Discrimination In Cosplay Is Influenced By The Lack Of Representation In Media
This is a comment many Black cosplayers, including Jamila, aka BlackBettieCosplays, have seen under one of their posts on social media.
Seven Top Takeaways From This Year’s Midterms
As the dust settles on the midterm elections and the warnings of a “Red Wave” evaporate, it’s time to take a deep breath and take stock of what we’ve learned.
Wes Moore Becomes The First Black Governor Of Maryland
Maryland is unique in many ways. While it is one of the smallest states in the nation, it is also the wealthiest state in America for 2022.
Is Racism Causing Black Folks’ Brains to Age Faster?
by Alexa Spencer
Alzhiemer’s disease has become so common in the Black community that some consider memory loss a normal part of aging. But according to...
From Erroneous Data to Environmental Justice, Rail Merger Concerns Still Loom Large
Dr. Benjamin Chavis says the impact on Black communities must be considered as the federal government decides whether to allow Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads to merge.
Election Reflections – Ignore The Pollsters, Challenge The Democrats
To let the pollsters tell it, Democrats were going to get a "drubbing" or a "shellacking" just like the one President Barack Obama experienced in 2010 when Dems lost 63 Congressional seats and 6 Senate seats.
Is Brown Next?
Resulting from the concerted efforts of Civil Rights activists, an Executive order was issued to remedy Institutional Discrimination that had governed and shaped Federal Government employment practices.
Tell the Supreme Court: We Still Need Affirmative Action
Bringing together students with different lived experiences forces students to think critically about their assumptions, which is an essential goal of a university education.
Idle Words Can Lead to Political Violence
We should never take for granted the power of a person’s spoken words. At times, they may appear idle and harmless, but those words’ subtle and indirect messages can ultimately prove deadly.
Sure, Go See ‘Black Panther.’ But Don’t Think Disney Cares About Black People
Disney and the rest of Hollywood want Black dollars, which is why we’re getting a Black “Little Mermaid,” too.
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An Independent Autopsy Couldn’t Determine How Nolan Wells Died. Here’s What...
An independent autopsy of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, who died following a Fourth of July boating trip in Mississippi, yielded inconclusive results, leaving investigators to await the state's official autopsy findings to better understand the circumstances of his death.
