Opinion

Alabama’s election showed the enormity of Black women’s voting clout

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Bye Omarosa–and close the door behind you!

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Too many of our babies are killing themselves – Here’s what we can do about it

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Doug Jones owes Black Alabamans BIG time

Black voters brought him to this place, and he can’t forget that
/ December 13, 2017

The Alabama Senate race is about the future of the South

The epic U.S. Senate contest between Roy Moore and Doug Jones is far more than a local race
/ December 12, 2017
(FILE PHOTO) Singer Luther Vandross Dies At Age 54

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

The real tragedy in Patti LaBelle outing Luther Vandross as gay after his death is not in the outing itself.
/ December 9, 2017

‘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