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Unless you’re white and rich, the cost of public service is too high

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I won’t be sending my mother or grandmother Christmas cards this year, and it nearly made me cry at Target

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SpaceX And T-Mobile Hold Joint Event In Texas

Elon Musk is a very stable genius

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Ray Chew’s star-studded gospel celebration, ‘An evening of inspiration,’ makes glorious return to Carnegie Hall

Famed musical director Raw Chew leads all-star cast of gospel stars for "A Night of Inspiration" at New York's Carnegie…
/ December 16, 2022

Black women finally assuming their rightful place on the federal judiciary

President Joe Biden's judicial appointments to the federal bench are the most diverse of any president in American history.
/ December 16, 2022

RSVP — the R&B group comprised of Ray J, Sammie, Bobby Valentino and Pleasure P — might be the most fun supergroup of all time

I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t be more excited about this unpredictable collection of folks who decided to…
/ December 14, 2022
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Coaches vs. Racism: Nonprofit hosts second annual HBCU Roundball Classic to throw blows in the fight against racism

College basketball coaches from around the country join forces to help end discrimination on and off the court.
/ December 13, 2022

Revisiting Common’s ‘Electric Circus’ 20 years later — arguably his most polarizing album

I did not like Common’s fifth album when it was released in 2002; will listening with 2022 ears change my…
/ December 13, 2022
House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)

Black leadership can’t behave like white leadership with a Black face

Representation matters, but symbolism will only get you so far. We must always hold Black leadership accountable. 
/ December 12, 2022

‘The Midnight Miracle’ is fun, brilliant and so damn Black

The podcast featuring Dave Chappelle, Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli isn't ostensibly about anything. But they do it in a…
/ December 12, 2022

New Democratic primary order recognizes the importance of Black votes

OPINION: Holding early primaries in states with large populations of Black people and other people of color will inevitably prompt…
/ December 11, 2022

‘Queen Sugar’ was the gift that kept on giving and now that it’s over, I’m thankful for every single person who brought it to life

The Ava DuVernay-helmed show was original in every way, showing a version of Black life not typically seen on television.
/ December 9, 2022

Media reaction to Jerry Jones shows that white men suffer no consequences 

Influential white men pay no price for their racism and criminal behavior. When the media fails to call it out,…
/ December 9, 2022

Herschel Walker’s near miss and the myth of identity politics

OPINION: Herschel Walker’s Senate run is a testament to the Republican Party’s ability to make everything about race.
/ December 8, 2022
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These hoteps must be stopped, y’all

Famous hoteps like Kanye and Kyrie are normalizing hotepism. We have a problem because many hoteps are helping the conservative…
/ December 8, 2022