On the heels of the Law & Order: SVU episode that depicted a Rihanna look-alike killed by a Chris Brown look-alike, the real Bajan pop singer reveals in Elle UK that she and Brown have an unbreakable bond. Also, she envisions herself as a mother in the future, reports the Daily News. The Barbadian beauty,…

It’s no secret that Detroit is in serious financial trouble. On Friday Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced that he will appoint an emergency financial specialist to tackle the Motor City’s mounting problems, unless Detroit Mayor Dave Bing objects in the next 10 days, reports the Huffington Post. [Michigan Governor Rick Synder’s] statement at Friday’s forum…

Writing at xoJane, Christiana Mbakwe says that black women should be less worried about policing offensive comments in person and more about the thoughts people keep to themselves. An article published by the Guardian this week, revealed that white applicants are twice as likely to be granted admission to Oxford University than ethnic minorities, even…

The Root’s contributing editor Natalie Hopkinson writes in a piece for The Root DC that the “choice” movement is “about an escape from poverty and an escape from blackness, too.” It’s a great question — one that gets to the heart of the tensions over “urban” school reform. What will our schools look like once…

In a piece for the Center for American Progress, Sophia Kerby warns of the impact the budget cuts will have on vulnerable communities. 1. Deep cuts to long-term unemployment benefits will disproportionately affect people of color. Extended federal unemployment benefits remain vulnerable under sequestration, and the long-term unemployed — those out of work and searching…