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Opinion, Some Thoughts

Black Men Have Issues

Now as the pundits increasingly talk about Black men as a determining swing vote, that loyalty can’t be taken for granted.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

November 10, 2023
Opinion

Why There Should Be a Task Force for Missing Black Women

Wisconsin Rep. Sheliaa Stubbs is advocating for the state to make a task force dedicated to cases involving missing and murdered Black women and girls.

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

October 16, 2023
Opinion, Opinion

The Backlash From JT’s Beats by Dre X Mowalola Campaign Is Really Just Colorism at Its Finest

If you swapped out JT for Latto or Cardi B, there wouldn’t be any ‘controversy.’

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

September 21, 2023
Culture, Media

TikTok Karens Tried to Stop “Black Girl Follow Train”

I’ll take a double shot of white woman tears. No ice.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

January 6, 2023
News, Race Matters

Protect Black Women: Chicago Mayor says City Must Improve on Finding Missing Black Women and Girls

Cases of missing Black women are girls are ignored disproportionately compared to white women

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

February 7, 2022
Beauty + Style, Black Hair

Dove with Tabitha Brown Launches Campaign Against Hair Discrimination

Tabitha Brown partnered with Dove’s CROWN Coalition to launch campaign #AsEarlyAsFive to advocate for legislation against hair discrimination.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

January 26, 2022
Opinion

After a Historic 2021 in Politics, Black Women are Gearing up for What Promises to be a Monumental 2022

From Kamala Harris to Stacey Abrams, Black women are poised for increased representation at every level of elected representation

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

December 29, 2021
Culture, Race Matters

Past, Present and Future: MasterClass Takes on Black History, Freedom and Love With a Brilliant Cast

Some of America’s greatest minds join the streaming platform as instructors for a three-part, over 50-lesson series.

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

December 2, 2021
Criminal Justice, Reproductive Justice

Joshua Jackson Says Jodie Turner-Smith’s Home Birth Was Due to U.S. Healthcare’s ‘Horrendous Track Record With Black Women’

The actor discussed his wife’s birth plan and interracial marriage in the context of COVID, the Black maternal health crisis and 2020’s racial justice movement.

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

July 20, 2021
Beauty + Style

Ending Black Mothers’ Cycles of Grief

I want Mother’s Day to mean that Black mothers can have joy without the ever-present fear of violence and harm. In April, as we marked Black Maternal Health Week, I wondered how we will tend to the emotional and mental well-being of Black mothers who cycle in and out of grief and loss. I thought…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

May 8, 2021