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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A Eulogy For the One Million Lost To COVID-19
Although we’ve crossed another grim milestone, let’s not let this moment pass without properly acknowledging those who are still grieving.
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We Can’t Just Vote Our Way Out of This
The calls to “vote our way out of oppressive tactics” ignores the critiques and difficulties of those who cannot do so
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Raiders Owner Mark Davis Says He’d Welcome Kaeperick
After years of talk with no opportunity, we’ll believe it when we see it.
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Before George Floyd, There was Rodney King and The L.A. Riots
30 years ago the Rodney King verdict foreshadowed how police brutality caught on camera doesn’t mean justice for Black people
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Grand Rapids Police Union Defends Cop Who Killed Patrick Lyoya
As usual, a police union believes a cop can do no wrong.










