Bethesda Magazine
WHEN POLICE USE FORCE, BLACK RESIDENTS INVOLVED THREE TIMES THE GENERAL POPULATION. A new report released by Montgomery County shows racial disparities in county police interactions with Black and brown […]
MarketWatch
WHY ARE ‘KARENS’ SO ANGRY? VIDEOS OF WHITE WOMEN LOSING THEIR COOL AND CONFRONTING BLACK PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN SOCIAL MEDIA BY STORM. Some people say these memes provide a handle […]
The Root
A SWIFT SOLUTION? TAYLOR SWIFTLY REBRANDS HER FOLKLORE MERCH AFTER A BLACK BUSINESS OWNER CALLS F0UL Only weeks after the unfortunately named country vocal group Lady Antebellum bulldozed and bullied a well-established […]
New York Times
NO CHARGES FOR FERGUSON OFFICER WHO KILLED MICHAEL BROWN, NEW PROSECUTOR SAYS. Thursday’s announcement by a new prosecutor, Wesley Bell, most likely marks the end of the legal saga in […]
Global Cosmetics News
STILL WONDERING WHY IT TOOK 33 YEARS FOR NAOMI CAMPBELL TO APPEAR IN A BEAUTY CAMPAIGN? Naomi Campbell, supermodel with a career spanning some 34 years and counting, one of […]
PEW
ADVOCATES RALLY TO TEAR DOWN HIGHWAYS THAT BULLDOZES BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS. Race usually has been a subtext in these conversations. But in the current climate, advocates say it’s time for cities […]
CNN
SNAPCHAT’S WORKFORCE IS JUST 4% BLACK. “To date, our DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) outcomes simply have not been good enough,” Snap said in the report. “We will hold ourselves […]
Oprah Magazine
WHY OPRAH GAVE UP HER COVER FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER TO HONOR BREONNA TAYLOR. She was just like me. She was just like you. And like everyone who dies […]
The Cut
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE KILLING OF ELIJAH MCCLAIN. Last August, police officers in Aurora, Colorado, approached 23-year-old Elijah McClain as he walked home from a convenience store. The Aurora Police Department […]
CNBC
AS BLACK BUYING POWER GROWS, RACIAL PROFILING BY RETAILERS REMAINS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM. For more than two decades, Black Americans have been most likely to report unfair treatment while shopping, according […]
Elle
RIVERSDALE’S BENADETTE BECK ON HOW THE SHOW FAILS ITS BLACK CHARACTERS. In light of the recent movement for Black lives, many Hollywood stars have come forward to share their experiences […]
Marketplace
SHIFTING THE BLACK HAIR CARE INDUSTRY BACK INTO BLACK HANDS. Yelp searches for Black-owned business have spiked since the police killing of George Floyd, but for Maggie Anderson, author of “Our […]
Politico
‘IT’S MY CONSTITUTIONAL FREAKING RIGHT’: BLACK AMERICANS ARM THEMSELVES IN RESPONSE TO PANDEMIC, PROTESTS. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been growing interest among African Americans in arming […]
New York Times
BLACK BEHIND THE WHEEL. On a road trip to Detroit, reflections on the car as a symbol of aspiration and adventure. But if you’re Black in America, that lovely machine […]
Financial Times
BUSINESS SCHOOLS ARE RECKONING WITH THEIR POOR RECORD ON RACE. In the wake of global Black Lives Matter protests, many institutions are planning big changes. The number of black students […]
The New Yorker
THE PERILS OF “PEOPLE OF COLOR’. Both online and in person, among protesters as well as the chattering class, there is anxious talk of whiteness and non-whiteness, who counts as […]
Brother With Attitude 