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The Wake-Up Call Live: Whiteness Is Stranger Than FictionHere’s why they did it.According to the U.S. Census, in 2024, Alabama’s Black voter registration rate was 67.2%, while the white registration rate was 70.3%. Louisiana’s Black voter registration rate was 61.4 vs. 69.7% for whites. In Mississippi, 81.6% of Black people registered to vote, compared to 81.4% of...Read more -
Black Patients Have Valid Reasons to Seek Out Black Doctors. A Lawsuit Threatens That Access.(Photo by Envato)As efforts to undermine initiatives for equity and representation intensify, backlash against healthcare diversity, equity and...Read more
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Throwback Thursday: The Woman Who Gave Us RhythmWhy did reggae explode in 1993? It is an unsolved mystery that has long dogged music aficionados and others. Some say it was the growing popularity of the Cops theme song, but that song dropped in 1987, and the show debuted in 1989. Others attribute the boom...Read more -
Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle and the Original Chickenshits of Comedy(Screenshot via The Breakfast Club)Between lobbing the words “retard” and “midget” around and chastising host Shane Gillis for...Read more -
They’ll Be BLACK Around(Photo by Envato)Let me tell you what I know for sure.They will be back. And when they come...Read more -
They Joined the Military to Escape Jim Crow. Then They Spent 5 Years As POWsOn March 11, 1968, two strangers sat atop a Vietnamese hillside discussing what they would do when they returned to America. Perhaps they’d join Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People's Campaign. Although King’s criticism of the war made him one of the most unpopular people in white America, Cpl. Isaiah...Read more
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Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters' Turns Shoplifting Into a Revolutionary Act(Courtesy of NEON)Twenty years ago this past April, filmmaker Boots Riley and his Oakland hip-hop band The Coup...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call Live: Earth Wind & Fire and Other Black MagicThere is an old Gullah Geechee tale about an incredible slave rebellion.According to the story, a group of kidnapped Igbo people screamed all the way from Africa to America. Every time the captain would send members of the crew down into the belly of the ship to quiet them,...Read more -
Throwback Thursday: It's True. White People Built This Country.This article was originally published on July 19, 2018.America is angry.Conservatives are mad for the same reasons they wanted to oust Obama, Muslims, immigrants and anyone who doesn’t support the Russia-fellating, rust-colored dotard in chief: They want their country back.Progressives believe Trump is destro… ...Read more -
The Second Nadir: Yes, This Is Jim Crow.(Envato)What do you do after you change the world? In 1954, 13 years after he co-authored theRead more -
Excerpt: In Defense of Uncle TomExcerpted from “The Overseer Class: A Manifesto.” Reprinted with the permission of the publisher, Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins....Read more -
A New South Is Rising: The People Came Because They Heard the CallWe made the call, and the people came.In six days. Six days between the moment we decided this nation needed a sacred gathering and the morning thousands of us stood together on the soil of Selma and Montgomery. The people came not because th… ...Read more -
All Roads Lead to the South: Why We're Calling You to Montgomery on SaturdayOn Saturday, I’ll be standing on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery. I won’t be standing alone.Over 227 national, state, and local organizations have signed on. More than 100 buses are rolling in from across the South and the nation. What started as 15 satellite events...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call Live: Don't Fear the CoyoteI had a dog named Omar.Omar was stupid.A gangly, 165-pound, midnight-black sack of floppy ears, fur and drool, Omar was a spoiled-rotten Great Dane who required a steady supply of dog food, attention and hugs. And Omar was not just a black dog; he was a negro dog. He would...Read more
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Throwback Thursday: This Secret Form of Voter Suppression Might Be the Civil Rights Issue of Our TimeThis story was originally published on April 12, 2017.When federal judge Nelva Gonzales struck down Texas’ discriminatory voter-identification law on Monday, voting rights advocates applauded the ruling as if the minorities barred from casting ballots had won the Super Bowl.Amy Rudd, the attorney who represented the NAACP...Read more -
Florida Rep. Byron Donalds Thinks Systemic Racism No Longer Exists. Facts Beg to Differ(Screenshot, WPLG Local 10 via YouTube)Florida Rep. Byron Donalds doesn’t see racism.Every few months, the Florida gubernatorial hopeful...Read more -
Damario Solomon-Simmons on Race, Reparations and Redeeming NationsOn the morning of May 31, 1921, Lessie Benningfield Randle was a little girl who lived in a community whose residents had done every single thing America claims “Black people need to do.” By that evening, Randle was no longer a little girl who led her choir and played basketball;...Read more
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Excerpt: A Fight for Justice in Tulsa and a Blueprint for Black Power“Redeem a Nation: The Century-Long Battle to Restore the Soul of America” by Damario Solomon-Simmons arrives in bookstores on Tuesday and is available to order anywhere books are sold. We encourage you to buy from Black-owned and independent bookstores. Stay tuned for a video conversation on Tuesday between...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call Live: My Grandmama's Fur CoatOn Tuesday, I was a guest on a radio show hosted by the Columbia, S.C., chapter of Links alongside celebrated historic preservationist Jannie Harriot (some relation).Read more -
Throwback Thursday: An Intervention Letter to AmericaThis article was published on October 15, 2016.Dear America,I know you’re wondering why we brought you here today. First, I want you to understand that this is not an ambush. We are here because we love you. I’m sure that the somber look on everyone’s faces makes you think...Read more
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Dead Wrong: Minnesota Republicans Honor George Floyd’s Murderer Derek Chauvin, Family Reacts Blaming Kevin Hart RoastThe latest chapter in America’s seemingly endless culture-war spiral was written this weekend when the Minnesota Republican Party held a brief moment of silence for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Yes,the man convicted of murdering George...read more -
Sir, Please Relax! Ray J Says He’s Doing ‘5 To 10’ More Boxing Bouts Before He Hangs It UpJust days after suffering a brutal knockout loss in his mixed martial arts debut and being hospitalized, Ray J says he has no intention of hanging up his gloves, revealing he has already signed a contract for his next event, one of...read more -
Freedom Fail: Trump Pitches Patriot Rally Amid Freedom 250 Fest Fallout, Wants To Headline As ‘The Greatest President In History’A Freedom 250 Fest-frustrated Trump is calling for organizers to scrap the forthcoming concert after artists, including Morris Day and the Time and The Commodores, promptly pulled out. Instead, he said he’d headline the fest and make it a patriot rally, considering that people think he’s...read more -
Megan Thee Court Case Stallion Successfully Gets Defamation Verdict Against Milagro Gramz ReinstatedAnother day, another win for Megan Thee Stallion! On Friday, Chief U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga officially reinstated a $75,000 jury verdict against blogger Milagro Gramz, ruling in favor of thee legal repercussions rapper. ...read more -
757 Blessings: Chance The Rapper, Terrence J, Daymond John & More Draw Thousands To Inaugural NOODLE Thinkers ConventionThe inaugural NOODLE | The Thinkers Convention debuted in Newport News, Virginia’s emerging Yard District, officially 757 blessing over 4,000 attendees with conversations, performances, and networking opportunities centered on entrepreneurship, innovation, wellness, and education.read more -
Tom Holland Reveals One Big Advantage Of Working Alongside Zendaya & Calls Her ‘The Best Actor Going’Tom Holland is opening up about how working alongside Zendaya comes with a unique advantage that helped create a standout moment in their upcoming movie. During the Tuesday, June 2 episode of Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast, the 30-year-old actor reflected...read more -
Koupledom Konfirmed: Kim Kardashian Hard Launches Lewis Hamilton Romance, Posts Her Speedy Sweetie On IGIf you were looking for a sign that Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton are in this thing for real, the universe just delivered it in the form of a Nobu Malibu birthday dinner with an accompanying IG post. ...read more -
Too Little, Too Late: ‘Love Island’ Alum Ace Greene Walks Back Public Pushback On Olandria & Nick’s Relationship–‘I Hurt Them’Months after stirring up controversy among Love Island USA Season 7 fans, Ace Greene is finally setting the record straight about his comments regarding fan-favorite couple Nic Vansteenberghe and Olandria Carthen after he hinted that their relationship wasn’t real. The pair, who captured...read more -
North Carolina Officer Karson Hyder Fired And Criminally Charged For Viral Beating Of Black WomanMake them pay for their crimes! A North Carolina police officer who was caught on a viral doorbell-camera video repeatedly punching a Black woman named Cherrie Moore during an arrest has now been criminally charged, according toread more -
Ellie Jackson! NY Liberty Mascot Goes Viral With Michael Jackson Halftime PerformanceChile, Big Ellie The Elephant is at it again! The beloved New York Liberty mascot has the internet in shambles yet again with her tribute to Michael...read more
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UPDATE: Cassie Reportedly Reveals She’s Moved Out Of United States As She Responds To Lawsuit Filed Against Her By Male EscortCassie has reportedly revealed that she has moved out of the United States as she responds to a lawsuit filed against her and Diddy by...Read more -
Jaliyah Confirms She’s Ending Her 8-Year Relationship With FunnyMike After Accusing Him Of Assault & Fathering Additional KidsSince 2017, supporters have followed FunnyMike and Jaliyah Anderson’s on-and-off relationship journey. From engagements and arguments to breakups and reconciliations, the couple has shared many highs and lows publicly. Recently, things took a turn after Jaliyah...Read more -
Whew! Monique Coleman Sparks Debate After Referring To Herself As Corbin Bleu’s “Work Wife” In A Message To His Wife SashaMany of us were first introduced to Monique Coleman and Corbin Bleu in 2006 when they played love interests...Read more -
Chile! Daphne Joy Raises Eyebrows After Teasing Explicit Content Following “Heartbreaking” Intimate Tape Leak (VIDEOS)Roommates, get into this update! Daphne Joy quickly pivoted from sharing her heartbreak over an intimate tape leak to showing off her bare cheeks and chattin’ about “size.”RELATED: Read more -
Ace Greene Reflects On The Backlash He Faced Following His Past Comments About Nic And Olandria’s Connection (VIDEO)Ace Greene has had a rollercoaster experience since his time on Love Island USA. From rumors to constant criticism, he faced a lot...Read more -
You Good? Kim Kardashian Shares Clip Of Her Seemingly Taking A Tumble While Bike Riding With Lewis HamiltonKim Kardashian shared a clip of her seemingly aking a tumble while bike riding with Lewis Hamilton, and social media is crackin’ UP. RELATED: Officially...Read more -
A Word! Waka Flocka Returns To Social Media With Brief Message After Revealing He’s Expecting His First ChildWaka Flocka returned to social media with a brief message hours after revealing that he’s expecting his first child. RELATED: Screenshot Appears To Show Tammy...Read more -
Daphne Joy Breaks Silence On Viral Video Allegedly Showing Her, Diddy & A Male Engaging In An Intimate ActDaphne Joy is trending on social media platforms after a video surfaced of her, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, and an alleged male escort engaging in a sexual act. Combs and the...Read more
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