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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]