Everything You Need to Know About Jackie Young, The WNBA’s First Million-Dollar Player
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Coco Gauff Responds To The Hate She Received For Her 4c Hair In Viral Miu Miu Campaign
New Report Shows Less Support for Black Nonprofits Since 2020 Racial Reckoning
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#RelationshipGoals: 10 Reasons We Love This Is Us Couple Beth and Randall
After the dysfunction of Scandal’s Olivia and Fitz, Issa and Lawrence of Insecure, and just about every reality-TV couple, Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson) and Randall (Sterling K. Brown) on NBC’s This Is Us are just the representation of #BlackLove that viewers need. The Pearsons offer something viewers haven’t seen for some time (if ever): a…
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Judge of Characters: Tyrese … Lord Have Mercy, We’re Praying for You
Tyrese Gibson has been on my mind and in my heart this week. And as a woman of the Lord, I must say that my prayer list has been edited to move Tyrese to the top. The Fast and the Furious actor has been just that—fast and furious—as negative headlines swarm around him. From harassing…
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Media’s ‘Mass Delusion About Race’: Not Enough Are Connecting the Dots With Trump
Is FCC’s Repeal Good or Bad for People of Color? To the End, Fats Domino Was a New Orleanian Chicago’s Black Poor Pay 20 Percent More for Water Study Shows Racial Disparities in Plea Deals Writer Subpoenaed in Laquan McDonald Case Telemundo Announces Investigative Unit Female Editors, Too, Were Silent on Harassment Kaepernick Book Deal…
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Jeff Sessions Praised for Taking Action on ‘America’s Most Vulnerable Minority’
ABC Nabs Gold Star Widow, Angry About Trump CNN Pushes Back With ‘Facts First’ Slogan Va. Paper Sorry for Black Conservative’s Column In Too Many Venues, Asian Americans Are Missing Fox News Covers Immigration More, but Negatively One-Third Say Diversity Focus Slights White Men Bernal E. Smith II Dies, Publisher in Memphis Short Takes “On…
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What Happens When a Patient Demands a White M.D.?
Newspaper’s Video Vindicates Fla. Congresswoman News Outlets Scramble to Explain Niger Ambush Jemele Hill Says She Deserved Her Suspension Torres Named First Latina Editor of El Paso Times Martin Leaves Sports Columnist Job for Washington Post NAHJ Raises $8,000 for Equipment in Puerto Rico ‘America Is Waking Up to the Injustice of Cash Bail’ Hate…
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Watch: The Real Woman Behind ‘Me Too’
‘ Tarana Burke is an activist, an organizer, a mother, a survivor of sexual violence and the founder of the Me Too Movement. Burke founded the campaign in 2006 after a young girl confided in her, sharing a story of abuse—which Burke recounts on her website. Burke froze up and suggested that someone else help…
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Now, Unpaid Uptown Magazine Writers Organize
Writer’s Union Warns Potential Contributors ‘A Disgusting Tap Dance That’s All About Politics’ U.S. Presence in Africa Is ‘Wildly Underreported’ Tom Joyner Says He’s Retiring in Two Years Kaepernick Grievance Seen as Blow for Player Rights FCC Chair Breaks Silence on Trump Tweet Court Won’t Require Emergency Alerts in Spanish ‘MLK50’ Aims to Reframe Memphis…
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Watch: Victims of African Terrorism Matter, Too
When terrorists killed 300 people and injured hundreds more in Somalia during a horrific single attack, the world was silent. No talk-show posturing. No wall-to-wall coverage even though it was one of the most devastating terrorist attacks anywhere in the world for many years. Why this double standard? Watch the short video above for more…