CultureHistoryCultureHistory'By Means Fair or Foul': America's Conspiracy to Assassinate Black PowerThere is no such thing as “white people.”ByMichael HarriotPublishedFebruary 25, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsBiden’s Nominees of Color Facing More Intense Republican Scrutiny Than His White Picks. If Only We Knew WhyIt would be nice to live in a world where everything made sense. For example, I’d love to know why Taylor Swift is…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedFebruary 24, 2021
NewsNewsSecurity Officials Testify to Senate That Violent Capitol Insurrection Was Unforeseeable, Blame Breakdown in IntelligenceAt a Senate hearing on Tuesday, the former chief of Capitol Police, Steven Sund, stridently denied that the violent…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedFebruary 23, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimePennsylvania Cop Charged for Participating in Capitol RiotI’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: White folks are just different. Private messages show that a…ByJoe JuradoPublishedFebruary 22, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersWe Sure Aren’t Living in a Post-Racial World: U.N. Head Says White Supremacy a ‘Transnational Threat’America exports a whole lot of its culture to the rest of the globe—music, movies, ways of dress, slang. This…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedFebruary 22, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTrump to Speak at White Freaknik, aka the Conservative Political Action ConferenceThe problem with Donald Trump is that white people, (I know, not all white people, but a lot of y’all) love him.…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedFebruary 22, 2021
NewsNewsGov. Ron DeSantis Still Pushing Voter Suppression Bills Despite Claim That Florida Election Was Most Secure in the NationFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is continuing his arbitrary-ass war on accessible voting because, well...I honestly have…ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 20, 2021
NewsNewsMinnesota House Votes Against Additional Security Funding for Derek Chauvin TrialThe Minnesota House of Representatives rejected a bill intended to provide funds for increased police security…ByJoe JuradoPublishedFebruary 19, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsIndiana Republicans Boo Black Lawmakers Speaking About DiscriminationNothing says discrimination like booing a Black person trying to talk about discrimination.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedFebruary 19, 2021
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleAbortion Ban Signed by South Carolina Governor Immediately Triggers Lawsuit From Planned ParenthoodMen will never stop their crusade to tell a woman what she should do with her body. One needs only to look at South…ByJoe JuradoPublishedFebruary 18, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsDemocrats Introduce Sweeping Immigration Legislation, Offering 3 to 8 Year Path to Citizenship for Undocumented ImmigrantsCongressional Democrats are moving forward with the campaign promise of overhauling America’s problematic and…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedFebruary 18, 2021
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleBiden Nominates Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to Head Medicare; If Confirmed She Will Become First Woman to Hold the PostPresident Joe Biden, aka “the People’s Champ” aka “Where the Money Resides” aka “We See You Big Shawty” aka “What…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsAlicia Garza and Black to the Future Action Fund on What Democrats Owe Black VotersBlack organizers are leveraging the powerful showing of Black voters in the last election to call on President Biden…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedFebruary 18, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsDemocrats Are Stuck With a Republican Party Rife With Conspiracy Theorists, Anarchists and Terrorist SympathizersI’m not sure if people have completely wrapped their minds around this, but we have an entire political party that…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedFebruary 18, 2021
CultureHealthCultureHealthWhiteness Anonymous: A 12-Step Program for QAnoners and 'Not All White' People Suffering From Trump Withdrawal SyndromeIt’s been 29 days since Joseph Robinette Biden became the 46th president of the United States, sending QAnon…ByMichael HarriotPublishedFebruary 18, 2021
NewsNews‘I Will Not Make That Happen’: Biden Says No to $50,000 Student Debt ForgivenessGet ready to lower your expectations if you’d been hoping that President Biden would heed the call of some Democrats…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedFebruary 17, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTrump Wanted to Mock Mitch McConnell’s Multiple Chins in Scathing Statement but Settled for ‘Unsmiling Political Hack’What happens to a former president who is banned from social media? Does he make a sound? Does anyone give a shit?…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedFebruary 17, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsNAACP Sues Trump, Giuliani and Two White Nationalist Groups for Failed Jan. 6 CoupThe NAACP, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, and civil rights law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll figure if…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedFebruary 16, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsLindsey Graham Threatens to Impeach Kamala Harris as Valentine’s Gift to His BooFormer President Donald Trump may just be your average run-of-the-mill racist without any power and a belly that…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedFebruary 16, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTwice-Impeached Non-President Donald Trump Acquitted for the 2nd TimeWelp, the second attempt at convicting twice-impeached former President Donald Trump has ended the only way it was…ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 13, 2021