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Schools are where families send their children to both learn and be kept safe for a few hours. At least, in theory. Unfortunately, there’s what appears to be a constant stream of children being out in harms way instead, no matter their age. The latest example of a child being put in danger while in […]

United Airlines is caught up in a whirlwind of controversy after a video shows how security officers forced a passenger off of a flight. 

By Jay Dodd A recent post from Mary Cheney (Fmr. Vice President Dick Cheney’s daughter), she positioned the work of drag in comparison to that of blackface.Before we get any further, I think it is important to reiterate this comparison is sloppy and not needed. There are a variety of ways to critique drag (which we […]

  25-year-old Abie Kyle Ikhinmwin is a criminal justice student at the University of Texas at San Antonio. As she was standing near a bus stop along Highway 281, she began taking pictures of a police speed trap. Her actions landed her in the back of a squad car. 

A Connecticut school principal was suspended after a video of her dragging two kindergarten students down the school’s hallway surfaced. Tisdale School Principal Carmen Perez Dickson allegedly exposed the students to the inappropriate behavior in the spring of 2012. 

Details have emerged regarding the murder of openly gay Clarksdale, Mississippi mayoral candidate Marco McMillian. According to the coroner, he was beaten, dragged, and set ablaze by his murderer. Horrible. Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones.

Che “Rhymefest” Smith and Jasiri X outside 16th St Baptist Church in Birmingham (Photo by Paradise Gray) State Senator Scott Beason, one of the principle architects of Alabama’s anti-immigration bill HB56, is a racist. That’s not just my opinion, that’s what he was called by U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson. Beason was a key witness […]

If I had to choose, I suppose I would list Little Dragon as my favorite band. In fact, I spent the entire weekend listening to the quartet’s second album, Machine Dreams perhaps in a little subconscious preparation for the release of their new album, Ritual Union next week. Normally, I leave the music posts to […]

I don’t really think the saggy pants debate is that interesting.  I don’t tend to mind a little sag on a slim body but for the most part, I think exposure of the entire ass and underwear is ridiculous.  I find the constant policing of black bodies to be quite annoying, sagging pants included.  Most […]

When I was in the six grade there was a kid in my class (we’ll call him Rudy) that was what I like to call “The Kyle Washington type”(for all of those who have seen college hill south beach you know exactly what that means). If you have not seen College Hill, allow me to […]

By Mo Viviane (they/she/he/its) In 2019, I dodged a death day. I don’t say that for shock value. I’ve spent the last five years trying to understand how people who once loved each other could end up consumed by rage and mistrust. The easy story would be to cast my former partner as the villain […]

by Dr. Chaz Barracks In the early 2000s, as a little Black boy with ‘two much sugar’, I received my first durag from my favorite cousin’s boyfriend. While babysitting me, just him and me in the house, it was a rare occasion to be alone without any other kids around; he gave me a fresh […]