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PoliticsPoliticsWho Were The Best Presidents For Black Americans?From President Biden to Obama to Lincoln to Trump, experts weigh in on who were the best and WORST Presidents for…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedFebruary 20, 2023Comments (23)Save
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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 JohnsonPublishedApril 4, 2022Save
PoliticsPolitics‘Blacks for Trump’ Founder Maurice Symonette was part of a Violent Cult, According to ReportMaurice Symonette or 'Michael the Black Man' used to be part of a violent Miami cult before dedicating his time…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 20, 2022Comments (34)Save
PoliticsPoliticsCalifornia 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 StarrPublishedAugust 13, 2021Comments (6)Save
CultureCultureThis Is Your Yearly Reminder That Black Women Are Still Paid 37 Percent Less Than Their White Male CounterpartsBlack Women's Equal Pay Day 2021 arrives 10 days earlier than in 2020, but Black women are still paid $.63 for every…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedAugust 3, 2021Comments (4)Save
The Glow UpFashionThe Glow UpFashionThe Big Reveal: The 2021 BET Awards' Biggest Trend Was SkinThe awards ceremony's red carpet and performances were punctuated by big announcements and skin-baring style.ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJune 28, 2021Save
EntertainmentEntertainmentWe Outside at the 2021 BET Awards!BET Awards host Taraji P. Henson made sure we knew it was the Year of the Black Woman!ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedJune 28, 2021Comments (5)Save
PoliticsPoliticsAuntie Maxine to Her Haters: 'Does the Truth Make You That Mad?' She Wants Trump Investigated for Capitol InsurrectionCalifornia Rep. Maxine Waters is calling for Congress to investigate the former president's role in the insurrection…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJune 21, 2021Comments (36)Save
PoliticsPoliticsA Quack Wants to Get Rid of a Queen: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants to Expel Auntie Maxine from CongressGOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), aka QAnon’s favorite chew toy, is spending her time in Congress the way she…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 19, 2021Comments (53)Save
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 LinlyPublishedApril 18, 2021Comments (134)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.PublishedApril 15, 2021Comments (48)Save
EntertainmentEntertainmentBeyoncé 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 GenaiPublishedMarch 24, 2021Save
Beauty/StyleBeauty/Style'I Felt Seen': This Conversation Between Megan Thee Stallion and Rep. Maxine Waters Made Our WeekYes, we know it’s only Tuesday, and therefore likely a little early to declare a highlight of the week—but also…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedFebruary 23, 2021Comments (2)Save
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.PublishedFebruary 2, 2021Comments (18)Save
NewsNewsRep. Maxine Waters and Others Raise Questions About How Easily Mob Broke into Capitol as Congress Plans Investigations into Police ResponseThere’s plenty that smells suspicious about the recent takeover of the U.S. Capitol building by supporters of…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 9, 2021Comments (69)Save
PoliticsPoliticsBlack Women Democrats Are Pushing Joe Biden to Cancel $50,000 of Loan Debt per Borrower, Citing Increasing Racial InequalityAs the nation waits for congressional lawmakers to reach a resolution on a second stimulus bill—nine months after…ByAnne BraniginPublishedDecember 18, 2020Comments (13)Save
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 DixonPublishedOctober 16, 2020Comments (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.PublishedJuly 20, 2020Comments (38)Save