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I was 23 and at a birthday party the first time it registered that I was having a panic attack. I locked myself in the bathroom to get away from the noise, the flashing lights, the woman who was sharing her secrets and everyone else. Initially, I thought it was a heart attack and reasoned […]

On Valentine’s Day, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz regenerated an all too rapidly returning national grief cycle. The South Florida man stormed into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle and executed 17 people. By early Thursday morning, Cruz was booked into a Broward County jail and charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. […]

It is always great to see young people stepping into their purpose, achieving their dreams, and inspiring others. This seven-year-old magical Black girl is doing just that by becoming a published author of a book called Daddy’s Little Princess.

Florida State University’s chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity has been suspended after hazing accusations were brought up against them. According to a report filed by a former member of the chapter, hazing practices were conducted in 2013 where pledges were forced to “act like slaves.” Another incident left them stranded over one hundred […]

By Jayy Dodd It may seem like White kids have had a closed market on teen comedies that combine relatable angst, beautiful love interests, and witty dialogue, but Dope (2015) was just like nah. Director Rick Famuyiwa, of The Wood and Brown Sugar fame, used his upbringing in Inglewood, CA (my hometown, what what 310) […]

  A Ferguson, Missouri police officer who referred to a memorial for Mike Brown as “a pile of trash” has been placed on unpaid administrative leave pending an investigation into the incident. 

  Egypt has banned the showing of the film “Exodus: Gods and Kings” in the country due to historical inaccuracies. 

  Residents of Ferguson, Missouri who have been actively protesting against police brutality will take their activism to Cleveland on Saturday. The protesters will stand together to demand justice for Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black child who was gunned down by police less than three seconds after they arrived on the scene.

  The following piece is from Medium. It was written by Shonda Rhimes. By: Shonda Rhimes Shonda Rhimes at THR’s Power Woman Breakfast 2014 When my publicist called to tell me that I was receiving this honor, I screwed up my face and I said, “Are you sure? Me?” And he said, “Yes.” And I […]

  Medical students from more than 70 U.S. schools organized a die-in Wednesday in support of the nationwide protests condemning a grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer who killed an unarmed black teen in Ferguson, Missouri. Participants say the same structural racial that is present in police brutality against blacks manifests itself in […]

  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 […]

    In protest of a New York City grand jury’s decision not to indict an NYPD police officer for the fatal murder of a 43-year-old unarmed black man, activists, organizers and concerned citizens will unite in Chicago. The Stop Mass Incarceration Network is requesting that people gather on State and Jackson in Downtown Chicago.