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As the Emmett Till Antilynching Act becomes law, we owe a debt to the mother who never let us forget

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Even all these years later, the Notorious B.I.G. is still the rapper I’m most impressed by

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Calvin Ridley’s suspension for gambling highlights a bigger problem

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Brittney Griner is a Black queer woman. Here’s why we can’t ignore intersectionality in Russia’s targeted detainment of her

I was shaken by the news that Russia had detained WNBA star Brittney Griner on allegations that she had vape…
/ March 8, 2022

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

For years, I thought Arrested Development’s sophomore album, Zingalamaduni, was the most criminally slept-on album EVER.
/ March 8, 2022

The policing of Black genius

My son told his teacher he wasn’t interested in what she had to say. He refused to do math time…
/ March 7, 2022
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What the WNBA’s chartered flight controversy says about how the league treats its players

When it comes to chartered flights and limits on player perks, the WNBA made it clear that no means no—regardless…
/ March 7, 2022
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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
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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
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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

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