The Forgotten Terror of Black Kids Used as Alligator Bait in America
Alligator Alcatraz brings back a Florida tradition.
Race & Politics
How Many Dark Women Should I Date to Cure My Colorism?
Do the math with me on skin color and complexion and how light you need to be to be loved
Should Melania Trump be Forced to Testify About Epstein?
How Bad does Congress wants the truth.
Black History Moments and Movements That Didn’t Stand the Test of Time
For every step forward, there were steps back.
Why Some People Want to Abolish Black History Month
Even though we’re left with a fractured story of America.
How the Wives of Donald Trump Fared Financially and at What Cost?
The economics of being a Trump wife.
Here’s Why Deleting TikTok Is in Your Best Interest
The app’s new terms of service and privacy policy for Americans including collecting sensitive personal information including sexual orientation and social behaviors via device geolocation.
The Melania Documentary Brings New Focus to the Epstein Files
The film's director has faced multiple accusations of sexual harassment and rape.
So, Why is ICE Going to the Winter Olympics?
Italian officials push back at the deployment of HSI division as additional security at Milano-Cortina Olympics.
A List of Working-While-Black Concessions that Grinds My Gears
This one is for that lady who stared me in my face.
A History of Systems that Protect the Jeffrey Epstein Archetype
The foundation and maturation of systems built to protect the powerful.
Stand Your Ground and the Second Amendment already Coexist. But Who Gets to Survive that Coexistence?
What happens when an armed civilian meets an armed state?
The Politics of Hiding Black History
Stripping away plaques and images of enslaved people denies them voice twice—first in life, then in history.
The Origins of Fear: Where Childhood Ends and America Begins
How much does your safety relate to your country of origin, gender, or the color of your skin.
The Side of Slavery Never Seen in the Movies or on Television
The truth behind the myths America still protects.
Learning to Appreciate the Mixtape MLK
He was probably a savage at playing the dozens.
Holding Space Was MLK’s Superpower
King’s lesson about how empathy shouldn’t be rationed.
You're Celebrating the Sanitized Version of Martin Luther King
Remembering the real MLK requires confronting the truths we avoid.
When Free, Light-Skinned, Black Women Were Required to Wear Headgear to Identify Themselves as Non-White
The 1786 Decree That Tried to Mark Black Women.
Not Even the Murder of a White Woman Can Derail ICE
ICE is killing people, but we still don’t care.
Twenty-Five Expressions You Use that Originated During Slavery
Uncovering the hidden historie.s behind the words we use without thinking.
Donald Trump Wants to Be America's Supreme Ayatollah
The uncomfortable parallels we pretend not to see.
Your Opposition to Trump is Just a Facade if You Don't Know Reverand Dr. W.B. Selah
Selah’s refusal to turn away Black congregants marked him as a moral leader during a turbulent time.
What the College Transfer Portal Reveals About the Myth of Meritocracy
What sports can teach us about race.
Why Violence Against Black Americans Wasn’t Seen as Red Line
The injustices they endured are like elevator music.
The Difference Between State-Terrorism and State-Sponsored Terrorism and Why America is Guilty of Both
What happens when the State becomes the threat?
The Black Politeness Trap
How Black anger is penalized while white anger is reframed as leadership, passion, or assertiveness.
The Trump Administration Makes it Harder to Hold Racists Accountable
A series of policies creates a safe haven for racism to thrive.
American Has a Systems Problem
How ordinary mechanics do the dirty work to keep minorities minor.
How Do I Reconcile the Minneapolis I Grew Up In, With the Murders of George Floyd and Renee Nicole Good?
A childhood map colliding with a violent present.