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I Came For The Caffeine, Not The Race…

It’s 7:00 a.m., you’re feeling barely alive, and you need a mighty jolt of caffeine to properly prepare you for…
03.17.15
Don’t Act Brand New! “Coon Songs” Have A…

What a week! Everybody digs “Empire,” but if there was ever a time we needed “Soul Train” back in our…
03.14.15
Protestors Rally At Wisconsin State Capitol After Police Shooting Of Unarmed Man
Despite Uncle’s Comments, Biracial Teen Is No Different…

Because it is a social construct, race can often be a complicated matter. However, racism – notably, as it works…
03.10.15
Benjamin Crump
50 Years After Selma, Let’s Finally End Unbridled,…

From Eric Garner, an unarmed 43-year-old man killed by NYPD on July 17, 2014, to Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager…
03.05.15
Why Chicago’s Mayoral Election Makes A Difference To…

Every so often we get a local election that has a huge impact on the outlook and direction of Black…
03.01.15
Decoding President Obama’s Budget: It All Comes Down…

There’s a line that says, “Don’t tell me what your priorities are.  Show me how you spend your money and…
02.09.15
Free Community College: The Best Idea Since the…

One summer about a million years ago, when I was 18, I went to community college to take some classes to…
02.08.15
How Marshawn Lynch Says So Much By Barely…

As a journalist, one thing I hate is when a source won’t answer my questions. It’s frustrating, it stops me…
02.02.15
2015: New Year, Same Goals

The clean-up crews have swept all of the confetti from the streets. The ball has dropped and new resolutions have…
01.03.15
After We Marched: Distractions, Distortions And Bold-Faced Lies

A week ago, the NAN offices were busy with activity.  We were planning for the Justice For All March that…
12.19.14
Police Killings Picked Up Where Lynching Left Off

We like to think of the racial violence of America’s recent past as an aberration, that it cropped up during…
08.29.14
When Blaming The Black Guy Backfires And More…

BABYSITTER BUSTED BLAMING THE BLACK GUY I don’t even know why people bother to lie in front of children —…
06.27.14
Black men
Father’s Day Reminds Us Why Networks of Dads…

  Haven’t heard much talk about Father’s Day this year. Debates about what Dad would like, what size he might…
08.15.14
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End Gun Violence In Chicago: Latest Black News…

HELP US – WE’RE DYING! And while you’re at it, we also need to hear from you about all the…
06.19.19
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Saggy Pants, Hood Disease, More Black-Firsts: Things You…

WHAT THE HELL IS ‘HOOD DISEASE’? Here’s what isn’t helpful when it comes to diagnosing a very serious health concern…
06.02.14
NYC’s First Lady A ‘Bad Mom’? [OPINION]

In New York Magazine’s recent feature, NYC’s First Lady Chirlane McCray speaks frankly and honestly about an incredibly taboo subject:…
05.22.14
brown v. board of education
The Courts Can Outlaw Racist Policies, But They…

Sixty years after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, education inequalities still exist. What did we really achieve through…
05.19.14
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This Is Not The Nigeria I Know --…

I was sitting quietly in my office doing some work and a question suddenly gripped me: what would it be…
05.13.14
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