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The Weight of the N-Word
I grew up privileged. I was raised in a suburb of Indianapolis called Fishers, which has been voted one of the countries...
I grew up privileged. I was raised in a suburb of Indianapolis called Fishers, which has been voted one of the countries...
There was a time, not so long ago, when we were all very naive. And because I’m now old enough...
I call my mama and grandmama every Sunday. Sometimes my aunt (grandmama’s sister) and Big Mama (mama’s grandmama on her...
Even before I ever saw one episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, I was done with the way black people were...
On February 8th, Black Lives Matter activist MarShawn McCarrel wrote his final Facebook message: “My demons won today. I’m sorry.” The 23...
It’s easy to lose track of greatness in music. The popular music of Black Americans has mutated and continues to...
Activist and scholar Nyle Fort asked, “Can Black millennials afford the consequences of dancing with the ‘party of our parents?’” Increasingly,...
New Orleans has to be one of the best cities in the world. The history, the food, the people, the...
Chicago State University, a predominantly Black public college located on Chicago’s South Side, is facing a shutdown amid the state’s...
Activists are on the streets fighting for Black justice and, on the other side, the same battle is happening at...