The night in Los Angeles belonged to icons in the black community, including the late rapper Nipsey Hussle. John Legend performs during a tribute to…
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Sizeism is everywhere in our culture, from the workplace to the playground. It’s time to change that. Fat-shaming is stitched into the fabric of American…
Supreme Court tosses out Curtis Flowers’s conviction in sixth trial of 1996 murders, citing racial bias. Curtis Giovanni Flowers, left, listens to testimony in his…
The House subcommittee hearing held on Juneteenth is the result of centuries of work. We will never achieve racial justice in America if this country…
Officers threatened to shoot the black parents over allegations their four-year-old child shoplifted a doll. Mayor Gallego wrote on Twitter that the incident made her…
Urban Institute: Investors are putting significantly more money in Chicago’s white neighbourhoods Margot Strotter runs Ain’t She Sweet Cafe in Bronzeville, an area of Chicago…
For Black people, whose donor pool is exceptionally small, addressing racism in the medical profession is crucial to finding solutions. Every week for the past…
The Hands Up Act could do something about it. Since the police killings of Botham Jean in Dallas and Emantic “E.J.” Bradford in Birmingham, Alabama,…
Ava DuVernay’s Netflix miniseries pulls back the layers of a corrupt, barbaric system that devalues Black and Brown lives. Ava DuVernay’s new four-part series When They…
I think that we should all know by now that trying to do or alter our behavior in a way to appease Whites is useless.…
Books about underrepresented characters by marginalised authors resonate with readers. But publishing needs to catch up. Author Angie Thomas signs a copy of her best-selling…
A different kind of disability care is possible—and necessary. When I think of care and pleasure, I think of: • Me and my partner hanging out…
While vacation travelers and missionaries may be tempted to add an orphanage stop to itineraries, showing needy children empathy requires discretion For various reasons, millions…
Around the world, the term is often synonymous with White people from affluent countries. I’m Black. I’m Hispanic. I’m a woman. And I’m an American…
Geoff Smith: Low-income areas are losing affordable housing due to decades of economic disinvestment and discrimination. Newly sworn-in Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot ran on…
9th Annual Atlanta Hip Hop Day Festival Oct 5th & 6th | Woodruff Park, Atlanta | Vendors | Artists | Register Now!! If you missed…
Police in Texas investigating whether the murders of two black transgender women are connected. At least five black transgender women have been killed in the…
Muhlaysia Booker found dead in Texas on Saturday, about a month after she was assaulted in an attack caught on video. Muhlaysia Booker is the…
Eric Garner, a black man, died nearly five years ago after police placed him a fatal chokehold. Protesters rally and speak out on the one…
No one should be forced to mother, but women who choose that journey deserve political, social, and structural support. Every year during Women’s History Month we…