Opinion

Tennis isn’t the only reason why Serena Williams is the greatest of all time

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The interconnected injustice of Philando, Charleena and Nabra

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White supremacy doesn’t care about black respectability, only black death

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Juneteenth is our Independence Day, but we’re still not free

Black people celebrate Juneteenth to mark our freedom from slavery, but that doesn’t mean slavery is over. And if we
/ June 19, 2017

Kamala Harris has the mic now, so everybody needs to sit down

If you’ve been watching the Senate Intelligence Committee hearings on Russiagate, then you know Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is killing
/ June 14, 2017

The dangers of protecting the ‘Black image’ at all costs

Writer George M. Johnson cautions those in the Black community who unwaveringly stand by Black figures and institutions like Bill…
/ June 12, 2017

You know Trump’s presidency is bad when Black America is rooting for the FBI

Trump's presidency is so bad, Black America is rooting for the FBI.
/ June 9, 2017

Black hair restrictions in schools are a return to the Black Codes

What happens when they think they can control our children’s hair?
/ June 8, 2017

They joke about us ‘N*ggers,’ they treat us like ‘N*ggers’ – but they can’t break us

Should we talk about those who use the word n*gger out of turn, or those who treat black folks like…
/ June 6, 2017

The Republican Party is starting to look a lot like a terrorist group

Republicans are calling for violence, even threatening acts of terror themselves--a sign of a party that is off the rails…
/ June 2, 2017

Why are hundreds of Confederate statues still standing?

There are hundreds of Confederate statues left to tear down: It was good to see that New Orleans tore down
/ May 26, 2017

After shocking N.C. decision, will Clarence Thomas derail the GOP agenda?

Clarence Thomas did a shocking thing when he voted with the majority of his Supreme Court colleagues to strike down…
/ May 25, 2017

Appropriating is wrong, but so are the black men who allow it

Earlier this week, in a performance that can be described as awkward and performative, Katy Perry debuted her new song
/ May 24, 2017

Jeff Sessions could learn something from FOX’s ‘Shots Fired’

A former senior DOJ official says ‘Shots Fired’ gets right what the AG gets wrong.
/ May 21, 2017

When Trump goes down, GOP should go with him

Trump, like the party he leads, is one of greed, depravity and extremism.
/ May 18, 2017