Taking Kanye West Seriously Is Hard — But Holding Him Accountable Seems Even Harder
Whether being used as a political pawn or giving cover to racists and fools, his antics aren’t just harming himself anymore
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Twitter’s Got a Black Face Problem (Not That Kind!)
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How A Black Man Defeated Donald Trump On The Football Field
Despite all the president’s tweets, the…
It’s Not Polls We Distrust — It’s White People
No matter how much of an advantage Biden seems to have…
Wisconsin Man Uses Bad Graffiti To Teach White Lives Matter Most
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Black Voters Don’t Need Lectures, They Need Empathy
Not forgetting about us for four years at a time…
This Week in Racism: Meet Rachel Dolezal 2.0
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How the NBA Became Our New Black Superheroes
T’Challa rests in power, but a nation of powerful Black men have donned the cape
Trump’s Vaccine Promises Aren’t Progress, They’re Propaganda
It’s not that progress isn’t being made —…
This Week in Racism: Adele Gets Extremely Appropriate
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Hip-Hop Did the Work This Summer in Ways You Didn’t Realize
Bemoaning the lack of protest anthems misses the point: What we need from artists has changed
The 7 Best Pickup Lines to Use at the Republican National Convention, Ranked
Hooking up in the time of awkward green-screened GOP speeches
This Week in Racism: Someone threw a WHAT at a WHO?
Welcome once again to our weekly roundup of the…
The Democratic Party Needs To Embrace Its Younger Superstars
Republicans and Bill Clinton aren’t going…
The Genius of Katt Williams Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight
We’ve too often disregarded his gift. He’s actually no joke.
5 White Politicians Who Black People Mess With More Than Bill Clinton, Ranked
Happy birthday, Slick Willie, but we’ve moved on
Why Black Men Don’t Like Kamala Harris — and How It Can Stop
It’s not an easy conversation to have, but it’s an important one.
This Week In Racism: We’re Sad to Report That Clayton Bigsby Is Real
It’s an embarrassment of riches in our new weekly roundup of the world’s most pathetic people!
America’s Black Mayors Promise Change, but Don’t Go Far Enough
Despite marching and renaming streets…
The 5 Least Subtle Dog-Whistles About Kamala Harris, Ranked
Y’all scared, huh? You should be.
This Week in Racism: We Thought Baseball Liked Hitters, Not Hitler
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Can This Man Save Chicago’s Murder Epidemic?
With decades of brokering peace between gangs, community leader Bishop Omar Jahwar has a plan for quelling violence in the perilous city
Talking Politics With Co-Workers? File That Under ‘Never’
I don’t have the bandwidth to handle your…
I Miss Barack and Michelle Obama — but Not Their Slander of Young Voters
Everyone’s favorite First…
This Week in Racism: The Karens Circle the Wagon
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This Week in Racism: Walm-Mart Nazis and Arkansas Being Arkansas
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Why Can’t America Stop Trolling Science and Wear a Mask?
There’s no debate here. When ideology trumps…
Two cities start the reparations conversation — will the country follow?
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The Third Crisis of 2020 Is Almost Here
A monstrous wave of evictions and slashed unemployment…
A Definitive Guide to Black Trump Supporters
Forewarned is forearmed. Grab your binoculars.