Opinion

Angela Alsobrooks , Barbara Lee and Lisa Blunt Rochester

It’s Our Time: Black women running for Senate are poised to make their mark on history

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At the March on Washington, Black women were sidelined. 60 years later, the need to center Black women is as urgent as ever

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Whiteness does not care about the comfort or education of Black students

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We need to talk about Donald Trump’s mugshot

Why is the white community so silent on the criminal element in their culture?
/ August 25, 2023

Dear Kevin Hart, I am you and you are me. And yes, I’ve learned to respect being 44 years old

The comedian ended up in a wheelchair because he thought he could beat an ex-NFL running back, 34-year-old Stevan Ridley,…
/ August 25, 2023
An engraving at the Lincoln Memorial marks where Martin Luther King, Jr. made his 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech

As we mark the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, we celebrate progress but recognize that MLK’s dream remains unfulfilled

As we remember the occasion that gave us King's "I Have a Dream" speech, the struggle continues to overcome the…
/ August 25, 2023
Republican presidential candidates former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy

In the first GOP debate, Trump’s stranglehold on the party remains strong even in his absence

Republican presidential contenders went after each other in a bid to convince voters that they're a better choice than the…
/ August 24, 2023

Dave Chappelle has moved on from talking about trans people. Sort of.

In Chappelle's latest comedy tour, "The Lunatic's Manifesto," he's flaunting his freedom to joke about anything — and anyone —…
/ August 24, 2023
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Elon Musk wants to remove the ‘block’ button on X, formerly known as Twitter. That would be a huge mistake.

This latest decision to change X, aka Twitter, further proves that Apartheid Clyde does not care about marginalized communities. 
/ August 23, 2023
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‘Star Stories With Touré’: How being homeless led KRS-One to his name

How did KRS-One get his name? It comes from being a homeless teenager who worked with Hare Krishnas and getting…
/ August 23, 2023

Sha’Carri Richardson proves she’s a role model who knows what to do — leave the disapppoinment and the haters in the dust

After missing the Tokyo Olympics and a poor performance last year, Richardson responded to the setbacks by showing the world…
/ August 23, 2023
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R.I.P., Twitter

The once great app, Twitter, is dead. Black Twitter is over. It was fun, it was important, but the party…
/ August 22, 2023

Meek Mill is all of us who hate overpaying for sneakers — but do it anyway

The Philly rapper was captured on video complaining about ridiculous resale prices and then paid the ridiculous price for no…
/ August 22, 2023
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Edward Blum, the man who targeted affirmative action, says he wants equality, but his actions are anti-Black

Blum, who is now going after affirmative action in the workplace, seems determined to dismantle everything that levels the playing…
/ August 21, 2023
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Hip-hop and gaming have been one of the best collabs in entertainment

Hip-hop and gaming have had a long love affair, and we look back at this storied history to mark the…
/ August 21, 2023