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How Reagan's speech recognizing MLK Day wasn't a celebration but a eulogy of King's true legacy

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Let me explain #BlackGirlMagic to Elle.com

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President Obama kept it real but played it safe in his final SOTU

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President Obama's last State of the Union Address: A final message to America

In a few hours, President Obama will deliver his final State of the Union address. There are no reelection worries,…
/ January 12, 2016

Is it okay to admire Bill Cosby's lawyer Monique Pressley?

Lately I've noticed this new, deeply annoying phenomena on social media where if you talk about anything aside from racial…
/ January 12, 2016

Why I hope Pres. Obama goes full #TeamPetty in his final SOTU speech

When President Barack Obama began his second term, I was excited because he was officially on lame duck status, and
/ January 12, 2016

Dear RZA: Racism doesn't pass over black men dressed in tuxedos

Although I've been a fan of the RZA's music since I first heard Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers back in…
/ January 8, 2016

Disaster in Flint, Michigan: How a water crisis spiraled out of control

It is unsafe to drink the water in Flint, Michigan because it's full of so much lead Governor Rick Snyder…
/ January 6, 2016

President Obama feels our pain and losses from gun violence

President Obama kicked off the new year with one of the most pressing and dire problems facing America — gun
/ January 6, 2016

Imagine if armed Black Lives Matter protestors occupied a federal building

Here’s a question worth asking right now: What would happen if 150 armed Black Lives Matter protesters occupied a federal
/ January 4, 2016

Happy New Year Rahm Emanuel: Reform the police or form your resignation

Rahm Emanuel will not resign. That's what the embattled Chicago mayor told Politico in early December...
/ January 1, 2016

2015 a year where ignorance, racism thrived

Please believe it: 2015 was chock-full of racism.
/ December 31, 2015

It's fair to ask LeBron James to act on Tamir Rice, but must he do it alone?

Activists are calling for NBA superstar LeBron James to sit out games until the Department of Justice imprisons the two…
/ December 29, 2015

The Tamir Rice decision and why 'outrage fatigue' only hurts us

Once again, a grand jury has decided not to indict a police officer for killing a black child. And for
/ December 28, 2015

Will 2016 be Obama's blackest year yet?

As President Obama enters his eighth and final year in the White House, 2016 is destined to be his blackest…
/ December 26, 2015