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Academy President Departs Oscar Leadership After Racially Fraught Tenure

TLC's Chilli Responds To Backlash, Clarifies 'All Lives Matter' Comment

Beyoncé And 6 Other Celebrity Moms Share The Moments That Define Motherhood

Jennifer Hudson And Kelly Clarkson Are Coming To 'The Voice'

Leaked Steve Harvey Memo Orders Staff: 'Do Not Approach Me'

Watch This Sign Language Interpreter Steal The Show From Snoop Dogg

'Shark Tank' Star Daymond John Reveals He Was Diagnosed With Cancer

Steve McQueen To Direct 'Fully Authorized Documentary' On Tupac

John Legend On 10-Year Plan To Close Rikers: 'We Can Do It Faster'

Diddy Cropped Kendall And Kylie Out Of A Photo And The Internet Responded Perfectly

Revolution Sweeps Through Litchfield In 'OITNB' Season 5 Trailer

Simone Biles Was Asked To Smile. Her Response Is Gold.

Zendaya Lip-Syncing Erykah Badu's 'Tyrone' Deserves Everyone's Attention

'Moonlight' Stars Urge Actors Of Color To Step Outside The Box In Best Kiss Speech

Gabourey Sidibe To Fat-Shamers: I'll Police My Own Damn Body, Thanks

Nicki Minaj Offers To Pay Fans' College Bills On Twitter

Miley Cyrus Discarding Hip-Hop Is The Least Surprising Thing Ever

A OutKast Biopic Is Coming Soon, Says Group Member

Beyoncé's Publicist Explains How Pregnancy Works To Gossip Site Spreading Rumors

Tia & Tamera Mowry Discuss The Challenges Facing A 'Sister, Sister' Reboot

Spike Lee On Why His Films About Social Injustice Stand The Test Of Time

BV BLOGS

The Public School System Is Rigged Against Poor and Black Children

Bernard Gassaway, Ed.D., Contributor Urban School Educator and Author

Banning One Racist Fan Doesn't Fix Red Sox Racism

DiDi Delgado, Contributor Poet, Activist, Womyn in search of her own truths.

18 Years Ago, Caregiving Forced My Brother To Drop Out Of College. But Today, He Finally Graduates.

Feylyn Lewis, Contributor An American Doctoral Researcher at the University of Birmingha...

The Day My Daughter Rejected My Blackness

Theresa Sutton, Contributor Author, blogger, digital marketing manager, world's most "okay...

My Son Was Shot In The Head By A Stray Bullet. This Is Why Sensible Gun Laws Matter.

DeAndra Yates, Contributor Mother, educator, public speaker

I Deposited My Entire Savings Into A Black Bank And You Should Too

Sam Floyd, Contributor Wall Streeter, Financial Literacy Advocate

Dear Democrats, Do Not Forget About Black Voters

Jasmyne Cannick, Contributor Jasmyne A. Cannick is a nationally known television and radio ...

Dr. King Died Fighting For Economic Justice. Today, We Continue His Fight.

Genevieve Sneed, Contributor Home care worker and Fight for $15 activist

Kaepernick Situation Proves America Still Seeks To Punish Black Protesters

Francis Maxwell, Contributor News Personality // The Young Turks

Why Black Women Are -- And Should Be -- Leading The Fight For $15

Rontel Batie, Contributor Federal advocate with the National Employment Law Project

If We Truly Want To Stay Safe, We Need To Start Calling Violent White Supremacists Terrorists

Dean Obeidallah, Contributor Political comedian, SiriusXM radio show host and commentator

'A Seat At Luvvie's Table' Was An Opportunity For Black Women To Be Reaffirmed

Luvvie Ajayi, Contributor Best-selling author, award-winning blogger and digital strategist

10 Reasons Why Black Girls Should Travel

Ashley N. Company, Contributor Africa travel enthusiast, Founder of Jelani Girls, Inc. and #J...

Budget Proposal Plus Washington Politics Equals A Bad Deal For Black Workers

Tanya Wallace-Gobern, Contributor National Black Worker Center Project, executive director

Why Everyone Needs to Read 'The Hate U Give' by Angie Thomas

Ryan Douglass, Contributor Writer, Advocate

Let's Talk About Wigs And Race

Ebere Nweze, Contributor University of Oxford student on race relations, mental health ...

'Get Out' Gets In Our Heads About African Americans And Mental Health

Jenee Darden , Contributor Journalist, Public Speaker, Host of CocoaFly.com Blog and Podc...

America’s Melting Pot Is Boiling Brown People To Death

As A Howard Alum, I Stand With Upset HBCU Students Everywhere

Carolyn Smith, Contributor Black feminist PR pro with so many opinions

What Moonlight’s Win Means To Me As A Black Queer Film Student

Timothy Tukes, Contributor Senior at Morehouse College

As A Black Woman, Here's Why I'm Going On Strike March 8th

Tithi Bhattacharya, Contributor Professor, History

10 Things I Learned About Zora Neale Hurston

Akilah Monifa, Contributor Author/writer/blogger/storyteller/microblogger/vlogger

The World Of Cosplay Is Filled With Black Joy

The Establishment, Contributor Media funded and run by women.

Pay Young Black Folks To Do The Work They Want To Do

Tiffany Dena Loftin, Contributor Racial Justice Coordinator for the Civil, Human, and Women’s R...

Dear Media: My Murdered Cousin Was More Than Just A 'Gang Member'

Sylvia Snowden, Contributor Freelance journalist and writer

Build Lasting Progressive Change. Elect Keith Ellison Chair Of The DNC.

Danny Glover, Contributor Actor, Producer, and Humanitarian

Without Black Women, Black Futures Are Obsolete

Jasmine Burnett, Contributor Director of Community Organizing with New Voices for Reproduct...

Seeing The Humanity Of God Beyond The Mystery Of God In 'The Shack'

Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, Contributor Pastor and founder of Empowerment Temple AME Church in Baltimo...

The Trump Effect on Domestic Violence: What’s At Stake?

Zoë Flowers, Contributor Author. Advocate. Poet.

Black Sex Matters: No More Fear Of Flying

Sonya Renee Taylor, Contributor Founder and Radical Executive Officer of The Body is Not An Ap...

Creating Black Futures Within The Present

Thulile Gamedze, Contributor Artist, activist, writer and member of the collective, iQhiya

Blacks For Trump 2020 — Trump’s Latest Con?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Contributor Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst

Environmental And Health Justice Intersect for Healthy Black Futures

Elizabeth Dawes Gay, Contributor Health & social justice advocate based in Washington, DC. @Ech...

In America, Aging While Black Takes Solidarity, Activism And Magic

Evelyn Reynolds, Contributor Associate Professor of Sociology at Parkland College in Champa...

Autism And Police: My Plan To Protect My Driving-Age Son (And Yours)

Holly Robinson Peete, Contributor Actress, author and activist

Parents Can't Wait For Traditional Schools To Fix Themselves. That's Why We Choose Charters.

Ana Beatriz Cholo, Contributor Mom, award-winning journalist, adventurer, Navy vet, Latino Ou...

2017 Is The Year To Fight For Black Trans Futures

Janetta Johnson, Contributor Transgender Gender Variant and Intersex (TGI) Justice Project

Dear White People: Boycotting Netflix Reveals Your Privilege

Ezinne Ukoha, Contributor Multimedia Journalist

Why I Don't Like White Women

DiDi Delgado, Contributor Poet, Activist, Womyn in search of her own truths.

The Roots Of The Haitian Revolution Are Black Futures

Ruth Jeannoel, Contributor First-generation Haitian American, mother, wife, community org...

Uncaged Black Futures Now

Kadeem Fuller, Contributor Black Lives Matter Champaign-Urbana Organizer

Reimagining Black History To Create A Personal Experience For Students

Tom Davidson, Contributor Founder and CEO, EverFi

Allan Houston, Contributor New York Knicks’ Assistant General Manager

For The Love Of Black Transwomen, Black LGBTQIA Folks #Resist

Ace Portis, Contributor Social justice fundraiser

The Future Of Food Is Black

Shakirah Simley, Contributor Co-founder of Nourish|Resist. Community Programs Manager and C...

Expansion Of African-American Owned TV Must Be A Priority

J.C. Watts, Contributor Former U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma, Chairman of J.C. Watts ...

Black Futures Of Safety, Security And Non-Surveillance

Chinyere Tutashinda, Contributor Founding member of The BlackOUT Collective

Celebrating 15 Women's #BlackMomMagic This Mother’s Day

By Taryn Finley

Michelle Obama Asks Why Trump Administration Is OK With Kids Eating 'Crap' In Schools

What's Next For The Obamas? Michelle Promises They're 'Not Gone'

Estelle Teams Up With Planned Parenthood For Powerful Song 'Woman's World'

Laverne Cox Flaunts Her Natural Hair And All 'Its Beautiful Kink And Curl'

By Lilly Workneh

Jeff Sessions Rolls Back Obama-Era Drug Sentencing Reforms

By Ryan J. Reilly

Amid DOJ Turmoil, Jeff Sessions Honored By Police Union Boss Some Dub A 'Noisy Troll’

By Ryan J. Reilly

Historically Black University Cancels Sen. John Cornyn’s Speech

By Kate Abbey-Lambertz

Georgia Cop Decides A Sober Woman Is High On Marijuana, Jails Her

Hunger In Rural America Is Less Visible, But Just As Pressing

By Joseph Erbentraut

New Virginia Law Will Teach Teens How To Act When They Get Pulled Over By Police

By Julia Craven

On Being Black, 'Woke,' And Dating White People

The Mental Health Conversation We're Not Having Around Police Violence

Three Generations Of Women In One Family Graduate At The Same Time

By Caroline Bologna

Serena Williams' Magical Bridal Shower Celebrated The Queen She Is

By Cavan Sieczkowski

This 14-Year-Old Is Already Graduating College With A Physics Degree

By Lilly Workneh

This Woman's Solution To Finding Nudes On Bae's Phone Is Genius

By Elyse Wanshel

Lawyer Who Went After The KKK For Infamous Bombing Is Running For Jeff Sessions' Senate Seat

By Amanda Terkel

Missy Elliott Covers Elle, Shares Her Fearless Approach To Being A 'Provocative Woman'

By Taryn Finley

Bow Wow Refuses To Take The L For That Fake Photo

By Jenna Amatulli

Betsy DeVos Booed During Speech At Historically Black College

By Kate Abbey-Lambertz

50,000 Petitioners Say Betsy DeVos Has No Place At HBCU Commencement

By Kate Abbey-Lambertz

Gabourey Sidibe Says She Was Racially Profiled At A Chanel Store

'Hero' School Bus Driver Evacuates 56 Kids Before Bus Bursts Into Fames

By Nina Golgowski

This 15-Year-Old Is Getting His Own NBA Bowtie Collection

By Taryn Finley

Activists Are Bailing Out Incarcerated Black Moms For Mother’s Day

By Lilly Workneh

99% Of Students Handcuffed In School By NYPD In 2016 Were Black Or Latinx

By Taryn Finley

Elijah Muhammad's Jeweled Kofia Can Be Yours For Just $10,000

By Antonia Blumberg

Ex-Cop Who Refused To Shoot Young Black Man Sues City Over His Firing

By Julia Craven

Why Explaining 'The N-Word' To Non-Black People Is So Damn Exhausting

#BowWowChallenge Takes Over Twitter After Rapper Caught In A Lie

By Jenna Amatulli

Twitter Just Caught Bow Wow Lying About His 'Private Jet'

By Jenna Amatulli

The Casting Of A White Actor As Native Hawaiian Hero Cuts Deeper Than You Think

By Carla Herreria

The One Major Beauty Tip You Should Absolutely Ignore

Jordan Edward's Father Sues Police Officer For Killing His Son

White Cop Who Finds He Has African Ancestry Sues City, Chief Over Racism

Antoine Fuqua To Develop Film Based On Black Panther Murdered By Police

By Brennan Williams

'Dear White People' Star: 'Being Ethnic Is Cool' In Today's Wave Of Entertainment

By Brennan Williams

Black College Student Group Stages Successful Three-Day Protest

By Lilly Workneh

1-Year-Old Beautician Hosts A Salon Talk With Mom: 'He Trippin,' Girl'

By Taryn Finley

Damien Hirst Accused Of Appropriating Nigerian Art, Whitewashing History

By Priscilla Frank

Harvard Grads Will Hold School's First Ever Black Commencement

By Taryn Finley

Barack Obama Is Morphing Into A Movie Star. We've Got Proof.

By Jamie Feldman

Trump Administration Cites Segregation-Era Ruling To Defend Its Travel Ban

By Nick Baumann and Julia Craven

High Schooler Gives Mom The Prom Experience She Never Had

Latinx Show Their Pride And Resilience With Spectacular Grad Caps

By Carolina Moreno

Resist Trump With These Mother's Day Cards For Muslim And Immigrant Moms

By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman

Maxine Waters Presents 'Best Fight Against The System' MTV Award To Taraji P. Henson

By Lilly Workneh

Mississippi County Cops Engage In 'Systematic Targeting Of Black Residents,' Lawsuit Alleges

72-Year-Old Finishes College With Honors After 55 Years, Inspires Us All

By Taryn Finley

Police Search For Florida Teen Who Slammed Woman To Ground, Threw Her In Pool

The Trump In That Viral Clip Was Fake, But The Hero Girl Wasn't

By Maxwell Strachan

This Comic Nails What It's Like To Grow Up Mixed Race In America

By Brittany Wong

Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' Makes History Again

By Brennan Williams

This Video Of South Africans Dancing At A Graduation Wins The Internet

There Aren't Enough Asian-American Spaces On The Internet, So We Created One

By Jessica Prois

These Beautiful Photos HighlightThe Diversity Of The Lesbian Community

By James Michael Nichols

Jordan Edwards Laid To Rest As Family Asks Community For Calm

By Andy Campbell

Fired Texas Officer Who Killed Jordan Edwards Is Charged With Murder

By Andy Campbell

Watch Barack Obama's Touching Tribute To Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama Vows To Prioritize Education 'No Matter What House We Live In'

New Orleans Mayor: Death Threats Won't Stop Removal Of Confederate Monuments

By Christopher Mathias

Black Student Confronts Teacher Who Insists He Can Use Racial Slur

Edward Crawford, Man In Iconic Ferguson Photo, Found Dead Amid Plea Deal Negotiation

By Ryan J. Reilly

23 Brilliant Lines From Netflix's "Dear White People"

‘Dear White People’ Cast Shares Exclusive Details From Episode 5's Gripping Scene

Donald Trump Had A No Good, Very Sad Homecoming

By Andy Campbell and Sebastian Murdock

Black High School Grad Calls Out White Privilege With Epic Yearbook Quote

The Deputy Who Racially Profiled NBA Player Mike Scott Gets Fired

By Maxwell Strachan

Trayvon Martin, Who Dreamt Of Being A Pilot, To Receive Honorary Aviation Degree

By Taryn Finley

11 Mexican-Owned Businesses (That Aren't Bars) To Support On Cinco De Mayo

By Carolina Moreno

This Subscription Box Sends You Products Only From Women Of Color

A Reminder That Today Is National Children's Mental Health Day

By Lindsay Holmes

10-Year-Old Asks Stepdad To 'Make It Official' With Heartfelt Adoption Proposal

By Taryn Finley

More Parents Of Color Think Racism Is Holding Back Their Children In School

By Rebecca Klein

Alton Sterling's Family Sends Message To America: 'Alton Was A Human. Remember His Name'

By Sebastian Murdock and David Lohr

Baton Rouge Residents Demand DOJ ‘Wake Up' To What Justice Should Look Like

By Sebastian Murdock and David Lohr

White Man Says He's 'Going To Kill A N****r' Before Attacking Black Man, Prosecutors Say

By Taryn Finley

This Real-Life Darth Vader Works As A Force Of Good At A Tennessee Hospital

By Nina Golgowski

Michelle Obama Says She And Barack Will Keep Fighting For What They Believe In

By Taryn Finley

Barack Obama Reportedly Proposed To Another Woman Before Michelle

By Taryn Finley

Barack And Michelle Obama Will Personally Donate $2 Million To Support Summer Jobs In Chicago This Year

By Taryn Finley

The Obamas Are Back From Vacation, And They're Looking Slick

By Taryn Finley

Cory Booker Spells Out His Twitter Advice For Donald Trump

Louisiana Police Officers Reportedly Will Not Be Charged In Alton Sterling Shooting

Lawyer Seeks Release Of Teen Accused Of Killing Her Allegedly Abusive Dad

By Melissa Jeltsen

Patti LaBelle Is Officially A Jazz Singer, But It Wasn't That Easy

By Brennan Williams

Black Americans Are Living Longer But Health Gaps Persist, CDC Says

How Packaging Whitney Houston For White Audiences Led To Her Downfall

By Matthew Jacobs

'Dear Black People' Is The Perfect Show For 'Dear White People' Critics

By Taryn Finley

Netflix's 'Dear White People' Earns A Rare 100 Percent On Rotten Tomatoes

By Taryn Finley

'Dear White People' Director Has Message For White Viewers: 'Welcome To The Revolution'

By Taryn Finley

Black America Is 72.3 Percent Equal To White America. That Could Worsen Under Trump.

By Lilly Workneh

April Ryan Named NABJ Journalist Of The Year, Honored As A 'True Trailblazer'

By Lilly Workneh

This BLM Meditation Can Help People Cope With The Tiring Cycle Of Oppression

Convicted Of Murder, This Man's Tale Of Redemption Is A Call For Prison Reform

7 Netflix Shows With Black Stars To Watch This May

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