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 Threat of An Inclusive American Theatre
I have received death threats and must travel with security detail, all because I want our industry to be more diverse and inclusive.
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Hey, Georgia: Don’t Fuck Up This Election Next Week
Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker are tied and Stacey Abrams trails Brian Kemp
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In Lieu Of Kanye’s Recent Antics, Can We Stop Letting “Geniuses” Get Away With Bad Behavior?
Let’s uplift real–and non-problematic–Black geniuses instead.
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Is Brett Favre Mississippi’s True Welfare King?
The retired QB says he had no idea where the money was coming from. He got the royal treatment from the state’s welfare officials nonetheless.
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Brett Favre’s Statement About the Mississippi Welfare Scandal Is Trash
Give this guy an F for crisis response and get him outta here.
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If Your Church Is Praying Over Herschel Walker, I’ll Pray Elsewhere
Evangelicals aren’t fooling anybody. They want another Senate seat more than salvation.