Opinion

Why all PWI’s should be waving the flag for ‘Black Lives Matter’

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Hollywood finally embraces what it means to be black and awkward

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Black people giving police officers ‘free hugs’ won’t save black lives

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NC governor Pat McCrory proves just how little he cares about black lives

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory held a press conference and removed any doubt that he cares little to nothing about
/ September 24, 2016

‘Black Lives Matter’ is destined to fail unless it embraces Garveyism

All these years later, the children of the enslaved are still trying to wrestle their humanity out of the hands…
/ September 23, 2016

Schools named after slave owners are the new Confederate flag

What does it say about a country that still names its schools after those who kidnapped black people and chained…
/ September 21, 2016

Trump town hall on ‘core black issues’ with Sean Hannity is so absurd it hurts

Will Donald Trump’s last-ditch efforts to convince black voters that he is the candidate best able to address “African-American concerns”…
/ September 21, 2016

Terence Crutcher shooting reminds us that blacks are treated worse than dogs

When you ask how Terence Clutcher can meet such a horrible fate, remember that dogs are just like people, but…
/ September 20, 2016

Lack of compliance? No, Terence Crutcher’s crime was being black

Monday, we watched Terence Crutcher die on video tape...
/ September 20, 2016

What fans burning jerseys really say about black freedom in Ameica

“If you don’t love our country, get the f—k out of it,” a man in an Instagram video says as…
/ September 18, 2016

I’m a black gay man who won’t date men who hate black women

As a black gay man who comes from a lineage of strong women, it is my duty to honor the…
/ September 16, 2016

Colin Kaepernick will not be silent: He’s a black man first

When Colin Kaepernick brought the issue of police brutality to the football field, he exposed the NFL and America's decades-long…
/ September 15, 2016

Take MLK’s name out your mouth: An open letter to Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney

I understand why you said what you said Coach. Your statements reproduce a long history of folks, conservative and otherwise,…
/ September 14, 2016

Inciting violence is a white male privilege

When you are a white man in America, you can say what you want and, apparently, even incite violence. Case…
/ September 14, 2016

Black Lives Matter, my mother and September 11th

When my mother was murdered on September 11, ‘Black Lives Matter’ wasn’t a saying or a movement yet...
/ September 11, 2016