The Tragic and Inspiring Story of WNBA Coach Dawn Staley
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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…
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Nelly’s Rape Accuser Decries Media Spotlight
Woman Says She’s Been Frightened Into Silence Writer Has Doubts About Hill’s Future at ESPN 4 Women Sue Detroit Free Press Over Unequal Pay Calif. Paper Names Black Publisher, Joins Black Editor ‘Ask a Mexican’ Arellano Quits as OC Weekly Editor FCC Chairman Pressed to Speak Out on Trump How Trump Is Changing Hispanic Media…