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Black nerds unite: Blerd City Con is coming to New York!

Watch: Kofi Siriboe’s new documentary leads a necessary discussion about Black mental health

How two young Black Chicago women are using art and activism to change narratives about Black communities

Liberation is a 3-step process: Broadening activism’s scope in the wake of the Movement for Black Lives

This Cover of TIME Came and Went, but it has a Message for Our Movement

The Kalief Browder Docuseries Builds a Clear Case for Prison Abolition

This new video compares Donald Trump’s platform to the Black Panther Party’s

Preaching to the Choir About Racism

At What Point Do We Give Up on Our Problematic Faves?

We Need Revolution, Not Endorsements

Chicago Teachers Reach An Agreement With Mayor Emanuel But Students Remain Underserved

Here’s What You Need To Know About Build Black Futures Advocacy Day

642 Million Reasons Chicago Doesn’t Need More Police

How Much Can a Black President Really Do for Black People?

Don’t Celebrate Just Yet, The Private Prison Industry Will Still Thrive

An Angela Davis Biopic Is On The Way And The Timing Is Perfect

Ava Duvernay’s New Documentary on Mass Incarceration Will Change The Game

10-year-old Dismantles the Classist U.S. Criminal Justice System

“The Hair Tales” Reminds Us of the Magic of Black Hair

Why It Took So Long for Another Black American Girl Doll

‘I’m Okay’: the story of a Black, trans and HIV-positive woman

Event: Face of Darkness – Journey to Healing

Privilege At Play in the Oval Office

Pastor commits suicide in front of pleading son one year after wife’s death

Harlem pastors aims to “dethrone” Al Sharpton

Lee Daniels Offends w/ ‘Welfare Clinic’ Comments; Issues Non-Apology

GOP Lawmaker Links Poverty w/ Too Much Fried Chicken and BBQ

J. Cole on Colorism: “I might not be as successful as I am now if I was dark skin”

Nas Raises $29,000 for Homeless Family

Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Campaign to Release Hip Hop Album to Fight Childhood Obesity

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