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One frivolous lawsuit down; one to go.Read more...

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The black community has long been underserved when it comes to healthcare in America. Whether that comes from a lack of access to quality healthcare or our concerns not being taken seriously, it’s been a problem facing us for years. Now that we’re in the midst of a public health crisis unlike any we’ve seen in our…Read more...

Friends of Nashom Wooden, the performer behind the iconic drag persona Mona Foot, say he recently passed from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.Read more...

It’s been 35 years since the release of the iconic “We Are the World,” by the supergroup USA For Africa, which featured several iconic artists and signified an unprecedented moment in pop culture.

The fight against the coronavirus outbreak is a global endeavor, and as local and national governments around the world scramble to manage the global health crisis, they must also prepare for another devastating reality: a global recession.Read more...

Updated, 3/23/20, 5:15 p.m. ET: Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Organizing Committee, announced at a news conference Monday that postponement of the Olympics is now a “realistic option,” according to CNN.Read more...

If you’re like me, it feels like the coronavirus pandemic just straight exposed all the failings of our current systems. You would think being caught with their pants down would spur the Trump administration to be more proactive about, well, everything. Apparently not, though.Read more...

In the midst of what has become a global health crisis, it’s understandable that many highly-anticipated events are no longer priorities as we attempt to “flatten the curve”—including festivals, graduations, vacations, and yes, even weddings. If the postponement or planning of a life-changing event like one’s wedding…Read more...

Last March, two twin brothers from Rancho Cordova, Calif., joined the long list of black people who have reportedly been harassed by police officers and/or nosy neighbors for committing the horrific crime of...minding their own damn business.Read more...

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Crystal Mason, sentenced to five years in prison for casting an illegal ballot, had her appeal denied by a Texas judge last week.Read more...

In a major setback to entertainment mogul Byron Allen’s discrimination suit against Comcast, America’s highest court tossed out a lower court’s decision, essentially ruling that Allen must prove racism was the media conglomerate’s only motivating factor in rejecting a partnership with Allen’s black-owned company.Read more...

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Roasting is my love language.Read more...

If you’re the type of person who believes, for instance, that AIDS can be cured with paprika, your belief is definitely dangerous, and you probably need some lotion. But because the Venn diagram of “people who think mailboxes cause diabetes” and “people living in their aunt’s basements who still write their names on…Read more...

Clearly, it is impossible for President Trump not to be a petty bitch. Is he Joe Exotic’s level of petty? Not yet, but give him time.

The Chicago Police Board has dismissed two officers who riddled a car with bullets during a 2016 car chase that ended in the death of Paul O’Neal. The officer who actually fired the shots that killed the unarmed teenager was promptly…hold up. I’m sure they fired him, too. Let me check.Read more...

On Friday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio authorized the release of 40 of the city’s inmates who were convicted of minor, nonviolent offenses in order to lessen the burden on NYC prisons and jails affected by the coronavirus outbreak. After the city’s Board of Corrections declared in a letter (pdf) to NYC’s…Read more...

During these pandemic times and on these pandemic streets, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is the adult in the room.

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If there’s anyone who is going to use the extra time that comes with social distancing in order to be more productive, it’s Oprah Winfrey.Read more...

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Healthcare in America has never been just. Inequity and racism are built into the system, and black women often bear the unjust burden. Our pain is taken less seriously; we are often misdiagnosed and untreated, and black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth. From provider bias and medical…Read more...

DJ D-Nice done did it.Read more...

What a way to put things into perspective.Read more...

Malcolm X ain’t never lie; Chickens do come home to roost!Read more...

As the coronavirus crisis continues to dominate mainstream media and the general public continues to be in frenzy mode, the Department of Justice has quietly asked something of Congress that would lend feelings of vindication to every amateur conspiracy theorist clogging our newsfeeds with their hot-takes on how the …Read more...

President Donald Trump may be stoking the flames of racism and xenophobia by repeatedly referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus,” but it appears white supremacists have been contradicting that narrative for some time by attempting to adopt the virus as their bioweapon of choice.Read more...

It’s no secret that anyone looking to put someone new in the Oval Office come November has quite the uphill battle on their hands. While supporters of President Donald Trump appear to remain galvanized and energized (Who knew that bigotry and jingoism delivered through grade-school level Twitter fingers would stick as…Read more...

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Omari Hardy had all the time on Thursday night.Read more...

New Orleans-born Bounce luminary DJ Black N Mind has reportedly passed away from as a result of the coronavirus at the age of 44.Read more...

The Bajan beauty formally known as Robyn Rihanna Fenty was already a superstar in our eyes; but now she’s a superhero.Read more...

With stories and constant updates regarding the coronavirus pandemic continuing to spread across media, it has become a rare thing that we come across news that isn’t bleak and anxiety-inducing.Read more...

Where my Star Wars blerds at?Read more...

Black people have a turbulent and often volatile relationship with law enforcement. Our white counterparts often view this conflict between cops and black folk through a lens of privilege, causing them to offer suggestions nobody asked them for, including their go-to proverb: “If you’ve done nothing wrong, you have…Read more...

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It’s been trying times, folks. You would hope a crisis affecting every level of American life would put a temporary lockdown on the bullshit. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

For its importance in American history, the civil rights movement is not covered with great depth in many k-12 curricula. Case in point: “Bloody Sunday”—during which Martin Luther King, Jr. and scores of nonviolent protesters were violently attacked by police during their march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala.—is…Read more...

In light of this global pandemic, we’ve decided to come forward and admit that our claim that we respond to our readers’ correspondences each Friday may not be 100 percent accurate. After carefully contemplating this issue, we must admit that we have led you to believe a lie.Read more...

It’s a rare thing when black victims of police violence receive any semblance of justice. Well, justice still hasn’t exactly happened for 19-year-old Uwimana Gasito—who was involved in an altercation in front of a Lansing, Mi 7/11 in February that led to him being handled excessively by an arresting officer—but, he is…Read more...

Amid the global panic a global pandemic can inspire, it might be easy to forget that it’s still Women’s History Month—and the start of spring, but that’s likely cold comfort if you’re afraid to go outside. As we’ve tried to bright-side this socially isolating situation, we’ve increasingly been looking…Read more...

For years, a housing crisis in California has been coming to a head as skyrocketing rents have outpaced people’s wages. That crisis has led to a growing homeless population the state has struggled to assist. Now, with the coronavirus pandemic requiring Californians to “shelter-in-place,” homeless families find…Read more...

I completely understand that it’s now en vogue to heap praise upon Donald Glover’s musical offerings, but once upon a time, there were people like myself who were singing his praises and banging that drum to no avail. (Go listen to 2010’s “Do Ya Like” and thank me later.)Read more...

Hot girl summer may be delayed, but it is not denied!Read more...

Crazy how much shit can change up on you in literally the span of a week. Things that sounded out of the realm of possibility now seem like very real solutions. Take, for example, canceling student loan debt.Read more...

Here’s how it works. Congress members are a part of a select group of folks who are entitled to privileged information. This information can obviously affect the stock market. Say, for example, you are a senator from North Carolina and let’s say that you’re a Republican and let’s just say, for the sake of…Read more...

My real name, while not traditional, isn’t exactly unique. This means that I remember when Gmail first dropped, I did a mad dash (did you have to be invited back then? I can’t remember) to get my FIRSTNAME.LASTNAME@gmail.com account. And I did. I’ve had that email account for well over a decade now and,…Read more...