Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleGiant Steps: Nike Invests $500,000 in New Partnership With Black Girl Ventures“Just do it” is Nike’s legendary motto, and when it comes to supporting Black lives and initiatives, frankly, we…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJanuary 8, 2021
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinionTrump Supporters Are Blaming Antifa for the Capitol Riot Because White People Are Racist Against ThemselvesI’ll say it again: THE ONLY REASON TRUMP SUPPORTERS ARE BLAMING ANTIFA FOR THE CAPITOL RIOT IS BECAUSE WHITE PEOPLE…ByZack LinlyPublishedJanuary 8, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeBrick With Racial Slurs Thrown at Window of Black-Owned Business in ChicagoApparently, white people around the country just felt like being their truest, most racist selves on Wednesday. A…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJanuary 7, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsDing, Dong, the Witch Is Dead—and the WNBA Helped Usher In Her DemiseSen. Kelly Loeffler is having a bad day.ByJay ConnorPublishedJanuary 6, 2021
NewsNewsNational Guard to Be Deployed to DC Ahead of Pro-Trump Protest WednesdayAs a result of the chaos that ensued from a pro-Trump protest in Washington, D.C., last month, the mayor has…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJanuary 5, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersProud Boys Leader Arrested and Charged With Burning BLM Banner Displayed in Black DC ChurchOn Monday, The Root reported that church officials from several congregations in Washington, D.C., have requested…ByZack LinlyPublishedJanuary 5, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersChurches in Washington DC Request Police Protection Ahead of Pro-Trump Protest, File Lawsuit Against Proud Boys Over Vandalism During Previous ProtestA group of churches in Washington DC has requested local police provide extra protection ahead of a protest against…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJanuary 4, 2021
NewsNewsCiting Grainy Video Footage, Justice Department Says It Won't Charge Officers in Tamir Rice’s KillingThe year is ending on a less than hopeful note in terms of justice for Black lives taken by police.ByIshena RobinsonPublishedDecember 30, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass Incarceration'If Black Lives Matter, What Are You Doing About Detroit Pistons Owner Tom Gores?': Advocacy Group Calls Out NBA In Full-Page Newspaper AdIf you cracked open the New York Times on Sunday, you might’ve been greeted by the following full-page ad: ByJay ConnorPublishedDecember 21, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeBlack Family Has Cars Set on Fire and ‘Trump 2020’ Spray-Painted on Their HomeIn further proof that Trump supporters are the worst kind of trash, a Black family in Texas had their cars set…ByJoe JuradoPublishedDecember 18, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsJoe Biden Wouldn't be the Next President If Not for 'Defund the Police'In the beginning, God took six days to create the Earth, all of the animals and humans. Adam and Eve, the original…ByMichael HarriotPublishedDecember 18, 2020
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersNewly Released Body Camera Footage Shows Police Questioning the McMichaels After Ahmaud Arbery ShootingNewly released body camera footage has provided details regarding the moments following the shooting of Ahmaud…ByZack LinlyPublishedDecember 15, 2020
NewsNewsMAGA Marchers and Proud Boys Descend on D.C., Setting Fire to Churches' Black Lives Matter Signs and Getting into Stabbing Fights [Updated]Roaming bands of white supremacists trawled the streets of Washington D.C. on Saturday, setting fires to Black Lives…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedDecember 13, 2020
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleNaomi Osaka Stuns in Vogue Cover Debut, Centers Racial Justice: 'There Are Things Going on...That Really Scare Me'In many respects, tennis player Naomi Osaka has grown up right before our eyes. Known for being understated and shy…ByAnne BraniginPublishedDecember 11, 2020
NewsNewsMilitary-Grade Weapons Do Not Make Cops or Cities Safer, 2 New Studies FindOver the last forty years, state and local police budgets have increased at astounding rates, with billions of…ByAnne BraniginPublishedDecember 10, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial Justice10 Black Lives Matter Chapters Pen Open Letter Criticizing BLM Global Network for Lack of Transparency in Decision Making [Updated]Black Lives Matter has become such a mainstream rallying cry and concept that it’s easy to forget it’s also an…ByZack LinlyPublishedDecember 10, 2020
12/9/20Feds Join Probe Into Police Killing of Casey Goodson, Who Family Says Was Shot While Carrying a SandwichThe FBI and the Department of Justice will join the Columbus police investigation into the police killing of Casey…ByAnne BraniginPublishedDecember 9, 2020
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersWhite North Carolina Man Accused of Using N-Word, Punching Woman and Minor Over BLM and Breonna Taylor SignsOne would think that after several years of the rallying cry’s existence, racist white people would at least be…ByZack LinlyPublishedDecember 9, 2020
EntertainmentEntertainmentPatrisse Cullors Has Been 'Craving Nuance' in Black Activists' Stories—and She Plans to Create That With Warner Bros. TVBlack lives absolutely matter...and so do our vast and rich array of stories.ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedDecember 9, 2020
NewsNewsLaw Enforcement Training Association Promotes Documents That Falsely Call BLM a Terrorist GroupIt’s no secret that there are plenty of people in America who have a lot of contempt for the Black Lives Matter…ByZack LinlyPublishedDecember 3, 2020