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News, Race Matters

Iowa White Woman Who Tried to Kill Two Kids With Her Jeep Because of Their Race Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

Nicole Poole Franklin, who had already been sentenced for attempted murder on the state level, was convicted of 2 federal hate crimes.

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

August 20, 2021
Politics

The 1609 Project: The Republican-Approved History of America

The GOP’s attacks on teaching accurate history have sparked a new whitewashing industry. But what would a GOP-approved history book look like?

By

Michael Harriot

Published

July 23, 2021
Beauty + Style

The Funk Boutique: Virgil Dominates Luxury Streetwear, Paying Respect, and Osaka’s Earrings Are a Racket

While LMVH acquires 60 percent of Off-White, Forvr Mood’s candles hit Sephora’s shelves and legendary designer B Michael takes on a resort.

By

Bella Morais

Published

July 20, 2021
News, Race Matters

Mitch McConnell Urges Education Secretary to Bar The 1619 Project From Federal Grant Programs Because White Fragility is a Helluva Drug

Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell—the guy Kentucky senator whose face always looks like it’s melting off of something—is continuing the Republican war on Blackness in education after joining fellow members of the white nationalist circle-jerk party in urging Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to help them ban Critical Race Theory into oblivion despite the easily demonstrable…

By

Zack Linly

Published

May 2, 2021
Entertainment, Media

Kirk Franklin, Sony Music Combine Super Powers to Bring Us Some Good Words

Pastors have a tendency to be a bit long-winded. But when you need your soul fed, there’s no better chef than sanctified superstar Kirk Franklin. That’s why it should come as no surprise that the 16-time Grammy award-winning artist is bringing his gift of gab to the wonderful world of podcasts. According to Deadline, the…

By

Jay Connor

Published

January 28, 2021
Beauty + Style

Beyond the Binary: Alonzo Arnold Redefines Black Beauty

Not only is Arnold on the glow up and the come up; he’s become a spokesperson for gender-bending, queer-identified individuals everywhere.

By

Ashlee Marie Preston

Published

February 26, 2019
Entertainment

Is Peanuts Racist? An Exclusive Interview With Franklin, Charlie Brown’s Black Friend

Over the past few days, conservatives have begun to ring the “white people are under attack” alarm after they discovered tweets calling A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving racist because of the seeming segregation of Franklin. It is difficult to tell if the initial tweets were jokes but Fox News, the National Review and literally hundreds of…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

November 27, 2018