Last week, I had the opportunity to attend an event in Washington, D.C., called Soul Food Sessions. It was an eight-course dinner curated by black chefs that included passed appetizers, a fowl dish and dessert. It was a family-style dinner setting, so you were encouraged to sit amongst folks you didn’t know and make…
It was supposed to be a fun moment in the midst of a 2018 World Cup, which just happened to be in Russia, in which the Russian president (who just happens to be a brutal thug responsible for the deaths of those who oppose his regime, but let’s ignore that part because it ruins the warm moment), presented the American…
Is there any more dynamic force in fashion right now than Virgil Abloh? The visionary behind Off-White was recently named creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, and is up for both Menswear and Womenswear Designer of the Year at Monday night’s Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards—not to mention…
2017 and 2018 have been years of exploration and discovery for me so far. I’ve taken time to examine a lot about my identity as a black biracial dude and started to look into family dynamics and how they relate to that identity politic.
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and Colin Kaepernick’s interest in purchasing the Carolina Panthers appears to be far more legitimate than a couple of boastful tweets. Kaepernick and Combs have already discussed the role that the former quarterback might play in Combs’ new-look NFL team. And Combs has also begun reaching out to…
An 8-year-old soccer player from Nebraska is calling foul after her team was disqualified from a tournament because officials said she looked like a boy.
Aubrey Zvovushe-Ramos, 9, had never run into any problems with her hairstyle during the six years she has played soccer. But last Saturday the referee told her that if she did not remove the beads from her braids, she wouldn't be allowed to play in the game with her Sapphires teammates in Monroe, Conn., ThinkProgress…
English footballer Dalian Atkinson died after police used a Taser on him near his father's home in Telford, England, The Guardian reports.
As I watch the 2016 Rio Olympics and struggle with the internal gymnastics (pun intended) of being “America, Fuck Yeah” and being UBER proud of our women's gymanstics squad while simultaneously reading the news and wanting to immigrate, I’ve found myself feeling very international. Now, that’s a pretty easy thing for…
