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Though her brand is heavily tied to optimism, Oprah Winfrey is concerned about the current state the world is in.Read more...

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These days I kind of hate that I love the movies 12 Monkeys and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas so much because...boooooy, did their creator turn out to be a living, breathing dumpster fire of non-biodegradable trash.Read more...

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All money may be legal but it ain’t all good.Read more...

On Thurday, US army 2nd Lt. Gibram Cruz discovered a hard truth: that his country ain’t loyal.Read more...

Michael Jackson accusers Wade Robson and James Safechuck now can sue the late King of Pop’s estate.Read more...

After President Donald Trump’s decision to authorize the assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in the airstrike heard around the world late Thursday, US allies are warning against any further escalation of the conflict with Iran, Business Insider reported.Read more...

Ok, I need everyone to brace themselves. You’re going to want to sit down for this and make sure you’re not currently operating any heavy machinery or in the middle of fixing your edges just right. The news I’m about to break is both shocking and virtually unheard of:Read more...

In Mississippi, five inmates have been killed due to stabbings and attacks within the past week.Read more...

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Same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ clergy has long been a contentious point within the church. The United Methodist church is considering an unusual way to address it.Read more...

Marijuana was made legal in Illinois on New Year’s Day and it got off to quite the profitable start.Read more...

The future is trash. At least that’s the message 2020 is sending me so far between the warmongering, violent racism and now blatant misinformation.Read more...

DaBaby will remain in a Miami jail until he can be extradited to Texas, a judge ruled on Friday. The 28-year-old Grammy-nominated rapper was arrested and charged with battery on Thursday night in connection with an alleged robbery that happened in Miami earlier that day. DaBaby was subsequently denied bond due to…Read more...

It’s weird to write news that doesn’t feel like news, but here it goes: A new study confirms what we have always known—black people in California are stopped by law enforcement officers more often than any other racial group.Read more...

Don’t look now, but the thing we all knew was going to happen, happened. Ethan Couch, most famous for using the “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunk-driving crash, was arrested—again—and charged with probation violation—again.Read more...

It’s 2020, and after decades of greige, beauty brands across America now regularly stock over 40 shades to accommodate a wide range of skin tones. But as Ulta client Ebony Kankam London learned when she attempted to get her makeup at the beauty chain’s Holmdel, N.J. location in preparation for her baby shower,…Read more...

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It’s the beginning of the end, everybody, so get your popcorn ready. While this is the first Black Power Ranking of 2020, it is also a week when many things either came to an end or are at the start of ending. This week, Julián Castro officially dropped out of the campaign for the 2020 Democratic nomination. It’s no…Read more...

The U.S. Postal Service will host a stamp dedication ceremony to launch the release of the Gwen Ifill black heritage stamp on Jan. 30. The ceremony will honor the late journalist with the 43rd stamp in its Black Heritage Forever stamp collection, a collection that has honored other black history heavyweights like Ida…Read more...

President Trump had a game plan long before he took office and it looked like this: Should things start to go awry and reelection seems shaky, just start a war with Iran. But at the time, Trump claimed this was going to be Obama’s game plan, which never happened.

Another year, another chance to descend upon Indio, Calif., and get your desert life to the soundtrack of your favorite artists.Read more...

An independent investigator hired by PBS to evaluate claims of sexual misconduct against Tavis Smiley has concluded that the former late-night talk show host was involved in sexual relationships with his employees and guests for decades. During that span, Smiley was also found to have verbally abused and sexually…Read more...

Do you smell the scent of hot combs in the air? Well, that’s because Madam C.J. Walker’s televised biopic is coming this year!Read more...

I can hear the bass strumming along with the words: Another one bites the dust. Another one bites the dust. Michael J. Reynolds, the white New York Police Department officer who broke into a black woman’s home in Tennessee during and apparent drunken rage and threatened her and her sons, has resigned from the police…Read more...

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So it begins.

It happened twice and she couldn’t tell anyone. But she told me.Read more...

While the National Football League has plenty of diverse talent on the field, you’d be hard-pressed to see that reflected in the sidelines.Read more...

Today in Republican hypocrisy, a New York lawmaker wrote a column about the dangers of driving drunk. A week later, he was arrested for driving drunk.Read more...

A Chicken Express employee in Fort Worth, Texas was sent home after wearing her hijab to work. Apparently, the state all about the second amendment forgot to read up on the first one.Read more...

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Many of us were more than ready to leave 2019 in the dust—and are already dubious about the start of this new year. But as a new decade dawned, celebrity offspring-turned-celebrity in her own right Zoë Kravitz opted to reflect on one of last year’s highlights; at least, one of her highlights. The Saint Laurent…Read more...

Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, whose bottom teeth look like freshly pissed-on snow, is willing to testify at the president’s Senate impeachment trial because Giuliani can’t stand that the spotlight’s not on him.

2020 just kicked off and some white people are already showing their black asses.Read more...

There’s quite a bit of hip-hop cooking in the kitchen for 2020, in terms of scheduled and rumored releases. Full-length projects are expected from the holy trinity of contemporary rap greats—Drake, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar—as well as albums that will excite the kids (Lil Uzi Vert, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie) and us old…Read more...

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On the first day of this new year, LeVar “Kunta Kinte” Burton told all of Twitter that he wouldn’t tolerate any racial gaslighting in the new decade. The acclaimed actor, author and advocate released the first installment of This is My Story, a video series where he shares individual stories that capture some of the…Read more...

Remember when you were a kid, and your elders told you “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all?” Apparently, a few writers for some of the world’s most illustrious publications didn’t get that memo, as each got the New Year’s reckoning they deserved after commenting on the evolving beauty of…Read more...

Just in time to bring in a little New Year cheer, the Chicago Police Department announced that the murder rate in the city declined 13 percent in 2019 from the prior year.

I, like many people who are turned on by shiny things, have a complicated relationship to glitter and confetti. It is so alluring! But also: Woof, what a mess.Read more...

We made it, y’all! It is the year 2020 (twenty twen twennnnn!) and though we still don’t have flying cars like The Jetsons teased, we do have some black-ass film and TV to look forward to this year.Read more...

Public officials, they’re (sometimes) just like us!Read more...

Firstly, I hate each and every one of you. Secondly, I’m not even sure if “firstly” is a word—it felt awkward in my mouth, like peanut butter on potato chips—but it fits with what I’m saying, so it will be today. But thirdly (and most importantly), why did you to this to us?Read more...

Every now and again, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) tries to act like she’s an actual politician who is open to hearing all the evidence before making a decision. It’s a masterful piece of work. Like that time during Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, where Collins acted like she was concerned…Read more...

As part of an ongoing effort to keep its water safe, Flint, Mich. has filed an extension to allow officials more time to submit water tests for the homes most likely to have lead water lines.Read more...

While Sean “Diddy” Combs the influencer posted pics of himself to Instagram celebrating the New Year by holding a glass of Ciroc, the “Imma keep it real” Sean posted a video discussing his battle with depression and implored his fans to “lift each other up” in 2020.

If you’re black and looking for a hotel in Portland, Ore., you might want to stay away from the Residence Inn by Marriott Portland Downtown/Convention Center. Unless, of course, you’re willing to agree to their “no party policy,” which a new $300,000 lawsuit claims is only required for black guests.Read more...