her freak on again
Writer Brittany Julious believes that the return of Missy Elliot is exactly what pop needs.
Mike Huckabee is a hating hater and needs to leave Beyoncé alone.
If there’s one thing that people who haven’t been living under a rock know, it’s to never, ever come for the Beyoncé. It is a loosing battle. You will not win. But Mike Huckabee didn’t get this message. Huckabee is upset that Barack Obama allows his daughters to listen to Queen Bey.
We’ll Need an Economic Program to Make #BlackLivesMatter. Here Are Three Ideas.
“We are in the midst of a movement to upend white supremacy,” say the Nation‘s Jesse A. Myerson and Mychal Denzel Smith. They have three economic ideas for making #BlackLivesMatter.
We Don’t Just Need Nicer Cops. We Need Fewer Cops.
The following piece is from The Nation. It was written by Alex S. Vitale. By: Alex S. Vitale Protests against the recent police killings of unarmed black men and boys—Eric Garner and Akai Gurley in New York, Michael Brown in Ferguson, John Crawford and 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Ohio—have put the policing of communities of […]
Why White People Need to Give Up on Discussing the N-Word
The following piece is from Clutch. It was written by Jouelzy. By: Jouelzy It is amusing that in 2014 so much polarizing discussion around race has been bubbling over in spurts as social media rallies, rages and questions as think-pieces and op-ed’s are delivered. Most recently the Washington Post had a front page interactive feature on […]
Ferguson case highlights need for national data on police shootings
The following piece is from The Chicago Reporter. It was written by Adeshina Emmanuel. By: Adeshina Emmanuel Michael Brown. Rekia Boyd. Oscar Grant. They were all unarmed black youth at the center of high-profile shootings that spurred protests about police use of excessive force and reignited debates about police relations with communities of […]