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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The World Loved Luther Vandross. But Was It Enough?
In the recently debuted documentary from Dawn Porter, ‘Luther: Never Too Much’ examines the man behind behind one of music’s greatest voices
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Steve Harvey’s “Man Weave,’ Explained By An Expert
We dig a bit deeper into Katt Williams’ Hair Reveal Heard ‘Round the World.
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Why Snoop Dogg’s New Olympics Gig Proves He’s Officially Captivated White America
Gearing up for the Winter Olympics, the multihyphenate has managed to reinvent himself time and again after more than three decades, and he’s still going.
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Why Some 40 Million People See Katt Williams as An American Treasure
The legendary comedian gave zero damns in his sit down with Shannon Sharpe.