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Arrested Development’s first single, ‘Tennessee,’ is 30 years old this month, and it’s still perfect

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The policing of Black genius

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What the WNBA’s chartered flight controversy says about how the league treats its players

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How Americans really feel about critical race theory

There are so many times and so many ways that Black people have become a political football in the United…
/ March 7, 2022
Bloody Sunday - African American Studies

On the 57th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ the fight against systemic racism continues

Vice President Harris's visit to Selma for the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" is a reminder that the struggle for equal…
/ March 6, 2022
Kanye Sunday Service

When will the cult of Ye stop absolving the troubled genius?

Writer and anti-domestic violence activist Sil Lai Abrams digs into the dangers of giving passes to gifted men.
/ March 6, 2022

Questioning a Black woman’s credentials is par for the course in this country

Fox News host Tucker Carlson, already known for race-baiting, suggested that Americans need to see Judge Brown Jackson’s LSAT scores.
/ March 5, 2022

‘Twice as good.’ Black people and the success that threatens white people.

In a world committed to diminishing Black people's success, playing the game by our own rules is the only way…
/ March 4, 2022

What the war in Ukraine could really mean for Black Americans

The world changed on Feb. 24. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the world has rallied around its citizens and its president,…
/ March 4, 2022

Bat Lives Matter or Make Gotham Great Again: The Batman can’t justify himself in a Black Lives Matter world

The Batman wants no part of those discussions, which makes it a truly different, but ultimately disappointing addition to the franchise.
/ March 4, 2022

Dear Tucker Carlson: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is more qualified than some of the white men who served on the Supreme Court

Tucker Carlson doesn’t think Brown Jackson is intelligent enough for a lifetime appointment on the high court.
/ March 4, 2022
Rapper J. Cole

J. Cole is already one of the greatest rappers to ever do it, but I’m still waiting on a truly great album from him

As a general rule, I try not to be too critical about great art and artists in my midst. Now,…
/ March 4, 2022
Brooklyn Dodgers infielder Jackie Robinson

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier, and MLB doesn’t seem to give AF

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred and league owners obviously don’t give a damn about the sport, its players or…
/ March 3, 2022

‘Jeen-yuhs,’ Part 3: How the loss of his mother changed Kanye as a person—and an artist

The third and final installment of the Kanye docuseries "jeen-yuhs" gave us some amazing, revelatory moments and some mess.
/ March 3, 2022

Building Black wealth matters

There are several other steps that Congress can take to help close the racial wealth gap starting with student debt.
/ March 2, 2022