America. In Black.
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Beyoncé’s ‘American Requiem’ Is The New Black National Anthem, Explained
A reflective anthem for our fractured nation.
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Professor To Howard Students: How Not To Fall For Trump’s Trap in D.C.
Professor: The cops out on the streets in D.C. won’t see a Howard college student when they look at you. They will only see the color of your skin.
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Inside COINTELPRO: 13 Ways the FBI Unleashed a Secret War on Black Liberation
With the passing of Assata Shakur and the current administration openly targeting opponents, we decided to take a look at how FBI’s COINTELPRO program targeted, spied on, and sabotaged Black activists in the name of “national security” under the command of J. Edgar Hoover.
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If You See These Missing Black Girls, Call For Help!
We’ve compiled a list of missing Black girls under the age of 18 who have disappeared across several states in America, and any details we know regarding each case. #Sayhername
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Clips of White Men Wildin’ Out in Acts of Bold-Faced Racism is on the Rise, and the Internet is Blaming This
There was once a time when white men who were inclined to be racist would hide their real feelings about Black people. Now, they don’t have to.
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The Black Panther Party Didn’t Disappear— Here’s Where The Revolutionary Activists Are Today
A look at the Black Panther Party’s most influential figures, their fight for justice and where they are today decades after the party’s movement disbanded.
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LA Riots, Deportations, N-Word Karens and Other Distractions That Have Black Folks Sleepwalking
While chaos unfolds, Black folks are steered from progress and fed confusion.
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Being Black in a Newsroom
When most people think of careers in television, their first thought usually goes to someone in front of the camera. I am no different. When I got serious about my broadcast journalism major, I too had visions of being in front of the camera to become the next Oprah. I knew I wanted to be…
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Robert E. Lee’s Horse’s Ass Made Me Black
For Heather Heyer and her fellow anti-racist protestors, two years after Charlottesville. There’s a vacation photo of me, all grainy and saturated like the best ’80s snapshots. My messy red ’fro is damp, my smiling face is half in shadow, my feet are dangling in glistening water that spreads to the edges of the frame,…
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Straddling Two Worlds: Transracial Adoption and the Authenticity of Blackness
“You are my worst fear realized,” a black woman—and complete stranger—said to me after I concluded my keynote speech. She continued, “I came to hear you speak, and you have confirmed my worst fears. You aren’t a true black person.” I am part of the first wave of transracial adoptees (I’m black, my parents are…