Politics

Barack Obama To Deliver First Speech As Ex-President In Chicago

Special Election in Georgia 6 Stirs Democratic Base

New York Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam’s Death Ruled Suspicious

Black woman says Bill O’Reilly called her ‘Hot Chocolate’, made animal noises

Aaron Hernandez Found Dead In Prison Cell Following Acquittal

Supreme Court Halts Two Arkansas Executions

For Karen Smith And Other Black Women Who Seek Freedom When The Misogynoir Is Enough

Solidarity can’t work without understanding that Blackness has a role in every struggle

Judge Convicts Teens Who Fatally Attacked Delaware Student Amy Joyner-Francis in Bathroom

Pro-Trump Rally in Berkeley, California Erupts In Violence

Charges Filed After Chicago Judge Raymond Myles Murdered Outside of Home

U.S. Drops ‘Mother of All Bombs’ In Afghanistan

Video Shows Columbus Officer Kick Restrained Man In Head

Sheila Abdus-Salaam, First Female Muslim Judge In U.S., Found Dead In Hudson River

Sean Spicer Apologizes For Hitler Comments

Sacramento Cop Placed On Paid Leave After Assaulting Jaywalker

Judge Rules Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Minority Voters

What our fixation on Michelle Obama’s hair says about the space we give Black women to breathe

I still love you Janelle Monáe but you’ve got this “consider stopping having sex” thing all wrong

New York Approves Free Tuition Plan For State Schools

Shonda Rhimes Joins Planned Parenthood’s National Board

How a Chicago mayor’s proposal to make post-grad plans a requirement for graduating harms Black & Brown students

U.S. Targets Assad’s Government With First Air Strike On Syria

Donald Trump’s Russia Crush Called Into Question Amid Syria Chemical Attack

White Ferguson Mayor Beats Black Woman In Election By Slim Margin

The Banality of Ivanka Trump

Report: NYPD Had Undercover Officers Infiltrate Black Lives Matter Groups

Senate Blocks Funding for Abortion, Reproductive Health Providers

Why I’ll never thank white “allies”

Commission Releases Plan To Close Rikers Island

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