The Unsung Hero Who Protected a Complete Stranger From Her Racist Neighbor For 90 Days
Queens rapper turned community watchman Anthony Herron Jr. epitomized the phrase ‘Protect Black women’
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A Year of Darkness For Black Doctors and Nurses Fighting to Save Covid Patients
Black healthcare workers watch the pandemic continue to take a disproportionate toll on people who look just like them
It’s Time For Kevin Hart to Decide What He Wants His Legacy to Be
A barrage of avoidable bad decisions has turned the comic from a legend to a laughingstock
Nothing Gets Racists Angry Like Black Santa
It’s an embarrassment of riches in our weekly roundup of the world’s most preventable disease!
Forget the First 100 Days — Biden Should Cancel All Student Debt on Day One
You really want to restore…
Normal Is What Got Us Here
It’s looking like the country managed a dismount — but sticking the landing…
The Fear of Donald Trump’s Playbook
Our politics can be complex, but Donald Trump is not a riddle —…
History Will Look Kindly on Trump, No Matter What
To think otherwise requires a gross misunderstanding…
Some Non-Negotiable Rules for Reopening the Office
Demands? Nah. But if you want me back at a desk, call them ‘action items.’
How a Generation of Kids Coped With Their First White President
Zoomers’ childhoods were first defined…
10 Things White People Love Posing as, Ranked
Who needs a Halloween costume when you’re constantly in character?
Ice Cube Isn’t Winning at Chess — He’s Losing at Poker
Mortgaging 30 years of reputation for an…
A Son’s Fight for His Father’s Freedom
Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz and Russell Shoatz III share how they built an unshakable relationship in spite of incarceration and separation
I Learned That My Co-Worker Is Full MAGA, and Now I Can’t Unsee It
That awkward moment when office politics takes a turn for the worse
The Classless Acts of Black Conservative Daniel Cameron
You can’t characterize Breonna Taylor’s…
Most Racists Don’t Wear Klan Costumes
Stop looking for pointy hoods — hate lives in plain sight, and…
200,000 People Are Dead. Voters Need to Remember That
The problem isn’t being surprised by Trump’s…
Breonna Taylor’s Killers Got Off — and We’re the Ones Paying For It
A taxpayer-funded settlement does not equal justice for victims of police brutality
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
How A Black Man Defeated Donald Trump On The Football Field
Despite all the president’s tweets, the…
Black Thought is Loved and Feared By Your Favorite Rapper
The Roots’ frontman talks continuously improving as a man and MC
Please Stop Sending Me ‘I Hope You’re Well’ Emails — I’m Not
Most of us aren’t. Here are some 2020-appropriate alternative greetings.
Recession PTSD Has Returned
I lived through this in 2008. Now I’m living through it again — and so are…
The Black Radical Success Story Your History Class Ignored
The Reconstruction era as it’s taught…
The Unbreakable Cycle of Racism
It has to change. And I must believe it will.
The Democratic Party Needs To Embrace Its Younger Superstars
Republicans and Bill Clinton aren’t going…
Conscious Rappers Can Be Problematic Too
Too many times, a progressive image has crumbled under…
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: The Karens Circle the Wagon
It’s an embarrassment of riches in our new weekly roundup of the world’s most pathetic people!
All I Have Is Rage
Letting go of my anger feels impossible when anger is all there is