CultureCulturePodcast Addresses How Climate Change Affects Black CommunitiesThe Coolest Show hopes to inspire people of color to get involved in the fight against climate changeByAngela Johnson4/04/22 5:05PMSave
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PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsCalifornia Man Charged for Sending Death Threats Signed From 'KKK' to Rep. Maxine WatersThe 71-year-old man faces up to 10 years in prison.ByTerrell Jermaine Starr8/13/21 4:30PMComments (6)Save
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NewsNewsTed Cruz Says Maxine Waters is 'Encouraging Riots & Violence' by Telling Protesters to 'Stay in the Streets.' Does He Not Remember Trump?Ted Cruz, the Texas senator with the Dollar Store version of Wolverine’s facial hair, must have left the part of him…ByZack Linly4/18/21 4:00PMComments (138)Save
PoliticsPoliticsAuntie Maxine Snatches Jim Jordan’s Baby Hair, Tells the Ohio Rep ‘Shut Your Mouth’If only Rep. Jim Jordan, a former assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State, had something to say when wrestlers were…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.4/15/21 5:00PMComments (52)Save
EntertainmentThe GrapevineEntertainmentThe GrapevineBeyoncé Recognizes Michaela Coel, Andra Day, Issa Rae and More in Honor of Women’s History MonthRegardless of what James Brown said—this is, in fact, a woman’s world.ByShanelle Genai3/24/21 11:00AMSave
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PoliticsPoliticsI’m Going to Need Rep. Nancy Mace to Keep Auntie Maxine’s Good Name Out of Her MouthThere are certain things Black people don’t play with:ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.2/02/21 3:57PMComments (18)Save
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EntertainmentIt's LitEntertainmentIt's LitYour Library Needs These 5 Books by and About Powerful Black WomenThere are books that make you feel great admiration for a woman’s work, books that spark the impetus to tackle an…ByJanelle Harris Dixon10/16/20 10:30AMComments (5)Save
PoliticsPoliticsMaxine Waters Is a Goddamn Superhero: Watch the California Representative Intervene During Police StopDemocratic California Rep. Maxine Waters is 81 years old.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.7/20/20 12:30PMComments (44)Save
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PoliticsPoliticsFor Lawmakers, Protecting Black and Brown People from a Recession Hinges on Passing Rent Protection LegislationAs the coronavirus pandemic continues to pick apart black and brown communities at devastating rates, California…ByAnne Branigin5/04/20 3:30PMComments (6)Save
PoliticsPoliticsAuntie Maxine Is Not Here for the President or His Coronavirus CongratulationsIt’s become in vogue to bash the president.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.4/02/20 12:30PMComments (11)Save