Independence Day can be pleasurable for some and a cold reminder of a hard truth for others. Majority of America takes the federal holiday off from work to grill, go to the pool, find a day party to wear their best red, white and blue outfit to or simply use the day to reflect on […]
In this op-ed, Preston Mitchum reminds us that an acquittal does not always signal the absence of guilt when it comes to Sean Combs.
In this op-ed, Dr. Stacey Patton discusses the hypocritical nature of conservative white women in America.
Last summer, on July 6, we learned of a new reason for the police to kill an unarmed Black person: a pot of hot water. Sonya Massey, then 36, called 911 when she suspected an intruder at her home in Springfield, Illinois. According to an Illinois State Police summary of her shooting death, when police arrived, deputies did indeed see a car at Massey’s home that looked broken into. After […]
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty When news broke that Sean “Diddy” Combs was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution but not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, I knew exactly how this would play out. Some people would grab onto that partial verdict like a lifeline, ignoring every piece of truth we’ve seen and heard about who this man is and what he’s done. Here’s what I […]
Source: NurPhoto / Getty You’ve seen the routine. Some coiffed white conservative woman goes on cable news, all wide-eyed and sanctimonious, saying: “At least here we don’t force women to wear burkas like they do in Iran!” She delivers it like she’s courageously championing global women’s rights. But let’s keep it 100, she doesn’t give a damn about Iranian women and their oppression. She’s using them as rhetorical props to […]
Source: Alex Peña / Getty Early last month, we reported that Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported to a detention center in El Salvador by the brazenly unapologetic Trump administration, had finally been returned to the U.S., only to face an indictment on federal smuggling charges that, according to Abrego Garcia’s attorney (and any objective observer), appears to be an attempt by the Justice Department to justify […]
Rich Fury Every HBCU has a rich history when it comes to its origin story, but there’s something purely unique and wildly extraordinary about the rise of Tuskegee University as founded by astounding educator and civil rights pioneer, Booker T. Washington. Although the university celebrated its 107th Founder’s Day back in March — the inaugural ceremony occurred in 1917 — TU was in fact founded as an institution 144 years […]
Chicago's Artis Lounge nightclub was a tragic scene Wednesday night (7/2) when a drive-by shooting claimed four lives and wounded 14 others.
