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It's not just Flint: Environmental racism is slowly killing blacks across America

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White actress Julie Delpy says she wishes she were black because she wouldn't get criticized as much

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Public officials must face the music for Flint water crisis

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Why Janet Hubert's 'clap back' on #OscarsSoWhite is petty, personal and played

Monday night, the internet blew up when Janet "Aunt Viv" Hubert, decided to turn on her camera phone and let…
/ January 19, 2016

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

On a picturesque autumn day in the White House Rose Garden in 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the Martin Luther
/ January 18, 2016

Let me explain #BlackGirlMagic to Elle.com

It is hard to fathom that a black woman (a black woman with a master’s degree in English and a
/ January 14, 2016

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

President Obama gave his final State of the Union address Tuesday night before a packed crowd of enthusiastic supporters and
/ January 13, 2016

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