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Zena Stephens is currently running for Sheriff of Jefferson County, Texas. According to her Twitter profile, she’s the third Democrat and only the fourth person overall to be a candidate for this position. She’s also a black woman, which apparently doesn’t sit well with some. Stephens’ office was the target of a racially motivated shooting where a […]

A nonprofit named New Horizons is stepping up to support Seattle’s homeless youth population. The residence will be available for 18-24 year olds in the area who need a place to stay overnight.

The fate of affirmative action currently lays in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court following Wednesday’s oral arguments on whether 25-year-old Abigail Fisher was denied admission to the University of Texas because of her race.

Black Youth Project is one of 25 universities and research centers that are funding a new effort to study  opportunity and empowerment for women and girls of color.

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 […]

Ed Sheeran and The Roots did a flawless cover of Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” and it’s been uploaded on the The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Youtube page for everyone to see.

Kanye West dropped by Chance the Rapper’s Open Mike series, a regular open mic event for Chicago teens. Dr. West will never be to big to give back to his hometown.   Kanye & @VicMensa performing ALL DAY at #OpenMike in Chicago earlier today pic.twitter.com/eCWyJdrImA — Kanye West News (@kanyewestnews) May 12, 2015  

Nash was a major player in Freedom Summer and the Selma Voting Rights Movement. She spoke with NewsOne’s Roland Martin about her reasons for not participating in the Selma march held this week: “I refused to march because George Bush marched. I think the Selma Movement was about nonviolence and peace and democracy and George Bush stands […]

Venus Williams checked her opponent, Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova, after winning a three-setter.   Venus Williams checks her opponent following a victory https://t.co/e5Pi0nqGXt — Choosy B (@branfire) February 25, 2015   Photo: Screenshot/Vine

Black Girls Matter: Pushed Out, Overpoliced and Underprotected, a new report from the African-American Policy Forum and Columbia University on the state of black girls was released today. The findings are dire.

“Black masculinity and respectability are not synonymous, nor do we need/want them to be,” writes the Crunk Feminist Collective

D’Angelo’s Saturday Night Live performance made sure that the whole world knows that #blacklivesmatter.