Black People

Man’s Emotional Post About Bandage That Matches His Skin Tone Goes Viral

The moment “felt like belonging” and “feeling valued,” wrote Dominique Apollon, who is black.
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Maryland’s Only Black-Owned Movie Theater Is Drawing Crowds From Across The Country

One couple drove an hour just to see “Us” at the NextAct Cinema, co-founder Robert Wright said.
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Samuel L. Jackson Hits Back At Trump With 'Plantation' Diss

The "Glass" actor made the crack after the president boasted he's a champion of the black community.
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What’s It Going To Take For Black Hair To Be Seen As Professional?

Whether we’re wearing weaves, waves or TWAs, Black people should be judged by what’s inside our heads, not what’s on top.
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Roland Bourgeois Jr. Given 10-Year Sentence In Post-Katrina Shooting Of Black Men

Bourgeois, a white man, used racial epithets Before and after the shooting.
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'SNL' Mocks Completely Clueless Leaders In Virginia Blackface Scandal

"What if blackface was part of your costume as a black person?" asks one.
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Gina Rodriguez Breaks Silence On 'Anti-Black' Controversy: 'The Backlash Was Devastating'

The "Jane the Virgin" star clarified comments she made last year.
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Kevin Hart, R. Kelly And The Black Lives That Matter

When black people come to the defense of these men, here’s what they are really saying: black lives matter, but only certain ones, only convenient ones.
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Opinion | Trump's Shutdown Will Hit Black Americans The Hardest

Many White families have savings to ride out hard times, like a shutdown furlough. But most Black families do not.
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The Whitewashing Of Naomi Osaka

The U.S. Open tennis champion's biracial identity is inconvenient in a racist narrative that turns Serena Williams into a stereotype.
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