Opinion

Doug Jones owes Black Alabamans BIG time

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The Alabama Senate race is about the future of the South

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(FILE PHOTO) Singer Luther Vandross Dies At Age 54

The real tragedy in Patti LaBelle’s outing of Luther Vandross

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‘She’s Gotta Have It’ perfectly captures how black women are degraded by street harassment

In Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It reboot, the ridiculously beautiful Nola Darling suffers from a problem many women face...
/ December 7, 2017

So disrespectful: Ashanti, other Black women performers damned if they do, damned if they don’t

It’s time we call a thing a thing: Black women in music get no respect
/ December 6, 2017

It’s time to stand up for Black girls and cancel R. Kelly forever

The dark legend of R. Kelly must be put to an end
/ December 5, 2017

The GOP tax bill is a disgusting weapon of class warfare

The GOP tax bill is as bad as you think it might be
/ December 5, 2017

It’s time for Clarence Thomas to go once and for all

While men are clearing their desks in the halls of power, Thomas should join them
/ December 5, 2017

Adding color to the royal family doesn’t wipe out their debts to Black people

For centuries, the British Monarchs made untold wealth through slave trading and free labor
/ December 4, 2017

Why Obama must take some blame for slavery in Libya

America has a way of messing up things for other countries--and this is no different
/ December 1, 2017

‘She’s Gotta Have It’s’ new Nola Darling is a hot ass mess—and that’s OK

2017 Nola is like every Black woman simply trying to reclaim herself
/ December 1, 2017

Spike Lee misses his mark with ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ reboot

The legendary filmmaker's series centers on millennial Black female sexuality -- but it’s painful to watch
/ November 29, 2017

Cyntoia Brown and the sickening criminalization of Black Women

Why does justice more often than not come up short for Black folks?
/ November 25, 2017

Your Everyday Resource Guide to Surviving Trump

One year after Trump’s electoral college win and resounding popular vote defeat (never forget), there are still daily headlines about
/ November 24, 2017

To all Black families: Remember to speak up about any health concerns today

As a Black mother of four children, I know too well the effects of staying silent about health concerns before…
/ November 23, 2017