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I TRIED to forgive Gina Rodriguez but her ‘white woman tears’ are wearing me out

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OPINION: It’s time to call for immediate action to investigate, discipline, and hold police accountable in issues of police brutality

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Victim Botham Jean's neighbor Joshua Brown, left, answers questions from Assistant District Attorney LaQuita Long, right, while pointing to a map of the South Side Flats where he lives, while testifying during the murder trial of former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger, in Dallas. Authorities say that Brown was killed in a shooting Friday, Oct. 4. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool) thegrio.com

Why fear that the slain Botham Jean case witness was targeted makes sense

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16 Books to kick off your fall reading list

Fall has arrived (along with school for the kiddies) and it’s only right that we hit you with a list of books to get you going this fine Autumn.
/ October 4, 2019
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The Forgiveness Trap: Botham Jean’s family’s response to Amber Guyger triggers debate

Botham Jean’s family has been very forgiving towards their son’s killer. Blue Telusma explores how their choices became a national conversation.
/ October 3, 2019
Donald Trump

Trump warns there will be a civil war if he’s impeached, is he right?

Donald Trump tweeted that if he is impeached, another civil war would come. Is he right about that? Will this country take up arms again?
/ September 30, 2019

How “Big Brother” was finally forced to confront a cringeworthy racial history

OPINION: ‘Big Brother always had contestants who got away with micro- and macroaggressions, but the time has come for them to be confronted about it
/ September 26, 2019
Tekashi 6ix9ine

OPINION: Tekashi 6ix9ine is a five-part lesson in the problematic reality of modern day hip-hop

We know that snitching is bad, but writer Nicole Duncan-Smith tries to evaluate how the rise and demise of Tekashi 6ix9ine may have changed hip-hop forever.
/ September 26, 2019
New Jack City

OPINION: Leave ‘New Jack City’ out of your crappy remake machine, Hollywood

Writer Dustin Seibert is not here for the New Jack City reboot. At all. There are so many remakes of the 90s favorites right now! Is this a bridge too far?
/ September 24, 2019

H&M responds to backlash over ad with Black child model’s natural hair

H&M has responded to the fierce backlash over a young Black child model featured on its site who critics believe is rocking a hot mess of a natural hairstyle.
/ September 21, 2019