TI at 40: Candor, Slander, and Hunting for a Battle With 50 Cent
Turning 40 doesn’t mean you retire — it means you’ve got nothing left to prove
Race & Politics
Breonna Taylor’s Killers Got Off — and We’re the Ones Paying For It
A taxpayer-funded settlement does not equal justice for victims of police brutality
The Never-Ending Nightmare of Watching My Son Stop Breathing
The world acted like everything was fine…
Twitter’s Got a Black Face Problem (Not That Kind!)
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In 2020, My Zoom Background Says Everything I’m Thinking
Virtual surroundings can communicate a lot without speaking a word.
Can A 71-Year-Old Corner Store in San Antonio Survive This Pandemic?
The sisters who’ve carried on the store their parents built, Cardenas Grocery, adapt and adapt in a community that often forgets them
How A Black Man Defeated Donald Trump On The Football Field
Despite all the president’s tweets, the…
It’s Not Polls We Distrust — It’s White People
No matter how much of an advantage Biden seems to have…
7 Most Controversial Recurring Black Twitter Debates, Ranked
Dinner with Jay-Z or an afternoon of firing off hot takes for free?
Wisconsin Man Uses Bad Graffiti To Teach White Lives Matter Most
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Please Stop Sending Me ‘I Hope You’re Well’ Emails — I’m Not
Most of us aren’t. Here are some 2020-appropriate alternative greetings.
The Academy’s New Inclusion Requirements Won’t Color-Correct Hollywood
The new standards will do…
Recession PTSD Has Returned
I lived through this in 2008. Now I’m living through it again — and so are…
Black Voters Don’t Need Lectures, They Need Empathy
Not forgetting about us for four years at a time…
The 6 Greatest Black Vampires, Ranked
What’s good, blood?
This Week in Racism: Meet Rachel Dolezal 2.0
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When Co-Workers of Color Cosplay as Allies
My company’s diversity committee is pushing forward to make positive change — but not without posers disturbing the process
What Do Black Women Need From Hip-Hop in 2020?
Four women in different parts of the culture discuss how hip-hop can value and embrace them like they deserve
The NBA Bubble Was Never the Players’ Platform to Fight Systemic Racism
Corporate activism feels warm, fuzzy, and progressive, but optics aren’t the same as real change
How the NBA Became Our New Black Superheroes
T’Challa rests in power, but a nation of powerful Black men have donned the cape
Hip-Hop Did the Work This Summer in Ways You Didn’t Realize
Bemoaning the lack of protest anthems misses the point: What we need from artists has changed
This Week in Racism: Adele Gets Extremely Appropriate
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From The Sales Floor to the Office: An Open Letter to My Younger Professional Self
Things you learn after years of being a token in the workplace
The Billionaire’s Lament: How the World Changed Around Jay-Z
His three-comma aspirations inspired millions. But what now, when billionaires are under fire?
NBA Athletes Are Too Rich to Be Revolutionaries
There’s nothing radical about allowing the league to co-opt a labor strike
The Black Radical Success Story Your History Class Ignored
The Reconstruction era as it’s taught…
6 Dog Breeds White People Love More Than They Do Black People, Ranked
Everyone loves dogs — but some folks need to get their priorities straight
This Week in Racism: Someone threw a WHAT at a WHO?
Welcome once again to our weekly roundup of the…
The 6 Most Annoying Comments Black Men Hear After a Haircut, Ranked
I got a new look and my White co-workers couldn’t contain themselves
The Unbreakable Cycle of Racism
It has to change. And I must believe it will.