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5 Movies that are Blueprints for Allyship Between Black and White Men
John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson in Quinten Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, Miramax Films

5 Movies that are Blueprints for Allyship Between Black and White Men

David Saint Vincent Aug 31, 2025

These fictional characters were ten toes down for each other

Why Do We Capitalize the 'B' in Black but not the 'W' in White?
Photo by Brett Jordan / Unsplash

Why Do We Capitalize the 'B' in Black but not the 'W' in White?

Jeffrey Kass Aug 30, 2025

Providing space for Black Americans to reclaim their roots

How Hurricane Katrina Exposed the Racism of a Nation
Breached levee August 29, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana, homes suburged under water

How Hurricane Katrina Exposed the Racism of a Nation

Dr. Allison Wiltz Aug 30, 2025

In this country, racism is a pre-existing condition

The Locked Out Black Mayor of Newbern, Alabama Finally Takes Office
Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Locked Out Black Mayor of Newbern, Alabama Finally Takes Office

William Spivey Aug 30, 2025

White power structure cedes control of a Black town

Pettiest President Donald Trump Pulls Kamala Harris' Secret Service Protection

Pettiest President Donald Trump Pulls Kamala Harris' Secret Service Protection

LEVEL Editors Aug 29, 2025

This comes on the heels of the vice-president going on a highly-anticipated press run for her book

How the Anti-DEI Crackdown Eliminated 300K Black Women from the Workforce
Photo by Baptista Ime James / Unsplash

How the Anti-DEI Crackdown Eliminated 300K Black Women from the Workforce

Dr. Allison Wiltz Aug 29, 2025

Overworked and underpaid, they were the most vulnerable

Examining Black People's Fear of Swimming
Image: WaveBreakMedia/Shutterstock

Examining Black People's Fear of Swimming

Jeffrey Kass Aug 28, 2025

Understanding generational trauma

The Power Of Seeing Black Men Care For Black Folk On Social Media
Photo by Alfred Quartey / Unsplash

The Power Of Seeing Black Men Care For Black Folk On Social Media

Garrick McFadden Aug 28, 2025

There is joy in black people employing their talents to benefit other black people

My Grandfather Was a Nazi
Man giving Nazi salute 1930s — IgorGolovniov/Shutterstock

My Grandfather Was a Nazi

Jeffrey Kass Aug 27, 2025

Overcoming the shame of family sins

Why Black People are Held in Solitary More Often and For Longer Periods
Photo by Ayrus Hill / Unsplash

Why Black People are Held in Solitary More Often and For Longer Periods

Dr. Allison Wiltz Aug 27, 2025

The Angola Three, and a pattern of racially disparate treatment

Top Strategies Men Use to Level Up Their Decision-Making
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Top Strategies Men Use to Level Up Their Decision-Making

Preston Davis Aug 26, 2025

What separates good decision-makers from great ones?

Would the Trump Administration Come for HBCUs?
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Would the Trump Administration Come for HBCUs?

William Spivey Aug 26, 2025

The Ivys are under attack and Hispanic-serving institutions have been called unconstitutional. Will HBCU's face the wrath?

5 Expired Phrases Black People Should Kill
Photo by Logan Voss / Unsplash

5 Expired Phrases Black People Should Kill

David Saint Vincent Aug 26, 2025

Pull up a chair. We're about to have a hard conversation

'The Sex Lives of African Women' Belongs On Every Man’s Bookshelf
Photo by Dazzle Jam: https://www.pexels.com/photo/three-women-wearing-black-clothes-1038043/

'The Sex Lives of African Women' Belongs On Every Man’s Bookshelf

Andrew Ricketts Aug 25, 2025

The 7 lessons I learned by reading Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah’s anthology of Black women’s intimate lives.

A Kobe Bryant-Michael Jordan Sports Card Sells for $12.9 Million
Heritage Auction

A Kobe Bryant-Michael Jordan Sports Card Sells for $12.9 Million

LEVEL Editors Aug 24, 2025

The previous record was held by Mickey Mantle's 1952 Topps card sold for 12.6 million

Censorship of Black History is Fascist
Photo by Dineda Nyepan / Unsplash

Censorship of Black History is Fascist

Dr. Allison Wiltz Aug 24, 2025

Limiting public access to information is authoritarian

The Whites-Only Workplace Is Making A Comeback
Photo by History in HD / Unsplash

The Whites-Only Workplace Is Making A Comeback

David Saint Vincent Aug 24, 2025

The game will again be rigged so that a white man wins every time he decides to play. His G.E.D. and white guy gravitas will get the job done

Donald Trump Wants Less Focus on America's Horrible Moments Like Slavery
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Donald Trump Wants Less Focus on America's Horrible Moments Like Slavery

Laratee VanNieuwenhuyze Aug 23, 2025

Trump believes the Smithsonian and other museums should be touting the country's past greatness and present, uh, hotness

Do Not Call this Woman Dark Skinned
Deborah Ayorinde, Official London Theater ©

Do Not Call this Woman Dark Skinned

David Saint Vincent Aug 23, 2025

Time for our language to evolve for Black women the way it has for many others

Full Transparency: I’m Only Applying to Jobs That Advertise Salary Information
Illustration: Michael Kennedy Photo: Unsplash

Full Transparency: I’m Only Applying to Jobs That Advertise Salary Information

The Only Black Guy in the Office Aug 22, 2025

All I want is fair pay, yet I can’t help but think companies are trying to short me

Watching Denzel Washington and Martin Lawrence Age Gracefully
Denzel Washington in his Yoda era.

Watching Denzel Washington and Martin Lawrence Age Gracefully

Andrew Ricketts Aug 21, 2025

Reviewing "Highest 2 Lowest" and "Demascus" has helped me embrace my inner Unc

Investigating Jay-Z's Range Rover line on 'Imaginary Players'
1997 Range Rover 4.6 HSE

Investigating Jay-Z's Range Rover line on 'Imaginary Players'

Willie G Aug 21, 2025

The impact of Cardi B's "Imaginary Playerz" has resurrected Hov's classic cut. LEVEL explains what the MC meant when he contrasted Double R's 4.0 and 4.6

When A Republican's Slave Trade Math Isn't Mathing
Stephanie For GA Senate

When A Republican's Slave Trade Math Isn't Mathing

William Spivey Aug 21, 2025

The Black Republican believes the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade numbers are exaggerated

Why Food Stamps Can’t Buy Soda

Why Food Stamps Can’t Buy Soda

LG Ware Aug 20, 2025

States are changing their SNAP rules

Some Frugal Hacks to Back-to-School Shopping
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Some Frugal Hacks to Back-to-School Shopping

Laratee VanNieuwenhuyze Aug 19, 2025

There’s no reason a graphing calculator for advanced high school math should be over $75

A Rational Case for Disliking Caitlin Clark

A Rational Case for Disliking Caitlin Clark

Andrew Ricketts Aug 19, 2025

The WNBA's white savior is a necessary villain

Why Donald Trump is Ignoring DC's Lower Crime Rate Metric
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Why Donald Trump is Ignoring DC's Lower Crime Rate Metric

Dr. Allison Wiltz Aug 19, 2025

If more Americans knew the truth, would they still support this?

‘Gone With the Wind’ Explains a lot About America

‘Gone With the Wind’ Explains a lot About America

John DeVore Aug 18, 2025

Watch it before the second Civil War.

Black America’s Youth is No Longer Feeding the American Prison Machine
Photo by Carles Rabada / Unsplash

Black America’s Youth is No Longer Feeding the American Prison Machine

Laratee VanNieuwenhuyze Aug 17, 2025

This decline of the prison population has been happening slowly over a decade

How College and Corporate DEI survives in the age of retrenchment

How College and Corporate DEI survives in the age of retrenchment

Jeffrey Kass Aug 16, 2025

It's not as bas as you think

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