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President Joe Biden
February 28, 2022
As the midterm elections approach and President Joe Biden's approval ratings continue to slip, I have a few words of…
February 28, 2022
Like most folks who spent their teen years in the ’90s, "Boyz N the Hood" is part of my life.…
February 27, 2022
I know, I know. The idea that "New Jack City" is a movie that has anything to do with solid…
February 26, 2022
"The Wood" is one of my favorite movies. Maybe it’s because I could see my younger self and friends in…
Nation Reacts To Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict
February 25, 2022
On May 25, 2020, three officers—Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng—did nothing as Chauvin pressed his knee on…
Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
February 25, 2022
In Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, we have OUR Supreme Court nominee, and she must be protected at all costs.
February 24, 2022
OPINION: I didn’t realize so many people didn’t like Love & Basketball, the 2000 film starring Sanaa Lathan as Monica…
Map of the United States and a sailing ship
February 24, 2022
If one were to view the history of Black people in America through a "racial lens," you wouldn’t start with…
February 24, 2022
Kanye is always presenting himself as a victim who’s battling institutions that don't respect him as the genius he is.
February 23, 2022
If I had to wager a guess, I’d guess only a scant few people outside of the actors’ family members…
February 23, 2022
Kanye is displaying the type of obsessive behavior towards Kim that people say O.J. Simpson displayed toward Nicole Brown. 
Dr. Paul Farmer
February 22, 2022
Dr. Paul Farmer, the co-founder of the nonprofit health organization Partners in Health, unexpectedly passed away Monday in Rwanda.
February 21, 2022
"Hav Plenty," the 1998 rom-com produced, written, directed, edited and starring Christopher Scott Cherot, has always fascinated me.
February 20, 2022
I don’t even know if "Posse" is any good, but I’ve probably seen it a smooth hundred times. Maybe you…
February 19, 2022
One of my favorite pastimes is firing up Amazon Prime and perusing the collection of Black films available.
Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu
February 18, 2022
Judge Regina Chu got emotional as she talked about officers risking their lives every single day in public service:
February 18, 2022
Soon, President Joe Biden will nominate the first Black female Supreme Court justice—a moment that is long overdue.
Soul Food
February 18, 2022
I don’t feel like the movie "Soul Food," the 1997 family dramedy starring Vivica Fox, Vanessa Williams and Nia Long,…
February 17, 2022
For starters, even Tyler Perry doesn’t have a good answer for how Melinda Gayle (Taraji Henson) got on the yacht…