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5 Movies that Screwed Up White People's Minds
The Godfather, Paramount Pictures, 1972

5 Movies that Screwed Up White People's Minds

David Saint Vincent May 24, 2025

Films that subconsciously had an effect on the caucasian psyche

Medicaid Versus Tax Cuts are as Simple as Guns or Butter
Photo by 愚木混株 cdd20 / Unsplash

Medicaid Versus Tax Cuts are as Simple as Guns or Butter

William Spivey May 24, 2025

It boils down to tax cuts for the rich or healthcare for the poor

What the Prosecution is Proving in the Diddy Case
Photo by Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash

What the Prosecution is Proving in the Diddy Case

Ivy Locke May 24, 2025

They're building a road that leads to more than domestic abuse

Donald Trump's Miscue on the Genocide of South African White Farmers, Explained
Getty Images

Donald Trump's Miscue on the Genocide of South African White Farmers, Explained

William Spivey May 22, 2025

No graves at the site of the Trump video

What Laz Alonzo Found on His Quest for Eternal Life in 'Fountain of Youth'

What Laz Alonzo Found on His Quest for Eternal Life in 'Fountain of Youth'

LEVEL Editors May 22, 2025

The actor links with director Guy Ritchie for a second time in the action-adventure film.

The Republicans are Coming for Medicaid and Medicare
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The Republicans are Coming for Medicaid and Medicare

William Spivey May 21, 2025

Congressional budget office finds $500 billion in Medicare cuts

The Dark, Fumbling Sex Ed of Teenage Dancehall Parties

The Dark, Fumbling Sex Ed of Teenage Dancehall Parties

Andrew Ricketts May 21, 2025

All we wanted was to look like we knew what we were doing

Where Malcolm X Was Killed, Harlem’s Ghosts Haunt a Forgotten Home
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Where Malcolm X Was Killed, Harlem’s Ghosts Haunt a Forgotten Home

Andrew Ricketts May 21, 2025

Where the activist and icon was killed in 1965, you can now get cash and a plate of ribs

The Nightmare of Being a Black Boy at the Oldest Prep School in the Country
Photo: Epicurean

The Nightmare of Being a Black Boy at the Oldest Prep School in the Country

Andrew Ricketts May 21, 2025

Whether alumni or walking the halls of elite schools today, we recognize a tough shared experience

Helping White Folks Kick Their 'Founding Fathers' Fetish
Flickr

Helping White Folks Kick Their 'Founding Fathers' Fetish

David Saint Vincent May 20, 2025

They were the founders; not the fathers. ‘Founders’ is both accurate and politically benign

The HBO Max Rebrand Is About So Much More Than a Logo

The HBO Max Rebrand Is About So Much More Than a Logo

Julio Vincent Gambuto May 20, 2025

Life moves swiftly. We all need to take a beat

Will Juneteenth Survive the Attack on DEI?
Photo by Oladimeji Odunsi / Unsplash

Will Juneteenth Survive the Attack on DEI?

William Spivey May 20, 2025

Will this holiday make it to a 4th anniversary?

Malcolm X the Girl Dad Was Hidden in Plain Sight
Malcolm X with daughter Ilyasah Shabazz

Malcolm X the Girl Dad Was Hidden in Plain Sight

Mark Anthony Neal May 19, 2025

On the other side of the hardened activist was a man who stirred his coffee with his daughter's finger and told her it made it sweet

When I Found Malcolm X
Photo by Library of Congress / Unsplash

When I Found Malcolm X

Kevin Powell May 19, 2025

Writer-activist-director Kevin Powell pens a poem to his hero Malcolm X who would have turned 100 years old today

Why Many Celebrate The Burning Of Largest Southern Plantation
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Why Many Celebrate The Burning Of Largest Southern Plantation

Jermaine Hall May 18, 2025

Some mourn historical landmark, others celebrate its destruction

5 Movies that Perfectly Explain Why America is So Screwed Up
Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio in Gangs of New York, Miramax Films

5 Movies that Perfectly Explain Why America is So Screwed Up

David Saint Vincent May 17, 2025

An approved textbook alternative

Blacksplaining The Unrepentantly Stupid Anti-College Campaign
Photo by Philippe Bout / Unsplash

Blacksplaining The Unrepentantly Stupid Anti-College Campaign

David Saint Vincent May 17, 2025

Trust in higher education, kids

The First 3 Days of the Diddy Trial, Explained
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The First 3 Days of the Diddy Trial, Explained

Laratee VanNieuwenhuyze May 16, 2025

The high-profile trial has revealed a man who has leaned into domestic violence. The prosecution's star witness, Cassie Ventura, spent four days on the stand

Separate and Unequal Again: The Resegregation of America’s Public Schools
Photo by Kenny Eliason / Unsplash

Separate and Unequal Again: The Resegregation of America’s Public Schools

Jeffrey Kass May 16, 2025

The urgency to reverse the back-to-Jim-Crow trend

Moderate Woman Removed From Republican Town Hall for Being a Radical Far-Left Activist
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Moderate Woman Removed From Republican Town Hall for Being a Radical Far-Left Activist

LG Ware May 14, 2025

The cracks in democracy widen

Trump Tries to put White Immigrants at the Head of the Line
Canticle Communications, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Trump Tries to put White Immigrants at the Head of the Line

William Spivey May 14, 2025

The Episcopal church says no

I Would’ve Been the Good White Person in the Movie
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I Would’ve Been the Good White Person in the Movie

Jeffrey Kass May 13, 2025

Hollywood’s safe space for white folks

Is Pope Leo XIV Black?
Edgar Beltrán / The Pillar, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Is Pope Leo XIV Black?

William Spivey May 11, 2025

The real question is, how Black is he?

Multi-Hyphenate Nick Brooks Wants to Be the Future of Film
Author, director, and rapper, Nick Brooks

Multi-Hyphenate Nick Brooks Wants to Be the Future of Film

Jermaine Hall May 11, 2025

With the release of his new book, Up in Smoke, and its companion rap album, Nick Brooks has a hunger for more. Can he be part of the next great Black director class

Debunking the Myth that Black People Have Low IQs
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Debunking the Myth that Black People Have Low IQs

Dr. Allison Wiltz May 10, 2025

Black inferiority is a fallacy

The 7 Worst Celebrity Golfers, Ranked
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The 7 Worst Celebrity Golfers, Ranked

Laratee VanNieuwenhuyze May 10, 2025

These swings are not hitting

The Problem With Paul Pierce's Views on Marriage
Paul Pierce is an NBA legend, but his private life doesn’t exactly measure up — Photo Source: Wikimedia

The Problem With Paul Pierce's Views on Marriage

Ivy Locke May 8, 2025

Professional wins don’t necessarily transfer to your private life

Why a White Woman is Becoming Wealthy After Using a Racist Slur
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Why a White Woman is Becoming Wealthy After Using a Racist Slur

Dr. Allison Wiltz May 7, 2025

Some crowdfunding efforts incentivize racist behaviors

America Doesn’t Have Many Friends Around the World
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America Doesn’t Have Many Friends Around the World

William Spivey May 7, 2025

Unless you count the dictatorships

Why CNN’s Van Jones Marched With Trump-Supporting Coal Miners
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Why CNN’s Van Jones Marched With Trump-Supporting Coal Miners

Jeffrey Kass May 6, 2025

A valuable lesson to prevent America from imploding

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