Lauryn Hill Denies She Stole Songs In Impassioned Essay
Lauryn Hill has responded at length to a laundry list of bold accusations about her work from a musician she formerly collaborated with. Earlier this month, Grammy Award-winning artist Robert…
Trump Uses ‘I Have A Dream’ Anniversary To Tout Black Unemployment Rate
President Donald Trump used the 55-year anniversary of the famed “I Have A Dream” speech to once again brag about misleading black unemployment rates. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered…
Listen To Aretha Franklin’s Little-Known Political Anthem ‘Stand Up For Yourself’
Franklin originally recorded “Stand Up For Yourself” for the AARP circa 2007 for the Divided We Fail coalition, which advocated for congressional bipartisanship on health care and financial security. The…
‘White People Food’ Is Creating An Unattainable Picture Of Health
Tanisha Gordon doesn’t see what white people love so much about cottage cheese. Or salads, especially when they’re topped with fussy ingredients like candied almonds, pickled carrots or Brussels slaw.…
Andrew Gillum Becomes First African-American Nominee For Florida Governor
Andrew Gillum has become the first African-American nominee for Florida governor, pulling off an upset win over favorite Gwen Graham and two big-spending businessmen in a crowded Democratic primary field.…
Nia Long: ‘I Have Watched A Lot Of Men Get Rich Off Of The Films That I’ve Done’
Nia Long is no stranger to Hollywood’s gender pay gap. “I have watched a lot of men get rich off of the films that I’ve done and I was being…
AfroPunk Brooklyn Photos Show The Beauty Of Blackness In All Forms
It’s that time of the year when flower-decorated afros, eclectic outfits and scents of sage fill Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn, New York. Thousands of people flaunted their carefree and…
3 Weeks In, Cops Say Foul Play ‘A Definite Possibility’ In Kiera Bergman’s Disappearance
It’s been three weeks since 19-year-old Kiera Bergman was reported missing in Arizona, and police now say there may have been foul play involved. Bergman has not been seen since…
A Famous Director Once Asked Laverne Cox If Trans Actors Even Existed
Few people recognize the importance of trans representation in Hollywood more than Laverne Cox. “I think part of the thing that has kept casting directors and producers from casting trans…
‘America To Me’ Reminds Us That Racial Inequity Impacts Middle-Class Students Too
Stories about Chicago’s young people of color often lean on misconceptions and violent stereotypes without addressing the full scope of their existence. But a new docu-series aims to show a…