White Olympic Figure Skater Praised For a Dangerous Backflip — That a Black Woman Was Penalized For Decades Ago
Before Ilia Malinin “made history” with a backflip, Surya Bonaly — a Black Olympic figure skater — risked everything performing the same move in 1998.
Kendrick Lamar Set the Super Bowl Halftime Show Bar, Bad Bunny Just Raised It
Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny created back-to-back halftime shows that centered Black and Brown people, not white comfort.
Professor: How Bad Bunny Became Famous By Gentrifying Black Music
OPINION: Go ahead and tweet about representation while the NFL sells you a sanitized remix of a Black sound. It’s heartwarming to watch Afro-Latinx pioneers get sidelined while Benito takes a victory lap on the track they paved.
Professor: Why Black People Should Skip The Super Bowl This Year
On the NFL’s biggest stage, Black labor is everywhere and Black leadership is nowhere.
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Why Kenya Moore Has Always Been the Problem
The latest episode of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” underlines the fact that the former beauty queen has always been unforgivably messy.
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Why Netflix’s Atrocious ‘Pop The Balloon Live’ Proves Some Things Need to Stay Black and Ratchet
The new, polished version of the popular YouTube show never looked to be very good, but it’s actually so much worse than expected.
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MAGA is Dragging the Texas Teen Stabbing Suspect Because He’s a Black Boy, Here are 3 Reasons to Ignore Them
Conservatives are taking a biased approach to covering the tragedy, and you already know what direction they’re in.
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Why Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Will Shackle Black Folks Harder Than Everyone Else
The unholy combination of Black unemployment and cost of hoods will rock us in ways we might not anticipate.