Culture
Toni Morrison taught me many things, but one lesson utterly changed my life
L.A. rapper Nipsey Hussle’s murder is a familiar refrain for Americans
21 Savage played by the rules, so why was he detained?
Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford are now joined in history
Beyoncé and Serena Williams almost died giving birth. I most certainly would too
Melania Trump really doesn’t care. Do you?
Kanye West’s tweets show the kind of Black thought that’s acceptable to the right
Cardi B is the first Instagram rap star of her generation
Was Kim Kardashian West trolling the White House with her Jackie O photo shoot?
After Charlottesville, the conspicuous silence of the creators of HBO’s ‘Confederate’
Art & Entertainment
It’s official: We are experiencing a Black Renaissance
Icon Aretha Franklin dies at 76
John Singleton’s breakout film told a story of gun violence that moviegoers were not ready to hear
The audacity of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s ‘Apesh*t’
The critics are missing what’s special about Michelle Obama’s portrait
This is ‘This is America,’ by the numbers
What women of color really thought about Rachel Lindsay on ‘The Bachelorette’
Maxwell hopes to snag an invite to the White House before his D.C. show with Mary J. Blige
Have you screened “My America Too?”
Policy
Shannon Watts says the gun control movement is finally outmaneuvering the NRA
Pittsburgh’s Black community is wary of the city’s new gun control policies
What happened at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn?
Jazmine Barnes’ murder speaks to gun violence in this country
Finally, an anti-gun violence movement that’s inclusive
The FBI is using its ‘Black Identity Extremist’ report to crack down on activists
Reality Star: Five questions for Ericka Alston
Human Interest
Being undocumented while Black
This is why Californians with convictions can’t move on with their lives
What’s next after you serve 23 years for a crime you didn’t commit?
The mysterious death of Kenneka Jenkins and the important conversation we all should be having
Playing with food: Ellicott City mom teachers kids about the importance of healthy eating