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What Black Audiences Loved About Teena Marie's Brand of Soul

What Black Audiences Loved About Teena Marie's Brand of Soul

Mark Anthony Neal Mar 7, 2026

Rick James called her indispensable. Lady T was indeed the antithesis of a pop princess.

How a New Generation of Hispanic Conservatives Become Susceptible to White-Nationalist  Influence
Adolph Hitler and Francisco Franco Meeting at Hendaye (en.wiki) — Meeting at Hendaye — Wikipedia

How a New Generation of Hispanic Conservatives Become Susceptible to White-Nationalist Influence

William Spivey Mar 7, 2026

A leaked FIU Young Republicans chat reveals violent fantasies, antisemitic jokes, and racial slurs.

A Quick and Easy Survival Guide to Sleep Deprivation For New Dads
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A Quick and Easy Survival Guide to Sleep Deprivation For New Dads

LEVEL Editors Mar 6, 2026

Practical advice to get through those newborn sleepless nights.

Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander and the Death of Sports’ Edge

Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander and the Death of Sports’ Edge

Andrew Ricketts Mar 6, 2026

Is playing to refs and marketers the move?

I Wanted to Be a Digital Nomad Until I Watched One Evacuate
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I Wanted to Be a Digital Nomad Until I Watched One Evacuate

The Only Black Guy in the Office Mar 6, 2026

Palm-tree zooms look good until geopolitics says otherwise.

Industry's Finale: Where White Workplace Pettiness Becomes Cultural Betrayal
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Industry's Finale: Where White Workplace Pettiness Becomes Cultural Betrayal

Andrew Ricketts Mar 6, 2026

Harper Stern witnessed her own "Get Out" scenario play out, and had to choose morality for once.

Trump's Ego Has Landed. There Will be Global Consequences
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Trump's Ego Has Landed. There Will be Global Consequences

Adebayo Adeniran Mar 5, 2026

This foreign-policy failure will have economic and political consequences.

The Black Woman Who Struck Fear in White Power Broker
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

The Black Woman Who Struck Fear in White Power Broker

William Spivey Mar 5, 2026

What Jasmine Crockett reveals about America's long habit of neutering Black political power.

How Trump Blew Up Affordability By Going to War with Iran
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How Trump Blew Up Affordability By Going to War with Iran

William Spivey Mar 4, 2026

Tariffs and a foreign strike will push gas and heating bills higher. Voters who bough into Trump's affordability pitch will have to pay the price.

A Quick and Easy Guide to Wearing Cologne
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A Quick and Easy Guide to Wearing Cologne

LEVEL Editors Mar 4, 2026

Being muted speaks volumes.

Industry's Sixth Episode is Elite Television, Rich With Epstein Allusions and Family Ties
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Industry's Sixth Episode is Elite Television, Rich With Epstein Allusions and Family Ties

Andrew Ricketts Mar 3, 2026

A main character says goodbye, and funerals don't exist.

Why Blacks and Jews Have Lowest Suicide Rates

Why Blacks and Jews Have Lowest Suicide Rates

Jeffrey Kass Mar 3, 2026

Lessons in community, love and survival.

The Most Important Questions to Ask About Prison System Conditions
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The Most Important Questions to Ask About Prison System Conditions

Dr. Jeffrey Ian Ross Mar 2, 2026

Who collects data, who's heard, and who enforces the rules?

How to Get Away With Saying the N-Word in Public
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How to Get Away With Saying the N-Word in Public

LG Ware Mar 2, 2026

Racism versus ableism.

What Pam Bondi Should Have Learned from Watergate
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What Pam Bondi Should Have Learned from Watergate

William Spivey Mar 1, 2026

The scandal that redefined ethics, and the Attorney General who missed the point.

An Attack on Iran Will Not Suppress Demands for the Epstein Files
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An Attack on Iran Will Not Suppress Demands for the Epstein Files

William Spivey Mar 1, 2026

The assault on Iran may reshape geopolitics but it won’t bury the missing Epstein pages.

How Bill Clinton's Policies Harmed Black America
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How Bill Clinton's Policies Harmed Black America

Jermaine Hall Mar 1, 2026

How Clinton’s “tough on crime” era mirrored Batman’s vigilante logic.

When Suicide Rulings for Black Men Smell Like Lynchings
The NAACP flew this flag outside its NY office after learning of yet another lynching | Library of Congress

When Suicide Rulings for Black Men Smell Like Lynchings

Dr. Allison Wiltz Mar 1, 2026

Reasonable doubt is natural, given the history of racial violence.

New Study Shows Caffeine May Lower Your Risks of Dementia
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New Study Shows Caffeine May Lower Your Risks of Dementia

Laratee VanNieuwenhuyze Feb 28, 2026

Results display an association but not causation, and other preventative measures should be taken.

Bobby Brown is the Beating Heart of the New Edition Way Tour
Jacob Caesar

Bobby Brown is the Beating Heart of the New Edition Way Tour

Jermaine Hall Feb 26, 2026

Everyone shines on this three-hour tour, but something quietly heartwarming happens when Bobby Brown takes the stage. Everyone shines on this three‑hour tour — but something quietly heartwarming happens when Bobby Brown takes the stage.

We're in America's New Gold Age According to Donald Trump
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We're in America's New Gold Age According to Donald Trump

William Spivey Feb 25, 2026

His State of the Union Address was the least Inclusive in U.S. history.

Why Black People Shouldn’t Always Carry the Burden of Civility

Why Black People Shouldn’t Always Carry the Burden of Civility

Dr. Allison Wiltz Feb 25, 2026

Calling Black people the “N-Word” is harmful, regardless of intent.

How a Jewish Philanthropist and Black Educator Rewrote Southern Education
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How a Jewish Philanthropist and Black Educator Rewrote Southern Education

Jeffrey Kass Feb 24, 2026

Their model — resources plus community ownership —educated 600,000 children and rewired opportunity across generations.

The Oscar-Nominated Documentary You Should Watch Before the Awards Has Re-Released in LA
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The Oscar-Nominated Documentary You Should Watch Before the Awards Has Re-Released in LA

LEVEL Editors Feb 24, 2026

The Alabama Solution exposes the inhumane conditions of Easterling Correctional Facility which included rat-infested cells, rotting food, and accounts of officer violence.

BAFTA Had No Compassion for Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan

BAFTA Had No Compassion for Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan

Adebayo Adeniran Feb 24, 2026

Lindo told Vanity Fair that he was never addressed after his racist experience at the BAFTA awards.

How I Survived and Thrived as the Only Black Student on Campus
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How I Survived and Thrived as the Only Black Student on Campus

Garrick McFadden Feb 24, 2026

A taste of Black excellence cured a lot of woes.

Another Black Man Found Hanging Quickly Ruled a Suicide
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Another Black Man Found Hanging Quickly Ruled a Suicide

LG Ware Feb 24, 2026

With multiple Black men recently discovered hanging and investigators quick to close cases, grieving families want thorough probes.

The Cultural Appropriation of Oxtail and the Like
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The Cultural Appropriation of Oxtail and the Like

Garrick McFadden Feb 23, 2026

A writer's fierce appreciation of soul food and his alarm over its rising cost.

High Negro Style: The Supremes, Motown, and the Business of Respectability

High Negro Style: The Supremes, Motown, and the Business of Respectability

Mark Anthony Neal Feb 23, 2026

The Supremes' rise wasn't just chart success; it was a strategic cultural intervention that brought Black women into America's living rooms.

How Federal Government Disrupted Work of Black Power Movement
Black Panther Convention, Lincoln Memorial, photographed by O’Halloran, Thomas J. | Library of Congress

How Federal Government Disrupted Work of Black Power Movement

Dr. Allison Wiltz Feb 22, 2026

A counterintelligence program sought to neutralise their efforts.

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