Opinion
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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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Terrence Howard Just Said The Quiet Part Out Loud About Black Boys and Sexual Abuse
Terrence Howard’s painful story exposes a truth we rarely confront. Black boys are vulnerable to abuse but are almost never treated like victims.
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Kendrick Lamar’s 27-Grammy Massacre: How The Rap Assassin Killed the Pop Star
Last night Kendrick Lamar didn’t just win; he executed a hostile takeover of the Recording Academy and officially ushered in a new era of hip-hop.
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White Christian Nationalism Is the True Culprit For What’s Happening in Minneapolis
OPINION: Many have blamed Christianity on the motivations of far-right wing Americans. But there’s a specific brand of Christianity that drives much of this strife.
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The Last Thing You’ll Ever Need to Read About the Tired ’50-50’ Dating Convo
OPINION: No conversation among Black folks on social media is more played out than who should pay for what. We put that to bed…forever.
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The Golden Globes Snubbed ‘Malcolm X,’ ‘Selma and Now ‘Sinners.’ Here’s Why
The Globes have a history of not recognizing Black films.
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A Black Woman’s Alleged Suicide on TikTok Live Forces Us to Confront This Uncomfortable Truth
Words have consequences— even if they are shared online. And a young Black woman might’ve taken her life because people said evil things on TikTok.
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Why the Netflix Diddy Doc Participants Are Also Terrible Humans
OPINION: Many of the participants in Netflix’s “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” were positioned to take Diddy down long ago…so why didn’t they?
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Professor: Trump is Hurting MAGA With SNAP Cutoff More Than Anyone Else
Despite President Reagan going on about welfare queens and attempting to make it look like Black folks were the only ones who used SNAP benefits, the reality of who this will impact the most may surprise you.
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Kanye West Is Shook To The Core After Tense Backstage Moment With SNL’s Michael Che In New Documentary
If more people did what SNL’s Michael Che did to Kanye West in 2018, maybe Ye would still be an artist we love instead of a man we love to hate.