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The Unites States is this supposedly great country that professes to be a melting pot, whereas all are welcomed.   But how true is that?  Is this country really the land of the free and the home of the brave?  Because the pictures above depict hundreds of very brave children and individuals who do not look […]

    Singer, songwriter/producer Pharrell has had an amazing year. But tempers flared when the star released the cover for his new album, GIRL, and the flames have been reignited after comments about “The New Black” during an interview with Oprah made by the musician. 

    I said I wasn’t going to write about this. I hung up it up, closed the door and walked away. Yet thanks to a friend, I had to write it since she said if I didn’t she would. Call it a writer’s ego but here we go! Once again, scrolling through my Facebook […]

 I was scrolling through my feed on Facebook when I came across a picture of a T- Shirt that said “Gay is the new Black, unless your ACTUALLY Black because you’re still just a N***er”.” Honestly, I was taken back by the harsh quote that made me think about two ongoing issues that we as humans […]

Netflix’ latest hit series, Orange is the New Black has sparked a lot of conversation. Show creator, Jenji Kohan spoke to NPR about her use of privileged white women characters as a vehicle to bring diversity to the small screen:

By Justin Hill In 2008, when I first read “Gay is the New Black” on the cover of the Advocate, I CRINGED at its implications.  Even as I write, “Gay is the New Black,” it is unsettling because it elides, obfuscates and erases many tensions and concerns. You may be asking, “Why speak about it […]

By Jared Alexander Let me tell you, chatting with HAILES will immediately put a smile on your face and set you at ease. Her entire vibe is welcoming, warm and chill, even in a Zoom call while she sets up in a recording studio in Bedstuy. Although she dropped her amazing debut single Come Thru […]

Sickle cell disease, which is caused by a mutated gene that results in red blood cells shaped like sickles, is a disease that primarily affects Black people. Given that, research surrounding a potential cure for the disease has been fairly modest. However, according to the New York Times, there have been advances in the science of […]

According to a new study titled, “Racial Disparities in Student Debt and the Reproduction of the Fragile Black Middle Class,” student debt is widening the wealth gap between white and Black Americans.

Blerd City Con is coming to New York from July 13-15! The three-day conference will host multiple Sci-fi/Horror/Fantasy workshops, screenings, book readings, panels and more!

The Undefeated recently commissioned a study from Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism & Communication entitled “Beating Opponents, Battling Belittlement: How African-American Female Athletes Use Community to Navigate Negative Images.” The study examines Black women’s participation in basketball, track and field, tennis, golf, and swimming, looking at cultural factors that may get in the […]

According to reports from the Smithsonian and Chicago magazine, Google Arts & Culture is collaborating with digital archivists from the Chicago Defender and other Black newspapers such as the Dallas Post-Tribune, the Washington Informer and the Baltimore Afro-American to digitize their archives and maintain their legacy. This effort began in earnest when Angela Ford was searching […]