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July 21, 2022
Many of us simply cannot relate to the pain, anguish and terror that anyone involved in a school shooting experiences.
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
July 21, 2022
Is Clarence Thomas the most powerful Black man in America? Is he even powerful within the Supreme Court? Is any…
July 20, 2022
The internet is a weird and scary place, especially when it comes to social media. This has been a truism since…
July 20, 2022
The messaging around monkeypox has been confusing, to say the least. Some reports have downplayed the infectivity of this disease.
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July 19, 2022
It's rare for mass shooters to be stopped by armed civilians. That's an NRA fantasy meant to make people buy…
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July 19, 2022
Discover the subjective world of Spades, the card game of African America, and its rules in this op-ed about 'Spades…
July 19, 2022
A healthy parent would never intentionally place their child in harm’s way or create unnecessary fear for their own entertainment.
July 18, 2022
In her essay “Professionalism as a Racial Construct,” housing justice advocate Leah Goodridge discusses the concept of “selective offense."
Abbott Elementary thegrio.om
July 18, 2022
I can see it now: Quinta Brunson and the "Abbott Elementary" cast making repeat trips to the Emmy stage in…
Black woman stressed and exhausted
July 16, 2022
I grew up believing that the moral arc of America was bending toward justice for Blacks, women, and LGBTQ folks.…
July 15, 2022
Joe Biden is undoubtedly at his lowest point politically, with some polls showing him at lows it took Donald Trump…
July 14, 2022
When it comes to fighting for reproductive justice, I need more men to be like CNN show host W. Kamau…
LeBron James
July 14, 2022
If LeBron James wants to be a voice for social justice, as is his right, he should read up a…
July 13, 2022
Lathun's "Freak It,"the classic Miami-bass meets Atlanta-swag record from 1997, takes me back to the  magic that was mid-90s Atlanta.
A group of demonstrators holding up signs, with one reading "Forced birth is an act of violence"
July 13, 2022
As the White House was responding to the overturning of Roe, the outgoing comms director decided that was the time…
July 12, 2022
OPINION: The Missouri senator got put in his place by U.C. Berkeley Professor Khiara Bridges during a Senate hearing on…
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
July 12, 2022
The latest outrage in the culture war occurred when a visitor to Monticello was upset that Jefferson's history as an…
A gun and bullets on an American flag
July 11, 2022
After the July Fourth mass shooting in Highland Park near Chicago, you just might think, “How many more times?”
July 11, 2022
A recent Los Angeles Times headline asked if California was “ready for more Black people to legally carry guns in…
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July 10, 2022
Bring the bounce, 808s and energy to your car with JoolsTV's trap nursery rhymes - the perfect YouTube music for…