The Impossible Marathon of Journalism in 2018
At first, it felt easy enough to laugh at them.
Mother of Trayvon Martin Receives Honorary Doctorate from Benedict College
Since the tragic death of her son Trayvon Martin in 2012, Sybrina Fulton has evolved into an unwavering force against…
Officer Responsible for Eric Garner’s Death Will Finally Face a Disciplinary Trial in May
It’s been four years since “I Can’t Breathe” became a rallying cry for black Americans fed up with the systemic…
In Whitest Tweet Ever, PETA Compares ‘Anti-Animal’ Language to Racism
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants you to know that if you say things like “Don’t beat a dead horse,”…
Korryn Gaines, Color of Change and How We Know Facebook Doesn’t Care About Black People
She said the “devil” was at her door.
Ferguson Activist Bassem Masri Dies: ‘His Commitment Was Unwavering’
Activists and members of the media are posting tributes to Bassem Masri, a Muslim Palestinian-American civil rights…
I'm an Intersex Black Woman. My Voice Matters. Listen
Editor’s note: Intersex Awareness Day is October 26.
Ben Jealous Reminds Us to ‘Agitate!’ on Frederick Douglass’ 200th Birthday
A few weeks before his death, 77-year-old Frederick Douglass was asked what advice he would give to a young black…
Jury Awards Mom $57,000,000 After Daughter Tests Positive for High Levels of Lead; Housing Authority Found Responsible: Report
Eight years after learning that her daughter had tested positive for dangerous levels of lead—the result of living for…
Erica Garner, Daughter of Eric Garner, Still Fighting for Life After Sustaining Brain Damage: Report
Updated Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, 4:55 p.m. EST: Erica Garner is still fighting for her life after suffering brain…
Kwanzaa: Revisiting Maulana Karenga’s Legacy
Kwanzaa, like black America, was birthed in struggle and chaos, then bathed in blood. It was born in the freedom…
#DanielShaver: It Is Not Black People’s Job to Create a White Lives Matter Movement
Daniel Shaver, 26, is dead. Mesa, Ariz., Police Officer Philip “Mitch” Brailsford, 27, a cowboy armed with an…
Baltimore’s Latest Plan to Clamp Down on Crime: Tricking and Trapping Youths
With the number of lethal and nonlethal shootings, robberies and assaults on the rise in Baltimore, police and…
‘Moral Revival of America’: Modern-Day Poor People’s Campaign Launched
When tens of thousands of people converge on statehouses across the nation and the U.S. Capitol in May 2018, it will be…
#DerickWiley: Mesquite, Texas, Police Officer Fired, Will Face Grand Jury in Lyndo Jones Shooting
Updated Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, 11:19 p.m. EST:
Queen Sugar Decided That This Is Us Was NOT Going to Get All of My Emotions This Season
There are spoilers in this piece. Consider yourself warned.
No Justice, No Peace, Just Crooked Police
On Thursday they told us once again that what we saw with our very own eyes is not what happened. They switched the…