Media

Fox station apologizes for fake ‘kill a cop’ chant in report

Jill Scott takes to social media in defense of Bill Cosby

Tyler James Williams calls out homophobia in the black community

Activists in Ferguson protest St. Louis Post-Dispatch coverage

Video: Hip Hop artist/activist Talib Kweli stands up against biased media coverage of Ferguson protesters

African Americans protest media portrayals of black victims with #IfTheyGunnedMeDown hashtag

We need black gay male couples on television

There’s no ‘Hood Disease’ after all

Jet Magazine cancels print edition

40% of all missing persons are black, yet their stories aren’t told

America’s Most Wanted: Hip hop, the Media & the Prison Industrial Complex

Video: Damon Dash calls out reporters for portrayal of black men

More offensive ’12 Years a Slave’ headlines

Are we fetishizing Lupita Nyong’o?

Video: Piers Morgan ‘sensationalizes’ interview with trans activist, author Janet Mock

Man says he wasn’t a victim of ‘Knockout’ game because it’s just a media fabrication

Is Sharing Really Caring?

Chilli launches petition against cyber-bullying amid charges on her son’s sexuality

Kanye West & Black Self Love

Is the world ready for a gay action hero? Lee Daniels thinks so

17-Year Old Victoria Duval Shocks U.S. Open; Defeats Former Champion in Opening Round

Chadwick Boseman Lands Lead Role in James Brown Biopic

Group of Black Patrons Denied Service at Restaurant Because White Customer Felt ‘Threatened’

Black Student Hit w/ Bleach-Filled Balloon at University of Texas

Juicy J Offers – Then Revokes – $50,000 Scholarship to the Best Twerker

President Obama Calls Woman Credited w/ Stopping Elementary School Gunman

Atlanta Teen Recieves Heart Transplant After Initially Being Denied Due to “History of Non-Compliance”

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

Conservative Pundits Say Christopher Lane Shooting Highlights Racial Double Standard in Media

Russell Simmons Says He’s In Contact w/ Harriet Tubman’s Descendants

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