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April 28, 2022
Black people marrying white people doesn’t erase white privilege or destroy systemic racism. But watching Newsmax does destroy brain cells. 
April 27, 2022
Despite what you may have gleaned from social media posts or cable news quarrels, you don’t actually have to pick…
Angela Davis, Communist writer and militant activist
April 27, 2022
"Free Angela and All Political Prisoners" is a brilliant documentary about her life that’s a must for anyone who cares…
April 27, 2022
A survey supports longstanding research that shows Black workers, especially Black women, feel less valued and respected by colleagues.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk
April 26, 2022
Elon Musk buying Twitter feels like a perilous development for the typical Black user, especially considering the current state of…
April 26, 2022
I used to joke that "Brown Sugar" should have been titled "Love & Basketball 2: When They Put Down Basketballs…
April 26, 2022
I just read an article that put a certain sound in my ears. It was the sound of the siren…
Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons
April 25, 2022
Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons is trying our patience, tempting us to lose compassion for whatever’s going on in his…
April 25, 2022
For all the harm that COVID-19 has wrought, a silver lining in this dark cloud that still hangs over our…
Abortion rights protest, theGrio.com
April 25, 2022
Banning abortions is all that Republicans and their evangelical supporters have wanted ever since Roe v. Wade became the law…
soul food
April 22, 2022
Soul food is one way—a fundamental way—that Black people have been able to feel a sense of kinship with other…
Atlanta FX theGrio
April 21, 2022
What if you could personally profit from racism? Would you? I’m not talking about reparations for the entire community. I’m
Hands of people completing a drug transaction
April 20, 2022
As a person born and raised in Los Angeles, I’m serious about the green I burn, the edibles I eat…
An American flag behind a gavel and a sound block with a marijuana leaf
April 20, 2022
More than a decade into legal cannabis, it is clear that the communities most harmed by cannabis prohibition are benefiting…
"Freshman Year" (Screenshot, YouTube)
April 20, 2022
"Freshman Year," the 2019 faith-and-family film, is about two smart kids facing trials and tribulations and going on a life journey…
A scene from "Good Hair"
April 19, 2022
Chris Rock’s documentary "Good Hair" is over a decade old, but it’s still a fascinating look at a complex aspect…
Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
April 18, 2022
Jean-Michel Basquiat has been one of my favorite visual artists for over 20 years because I feel a kinship with…
April 17, 2022
I quite passionately told my wife that I didn’t think it was a good idea to enable FaceTime on the…
April 15, 2022
Unless you’re a sneakerhead or into urban fashion, you might not know that New Balance has been killing the collaboration…
April 15, 2022
The national experience of COVID quarantine had such an impact on the American psyche that I’m sure we’ll be seeing…