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The Supreme Court has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, ruling that it is unconstitutional because it deprives equal liberty under the law.

The four young victims of the infamous 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama are one step closer to being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, Congress’ highest civilian honor.

In the wake of Jesse Jackson Jr.’s legal woes, and with so many African American candidates vying for his spot, many are concerned the black vote will be split, and a white candidate will win the race. Would you be disappointed if he was replaced by a white politician?

So this past week we all voted and made the decision to re-elect Barack Obama. (Woot-Woot!) However, now that he is re-elected I am lead to think about two things. The first: how will those of us who care about the issues of the poor put pressure on the president to make it a priority […]

This was originally part of a larger song I wrote about race in this presidential election. Ultimately I decided not to drop it, but I felt this verse truly captured the reality of how race and privilege play a huge part in this country’s perception of who or what is American. Recently the Washington Post ran a article that concluded this years election is, “shaping up […]

What a shock. According to a recent poll, 64 percent of New Yorkers say the NYPD favors whites over blacks.

There is no sound more ironic than the opening a coke can moments before entering into a slum. A conglomerate of carbonation crushing towards the corners of cups that flow-eth over with milk, honey, and the justified envious tensions between those who have and those who have not. I picked up my privilege, and let […]

A group of black clergy members protested gay marriage at the NAACP’s convention, claiming there are more pressing issues for the civil rights organization to attend to. Do you support marriage equality?

The winds of change offered us another subtle and elusive breeze on the 4th of July as the nation celebrated another ironic Independence Day. Undoubtedly, many of you have already heard of Frank Ocean’s beautiful tumblr post announcing that his first love was a man. In delicate prose laced in a humble font sans serif, […]

Four Philadelphia police officers are at the center of controversy and outrage after a cell phone video surfaced showing them brutally beating 18 year-old Marcus Warryton. Check out the disturbing, infuriating footage after the jump.

The gay marriage debate is becoming incorrigibly annoying, and it’s starting to reveal just how completely out of touch mainstream media is with the broader populace. Poll after poll shows you that the country is becoming steadily more accepting of gay marriage, and this recent article from the Pew Research Center says that about half […]

Daily Beast reporter Aram Roston spent some time in Sanford, Florida recently, and learned new details regarding George Zimmerman’s account of what happened on the night of Trayvon Martin’s death. Do you believe him? Does he deserve to be convicted?