Opinion

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Sexual Assault: Same Standard For Black And White Men?

The recent allegations against R. Kelly has returned to the fore criticism of how Black male celebrities are vilified while…
R. Kelly Performs At Bass Concert Hall
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R. Kelly Pisses Me Off

Writer Demetria Irwin says, "it’s time to stop supporting predators. The safety of our girls is worth far more than…
California Turns out to Vote
Trump's Alarming Attempt To Create Voter Database

Here's how Trump's alarming attempt to create a national voter database is similar to how the powerful once branded and…
High Angle View Of White Bed By Night Table In Hotel Room
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Here Is Why ‘Stealthing’ Should Be A Sex…

Lawmakers in California and Wisconsin have created bills to classify the heinous act as sex assault.
Bill Cosby On Trial On Three Aggravated Sexual Assault Charges
Cosby On Trial During Trump Presidency

It is striking that Cosby’s trial commences during the presidency of Donald Trump, writes Ahmad Greene-Hayes.
We Stand United NYC Rally
Time For NAACP To Elect A Woman President

The move would give the 108-year-old organization more relevance at a critical junction in the nation’s social justice movement.
FOX's 'Pitch' - Season One
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‘Pitch,’ One Of The Best Positive TV Series…

Pitch, a fictional series on Fox about a Black woman pitcher starring Kylie Bunbury, has been canceled indefinitely.
Combing his hair
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Colorism, Sexism, Racism & The Politics Of Black…

Recent controversy about hair care products has returned the perennial issue of the politics of Black hair to the spotlight.
Donald Trump Protests at Parliament Square
Trump's Whitewashing Of The Civil War Is A…

Donald Trump's remarks about the Civil War are the latest example of a longstanding problem.
Prince At The Palladium
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Reflections Of A Prince Fan Who Tried To…

Imitation is sometimes the sincerest form of flattery, Anita Samuels, author and former Rhythm & Blues editor at Billboard magazine,…
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Online Trolls’ Special Obsession With Black Women Needs…

Anita Samuels, author of newly released "Rants & Retorts: How Bigots Got a Monopoly on Commenting About News Online," weighs…
Sexual Assault Survivors Protest Outside Jeff Sessions's Office
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Black Women & Girls Under Siege: Will Black…

In an ongoing study, Black Women's Blueprint found that 60 percent of Black women report having been raped before the…
Rallies Held Across The Country To Protect Obama's Affordable Health Care Act
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Trump Pulls Ailing Health Care Bill To Save…

Although the Republican health care plan proposes to be better for all Americans, the American Health Care Act misses the…
Women's March on Washington - Rally
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White Bodies Protesting In The Age Of Trump

Have you noticed that White protesters have supplanted Black Lives Matter demonstrators on social media?
Hands in Church Holding Crucifix
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Tale Of Two Indias: Two Families Seek Justice…

India Beaty, 25, and India Kager, 27, were killed in separate incidents last year by Virginia police officers, who will…
Women's March on Washington - March
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Here Is Why I'm Not Your Feminist

International Women's Day: It's time for liberals and progressives to acknowledge that White feminists have been complicit in the oppression…
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: People applaud Denisha Merriweath
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Trump’s Plan For ‘The Blacks’ Even More Elusive…

On the last day of Black History Month, President Donald Trump delivered his first State of Union Address, where he…
Hackers working hackathon at laptops and computers in dark office
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Fake News Is Not New To Black Folks,…

L. Joy Williams, a Brooklyn-based political strategist, gives tips on how to determine fake news from real news.
ASHBURN, VA - FEBRUARY 25: A group of Loudoun School for the
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Teens Sentenced To Read Books After Vandalizing Historic…

A Virginia judge sentenced five teens, convicted for spray-painting racial slurs on an abandoned building, to read books about diversity.…
Say Her Name Protest March
#SayHerName Mothers on Women’s March, Fight for Justice

We know the pain of losing children to state violence. We know the pain of striving for justice and being…
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