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Meghan McCain Picked a Fight with Stacey Abrams And She's Dead Wrong

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LaTosha Brown of Black Voters Matter on The Power of Black Joy

The co-founder of Black Voters Matter spoke at the Root Institute about the importance finding the time for joy in and outside of our work.

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LaTosha Brown of Black Voters Matter on Leveraging the Midterms for the Long Term

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Jonathan Beane on How Accountability Works in the NFL

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Jonathan Beane on How Roc Nation Influenced the NFL

Entertainment

13 Black Actors Who Played "White" Roles and Owned It

From heroes to princesses to spies to vampires, we examine 13 "white" roles that Black actors portrayed so well, we can’t imagine anyone else playing them.

Stephanie Holland

Bill Cosby Denied Re-Trial in 1970s Sexual Abuse Civil Case

Shanelle Genai

TIME 100 Next: Keke Palmer, Jonathan Majors, Lashana Lynch, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and More Make List

Shanelle Genai

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez is Ready to Go From House Mother to Good Witch

Angela Johnson

Race Matters

Donald Trump Made Racist Comments About Biracial Ex-Girlfriend. But Are We Surprised?

A new book from New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman confirms what we already knew

Angela Johnson

Two White Oklahoma Men Plead Guilty To Racially-Motivated Crime Against Black Man

Murjani Rawls

Sketchy Sales Guy Caught on Camera Mistaking “Neighbor” for "N*gger"

Kalyn Womack

Ron DeSantis Flunky Leaves Post Over KKK Photo

Angela Johnson

Very Smart Brothas

Very Smart Brothas

A Conversation About Rachel Dolezal's (Allegedly Rihanna-Inspired) OnlyFans [Update]

The 'transracial' activist says her racy photos were meant to pay homage to the Black superstar

Keith Reed

Level Man

I Can’t Wait Until Tory Lanez Is Deported

Michael Arceneaux

Level Man

Boycotting Adidas in the Name of Kanye West Is Misguided

Michael Arceneaux

Level Man

Here’s the Real Conversation We Should Be Having About Violence in Hip-Hop

H. Drew Blackburn

Covid in Black America

Coronavirus

Celebrities and Their Shocking Battles With Covid-19 [UPDATED]

Covid-19 has proven to be the great equalizer, impacting everybody's lives, even celebrities

Amira Castilla

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Criminal Justice