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I’ve said many times over the past year that Jazmine Sullivan’s "Heaux Tales" is easily one of the best albums…
This piece has nothing to do with The Slap. It’s about Chris Rock, the legendary comedian who’s touring with a…
On a night when protests by Drake and the Weeknd threatened to overshadow the Grammys, the show turned into a…
Until recently, reparations for Black people were considered an impossibility. Too many Americans discounted the need for these amends.
The Grammys will finally take place on Sunday but the loudest voices in the room may be some people who…
The gang is back in episode three, “The Old Man and the Tree.” The title is a take-off on Hemingway’s…
Donna Brazile writes that Biden's proposed budget advances equity and justice with increased funding for housing, education and health care.
I’ve been a fan of Little Brother—the rap group made up of Phonté, Big Pooh and 9th Wonder—since the first…
The NFL has tinkered with its policies and tweaked its practices on minority hiring for over 20 years now.
The history of Black American activism in foreign affairs through the U.N. is longstanding but largely unknown.
If I’m honest, I’m just now starting to feel like myself. After watching Sunday night’s Oscars, my equilibrium has been…
As with any important event that happens in the Black community, I’ve learned to wait a day and watch the…
The attempted state takeover of a Mason, Tenn., town is a reminder that America has a long history of taking…
Last week, my friend Sammy was remodeling my home when he interrupted his coworkers' work to tell them the origin…
We, as Black people, are so used to violence and trauma that many of us normalize it.
Sunday night’s Academy Awards took an interesting turn when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock for making a "G.I. Jane" joke…
Nap time isn’t exactly my favorite time of day, but it is a time of day I look forward to.…
I root for the hometown New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys in football, which is crazy because they’re division…
In a world where social media lets anyone say anything, fans can tell Doja Cat in real time that she…
Although I’ve wasted gallons of ink writing about racism, I have largely been unsuccessful explaining racism.