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Bow Down To The Surprise ‘Black Panther’ Trailer

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Serena Williams’ Tweets Are The Epitome Of New Mom Bliss

ENTERTAINMENT

Minka Kelly Tells Everyone To ‘F**k Off’ About Jesse Williams Rumors

The Cast Of Broadway’s ‘Miss Saigon’ Took A Knee In Solidarity With NFL Players

PARENTS

‘Black-ish’ Addressed Postpartum Depression Head-On

Ryan Coogler Speaks Out Against Harvey Weinstein

Rapper Interrupts His Own Show To Teach Sexist Fan A Valuable Lesson

Chance The Rapper Teams With Lyft To Raise Even More Funds For Chicago Schools

WOMEN

Amber Rose On Slut-Shaming, Sex Positivity And Talking To Her Son About Her Period

Princess Nokia Reveals She Threw Soup On Racist Subway Rider In Viral Video

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These Halloween Costumes For Men With Beards Are Sure To Grow On You

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Meet The First Model With Albinism To Star In A Major Beauty Campaign

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Chadwick Boseman On Suiting Up To Play Thurgood Marshall And Black Panther

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Experts Say You Should NEVER Do What Tracee Ellis Ross Just Did

Michael Jordan Donates $7 Million To Build Medical Clinics In Charlotte

Chance The Rapper Livestreams Traffic Stop In Chicago

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Nelly Arrested On Accusation Of Rape

SPORTS

J.T. Brown Becomes First NHL Player To Protest During National Anthem This Season

ENTERTAINMENT

This Is Not A Drill: Jessica Williams Cast In ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel

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Taraji P. Henson Posts Sweetest Tribute After Her 16-Year-Old Dog Dies

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People Are NOT Happy With Stella McCartney’s Show Of African Prints

‘Black-ish’ Returns With Riveting Episode On The Black History Behind Juneteenth

Lucky Grandma Gets Surprise Greeting From Denzel Washington Asking For Directions

New Film Company Raises $150 Million To Bring Diverse Stories To Film And TV

Cop Who Tackled James Blake Is Now Suing Him For Defamation

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Wendy’s Twitter Beef With Wingstop Devolves Into Epic Rap Battle

SPORTS

New York Knicks Lock Arms During National Anthem After NBA Bans Kneeling

This Guy And His Pup Have Matching Durags And It’s Doggone Iconic

WEDDINGS

Love Is A Useless Word. Here Are 3 Alternatives That Make More Sense

PARENTS

Michelle Obama Joked About A Simpler Time When Kids Didn’t Have Cellphones

SPORTS

Fox Sports: We Will No Longer Air National Anthem Before NFL Games

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Leslie Jones Took A Selfie With Beyoncé — And Her Reaction Was Priceless

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Rihanna Demands Puerto Rico Aid From Donald Trump

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For ‘Regular, Degular, Shmegular’ Colored Girls Who’ve Considered Suicide

By Isis Miller , Contributor

Writer, Blerd, Unapologetic Black woman at large.

POLITICS

Activists Face Rain And Security Threats As 10-Day March Against White Supremacy Continues

Ethnic Pride And Alcoholism: Why Black Alcoholics Are More Likely To Shame Their Families

By Bunmi Aboaba, Contributor

CEO at The Sober Advantage

ENTERTAINMENT

The Unbearable White Womanhood Of Taylor Swift

By Kevin Allred, Contributor

Writer / Speaker / Educator / Beyoncé Professor

BOOKS

11 Of The Most Popular Self-Help Books On Amazon Right Now

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Baltimore’s Confederate Monument Was Never About ‘History And Culture’

By Jane Dailey, Contributor

Associate Professor of History, University of Chicago

HEALTHY LIVING

4 Ways African Americans Can Tackle Mental Illness

By James LaVelle Dickens, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, Contributor

Captain, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

Why Charlottesville Did Not Surprise Me

By Amy Roost, Contributor

Multi-dimensional Suchness and Member of the Resistance

Donald Trump, White Supremacists And How We Move Forward

By Tyler Payton, Contributor

Young black woman with a lot to say

POLITICS

Whiteness Is Always Protected, Even At Its Worst

By Tyler Payton, Contributor

Young black woman with a lot to say

You’re Sickened? Great. Now What?

By Summer McLane, Contributor

Owner, My Simply Perfect Events

This Is Not A New America For African Americans

By Ace Robinson, Contributor

Global Health Advocate Focused on Reducing the Impact of Infec...

Civil Rights Movement Network Law Is A Much-Needed Tool

By Kevin C. Peterson, Contributor

Writer on Race & Politics

This Is How Women Of Color Are Affected By Police Brutality

Here’s The Real Reason Kaepernick Can’t Get A Job In The NFL

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Contributor

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst

3 Meaningful Lessons I Learned From Being In A Black Student Union

By Brianne Allen, Contributor

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I Have A Responsibility To Make The Best Of My Ancestry

By Rev. W. Douglas Banks, Contributor

5th great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson

4 Lessons We Learned After 3 Years Of Celibacy

By Joy Riley and Justin Riley, Contributors

Unraveling the African American Health Disparity: Four Ways Men Can Fight Back

By James LaVelle Dickens, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, Contributor

Captain, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

How The Church Failed My Mother's Mental Health

By Terrance Thomas, Contributor

Rebel With A Reason

Cosby Is Not O.J.

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Contributor

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst

Dear Black People…Dark Skinned Women Are Not Your Last Resort

By Angelica Weaver, Contributor

Writing about things that matter.

Dear Queer Black Activists: An Honest Letter About Desirability Politics Among Our Men

By J. Baker, M.Phil.Ed., Ed.M., Contributor

Writer and Social Justice Educator

The Black Church Matters To Black Lives

By David Briggs, Contributor

David Briggs writes the Ahead of the Trend column on religion ...

Teen Vogue Is Evolving Thanks To Elaine Welteroth

By Zac Thompson, Contributor

Outspeak Editor - in partnership with Huff Post

Gratitude For Black Teachers

By Addie M. Rimmer, Contributor

Director, Student Learning, Workforce Opportunity Services

A Lament For The Mothers Who Lost Sons To Police Violence

By Michael W. Waters, Contributor

Award-winning author, social commentator, professor, activist,...

The Public School System Is Rigged Against Poor and Black Children

By Bernard Gassaway, Ed.D., Contributor

Urban School Educator and Author

Banning One Racist Fan Doesn't Fix Red Sox Racism

By 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.

By Feylyn Lewis, Contributor

An American Doctoral Researcher at the University of Birmingha...

The Day My Daughter Rejected My Blackness

By 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.

By DeAndra Yates, Contributor

Mother, educator, public speaker

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

By Sam Floyd, Contributor

Chief Contributor at Grits & Gospel

Dear Democrats, Do Not Forget About Black Voters

By Jasmyne A. Cannick, Contributor

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

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

By Genevieve Sneed, Contributor

Home care worker and Fight for $15 activist

Kaepernick Situation Proves America Still Seeks To Punish Black Protesters

By Francis Maxwell, Contributor

News Personality // The Young Turks

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

By 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

By 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

By Luvvie Ajayi, Contributor

Best-selling author, award-winning blogger and digital strategist

10 Reasons Why Black Girls Should Travel

By Ashley N. Company, Contributor

Africa Travel Enthusiast | Social Entrepreneur | Keynote Speaker

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

By Tanya Wallace-Gobern, Contributor

National Black Worker Center Project, executive director

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

By Ryan Douglass, Contributor

Writer, Advocate

Let's Talk About Wigs And Race

By Ebere Nweze, Contributor

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

By Jenee Darden , Contributor

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America’s Melting Pot Is Boiling Brown People To Death

Tamika Mallory Says She Was Kicked Off An American Airlines Flight

Doctors Won’t Let Dad Give Son Kidney Because Of Criminal Charges

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Washington Players Celebrate On The Field With Simulated ‘Stop And Frisk’

ARTS & CULTURE

Get To Know The Artists Painting The Obamas’ Official Portraits

By Priscilla Frank

POLITICS

26 Years Ago, America Started Talking About Sexual Harassment Thanks To Anita Hill

By Amanda Terkel

IMPACT

California Wildfire Evacuees Just Want To ‘Go Home’

By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman

U.S. Government Drastically Undercounted The Number Of Civilians Killed By Cops In 2015

POLITICS

Civil Rights Group Threatens Texas If It Doesn’t Protect Voting Rights Of Hurricane Victims

CRIME

Louisiana Sheriff Wants ‘Good’ Prisoners To Stay Jailed For Their Free Labor

By Sebastian Murdock and Hayley Miller

Restaurant Manager Accused Of Enslaving Mentally Disabled Cook

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed Reduces Punishment For Weed Possession

By Taryn Finley

Thurgood Marshall’s Mission is Still Necessary

By Benjamin L. Crump, Contributor

Principal Attorney and Owner of Ben Crump Law

U.S. NEWS

Eminem Calls Out Donald Trump In Brutal New Freestyle Rap

LeBron James Has The Best Reaction To Eminem’s Trump Rap Diss

ARTS & CULTURE

A Banjo Player From North Carolina Is Writing The Next ‘Hamilton’

By Katherine Brooks

Jeremy Lin’s Dreads And Kenyon Martin’s Chinese Tattoo Are A False Equivalency

By Jessica Prois and Lilly Workneh

POLITICS

Trump’s Interior Head: If We Take Down Confederate Statues, American Indians Will Complain Next

By Chris D'Angelo and Dana Liebelson

IMPACT

Victims Of This Disfiguring Disease ‘Feel So Much Pain And Shame’

By Hannah McNeish

9 Shockingly Tone-Deaf Ads That Should Have Never Happened

By Taryn Finley

Model From Tone-Deaf Dove Ad Speaks Out: ‘I Am Not A Victim’

By Cavan Sieczkowski

The Dove Ad Is What Happens When ‘Diversity’ Is Just A Buzzword

Dove ‘Regrets’ Soap Ad Showing Black Woman Turning Into White Woman

By Rebecca Shapiro

ARTS & CULTURE

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Says The American Left ‘Is Creating Its Own Decline’

By Claire Fallon

ENTERTAINMENT

Ava DuVernay Says She Regrets Giving Up On ‘Selma’ Writing Credit

By Claire Fallon

16-Year-Old Crowned As The First Black Miss Illinois Teen USA In History

By Taryn Finley

POLITICS

Jeff Sessions’ DOJ Effectively Killed An Obama-Era Police Reform Program

By Ryan J. Reilly

Why ‘Flint 6’ Filmmaker Rejected $3.75 Million To Maintain Film’s Integrity

By Lilly Workneh

Student Gets Suspended For Sitting During Pledge Of Allegiance

POLITICS

Progressive Challenger Elected Mayor Of Birmingham, Alabama

By Daniel Marans

Cam Newton And The Regressive Culture Of Hypermasculinity In Sports

By Ja'han Jones

Cam Newton Apologizes For ‘Degrading’ Insult To Female Reporter

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The Reporter Cam Newton Insulted Apologizes For Her Racist Tweets

ARTS & CULTURE

How A Civil War Podcast Became Urgent Listening In Today’s America

By Jillian Capewell

Man Arrested Over Mass Murder Threat At Historically Black University: Police

WOMEN

Harvey Weinstein And The Danger Of Performative ‘Wokeness’

HEALTHY LIVING

Black Women Still Have A Much Lower Chance Of Surviving Breast Cancer

By Suzy Strutner

POLITICS

Flint Mayor Sends Letter To San Juan Mayor Sharing Outrage Over Trump

By Sebastian Murdock

POLITICS

NFL Players Continue Peaceful Protests In Defiance Of Trump

By Eline Gordts, Nina Golgowski, Jesselyn Cook, and Doha Madani

POLITICS

A Judge Halted This ‘Unconstitutional’ Cash Bail System. The Status Quo Fought Back.

By Ryan J. Reilly

ARTS & CULTURE

Colin Kaepernick’s Jersey Hangs In The Same Museum As ‘Starry Night’

By Priscilla Frank

ARTS & CULTURE

Two Photographers On Bringing Local Stories To Our Nation’s Attention

By Priscilla Frank

SPORTS

Marshawn Lynch Showed Up On Game Day Wearing ‘Everybody Vs. Trump’ Shirt

QUEER VOICES

These LGBTQ Groups Were Formed After Pulse. Here Are Their Messages For Vegas.

By James Michael Nichols

Kids Ask Dad ‘Why Am I Black’ In Adorable Video

By Taryn Finley

SPORTS

Seahawks Take On Trump’s Attacks On NFL By Launching Charity For Equality

By Carla Herreria

U.S. NEWS

Trump Supporters Share Fake Photo Of NFL Player Burning The Flag

LATINO VOICES

As Puerto Rico Begs For Help, Trump Plans To Attend Golf Trophy Ceremony

By Carolina Moreno

POLITICS

Air Force Veteran: ‘I Feel Deeply Honored’ When NFL Players Take A Knee

By Carla Herreria

Cardi B: The Black Girl Who Beat Taylor Swift On The Charts

By Julia Craven

OWN’s New Show ‘Released’ Is A Powerful Look At Life After Incarceration

By Lilly Workneh

Hundreds Gather For The March For Black Women In D.C.

By Taryn Finley

WOMEN

Michelle Obama Has Some Words For Women Who Voted Against Hillary Clinton

By Cavan Sieczkowski

POLITICS

34 Schools In Louisiana Told By District That Athletes Should Stand For Anthem

By Sebastian Murdock

POLITICS

Bears, Packers Link Arms During National Anthem

By Mollie Reilly

Activists Block Road With 100 Prison Beds To Protest L.A. Jail Expansion

By Taryn Finley

Racial Justice Group Vid Explains Anthem Protests With Help Of Players

POLITICS

White House Says Its Stance On Flag/Anthem Issue Is ‘Pretty Black And White’

Bar With Homemade ‘Lynch Kaepernick’ Doormat Can’t Figure Out Why Everyone Is Calling It Racist

By Ryan Grenoble

POLITICS

NFL Mothers To Trump: Put A Stop To The Divisive Language

Head Of Air Force Academy Tells Cadets: ‘You Should Be Outraged’ By Racial Slurs

PARENTS

Obama’s Story About Taking Malia To College Will Tug At Your Heartstrings

By Cavan Sieczkowski

How The Obamas Are Teaching Their Daughters To Be Leaders

By Caroline Bologna

POLITICS

By The Time You Finish Reading This Story, Someone Will Have Been Arrested For Weed

By Sebastian Murdock

LATINO VOICES

A Week After Maria, Many Americans Still Haven’t Heard From Loved Ones In Puerto Rico

By Carolina Moreno

U.S. NEWS

Let’s Stop Talking About Violence And Start Doing Something, Birmingham Residents Say

By Jenna Amatulli and Damon Dahlen

Teacher Creates Digital Library For Kids Of Color To See Themselves In Stories

POLITICS

Georgetown Law Faculty Take A Knee To Protest Jeff Sessions’ Campus Visit

By Ryan Grenoble

St. Louis Aldermen Pass Resolution Honoring Anthony Lamar Smith

By Taryn Finley

After ‘Natural’ Disasters, The Devastation Is Worst For Black And Brown Communities

By Jennifer Epps-Addison, Contributor

Network President and Co-Executive Director, Center for Popula...

Florida Woman Stunned She’s Labeled ‘Black Chick’ On Smoothie Receipt

The First Children’s Book With A Black Protagonist Gets Its Own Stamp Series

New Series Highlights The Trials And Triumphs Of Black Fatherhood

By Taryn Finley

POLITICS

Congresswoman Takes A Knee On The House Floor To Protest Trump’s NFL Remarks

POLITICS

Thousands Of Voters Didn’t Cast A Ballot In Wisconsin Because Of Voter ID, Study Finds

Teen Accused Of Strangling Mom’s Abusive Ex-Boyfriend Won’t Face Charges

By Nina Golgowski

POLITICS

This 97-Year-Old World War II Vet Joined NFL Players By Bending A Knee

By Elyse Wanshel

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