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by JeCorey Holder How many times have we tried to discuss the realities and impact of child abuse and trauma, often thinly-veiled as “discipline” from our parents, only to have someone jump in insisting that they “turned out just fine” despite these things happening to them as kids? Someone who claims that being beaten or […]

According to Complex, James Hart Stern, a 54-year-old Black pastor and activist from California, has infiltrated and become the president of the National Socialist Movement, one of the largest and most notorious neo-Nazi groups in America. In a recent interview with CNN, he explained his motivations: “As a black man, I took over a neo-Nazi […]

On Sunday morning, the New York Times obtained an unreleased Trump administration draft memo which would define gender as a person’s sex at birth. In response, LGBT activists and organizers are mobilizing to protest the memo’s proposal.

The National Football League has just approved a policy that requires players on the field to stand for the national anthem. Players who do not wish to stand must stay in the locker room until the anthem is finished. Their respective teams will be fined if players do not abide by the new policy. NFL […]

The views on same-sex marriage and support of the LGBTQ community may change drastically depending on where you go. Many countries are moving towards a progressive future where people are allowed to openly love who they want. But many others are standing firm in their beliefs rooted in homophobia, like Haiti. NewNowNext reports that Haitian […]

An interracial couple in Stamford, Connecticut is taking a stand against the harassment they’ve received because of their relationship and local police’s inability to find those responsible. Heather Lindsay and Lexene Charles returned home on Jan. 14 to find “N*GGER” spray-painted on their garage door. Since then, the disgusting mark remains, despite the threat of […]

The WNBA was at the center of a national controversy after players were fined for supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement. While the league has withdrawn those fines, it’ll continue to be looked at as a step towards the wrong side of history. Players from multiple teams, in a league where a vast majority of […]

President Barack Obama has announced new rules that will change the way that federal prisons operate. For starters, putting juvenile offenders in solitary confinement has now been banned due to a belief that it is overused and can lead to severe psychological damage.

Marshawn Lynch is looking to trademark, “I’m just here so I won’t get fined.” Lynch told that line to reporters during the pre-Super Bowl pressers. As reported by the Seattle Times, Lynch has previously trademarked, “Beast Mode” and “About that action, boss.” h/t Colorlines

  Albert Woodfox has spent more than 42 years not just locked up in prison, but in isolation. But thanks to a court ruling, America’s longest-standing solitary confinement prisoner’s conviction has been overturned. 

In the wake of Michael Brown’s execution by police officers, I believe it is appropriate to harken back to Trayvon Martin’s execution with some powerful words by David Banner. In this interview, David Banner discusses the impact of Trayvon Martin’s death.

Blacks and the homeless in Seattle received a disproportionate number of fines for using marijuana legally in Seattle. The findings come as part of an official review of citations during the first six months of Washington’s legalized pot regime.