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In This 'Red Pill Era,' One Black Man Is Becoming the Positive Role Model Every Young Boy Needs

In This ‘Red Pill Era,’ One Black Man Is Becoming the Positive Role Model Every Young Boy Needs

In an era where many young men are influenced by the red pill content they see online, one Black man is stepping up for his community and teaching Black boys how to be men.
Expert Tips to Help Black Families Navigate Dementia Care

Expert Tips to Help Black Families Navigate Dementia Care

In many Black families, caregivers pour their hearts into taking care of loved ones. Here’s
Why Millions are Risking AI Medical Advice Despite Fading Trust

Why Millions are Risking AI Medical Advice Despite Fading Trust

A new study found that consumer trust in AI as a medical decision-making tool is
This Georgia Lawmaker's Blackface Photo Was Offensive Enough— But His Response Was Even Worse

This Georgia Lawmaker’s Blackface Photo Was Offensive Enough— But His Response Was Even Worse

Folks say if “tone-deaf” were a person, Georgia lawmaker Kasey Carpenter might be contending for
  • Watch: Issa Rae Is Still Rooting for Everybody Black (and Female)

    Issa Rae spoke at the LinkedIn panel discussion held at the Art of Elysium Center on Wednesday in Los Angeles. The Insecure star and creator discussed the importance of creating opportunities for people of color, as well as the importance of women demanding their worth in the workplace. Watch the full video above.

  • Watch: How Oprah and Ava DuVernay Escape the Darkness

    One of the major themes of A Wrinkle in Time is the darkness and how it can consume you if you let it. But all it takes is just a little bit of light and some belief in yourself to make it out of the dark. Full Disclosure: Disney spent all the coins to invite…

  • Watch: The Undercover White Supremacist

    Dayanna Volitich is a 25-year-old Florida public schoolteacher with a white nationalist podcast. Volitich’s racist cover was blown thanks to our friends at HuffPost. Sorry, not sorry. On her podcast, Unapologetic, Volitich pushes a racist agenda under the name “Tiana Dalichov.” But her antics didn’t stop with the podcast. Volitich also published her garbage opinions…

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    ‘Trenchant Views’ From Media Women of Color

    Report Cites Micro-Aggressions, Low Numbers Public Favors Greater Diversity Among Journalists Short Take “Fifty years after the Kerner Commission criticized the news media for not sufficiently covering race issues, a new special report shows that women of color continue to be underrepresented in U.S. newsrooms and face multiple challenges in achieving equality in hiring and…

  • Lily Pads: Why Making Someone a Jump-Off Will Never Fill the Emotional Void of a Breakup

    I hooked up with him shortly after my relationship with my high school sweetheart ended. I knew going into it that it wouldn’t be permanent. I just wanted someone to give me the kind of constant adoration and physical intimacy that I had been receiving for the previous three years. I remember him the way…

  • Watch: Sterling K. Brown on the Success of Black Panther and His Next Career Moves

    Who could forget this guy’s performance in Black Panther? Sterling K. Brown is killing everything he touches. He now intends to move forward into writing and directing his own projects as well. “The opportunity to produce, to direct—there’s something very exciting about that potentiality,” Brown says. “It scares the bejesus out of me because I’ve…

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    50 Years After Kerner Report Criticizing Representation of Black People in Media, Some Say It Wasn’t Taken Seriously

    Media Were ‘Shockingly Backward’ on Blacks Tweets Show Media Are Considered Clueless . . . Income Inequality, Wealth Gap Have Widened Tapper Blasts Politicians Who Meet With Farrakhan Unity Votes to Dissolve Indian Country Today Revived; Trahant to Edit Amy Holmes to Co-Host Conservative PBS Show Brazile Calls Russian Hacking ‘National Emergency’ RTDNA Asks Journalists…

  • Judge of Characters: George Washington Took Teeth From the Mouths of Slaves

    I’ve always been taught that the first president of the United States of America had wooden teeth because his gums were not fertile ground for strong, pearly whites. It was just common knowledge. But recently, writer Michael Coard revealed something that’s widely unknown: Washington’s dentures were made not of wood but of elephant/walrus tusks and,…

  • Watch: John Legend Says Gun Culture Must Change

    Last month, America saw one of the deadliest school shootings in modern American history. The Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., left 17 dead and 15 injured—yet officials are still looking for answers to stop mass shootings. Musician-turned-activist John Legend says that gun culture in America must change. “I…

  • Watch: Ava DuVernay’s Ultimate Dream Is to Make Room for Other People of Color in Hollywood

    Ava DuVernay is no stranger to making history. She’s the first black woman to be nominated for a best director Golden Globe (Selma), she’s the first black woman to win a best director prize at Sundance, and the first black female director to have her film be nominated for an Oscar. And, now, DuVernay is…