While race was not the primary focus in this case, it is woven into the events leading up to the shootings, the treatment of the defendant, and the verbiage used while trying his case.
Op-Ed
Netflix's recent release of The Harder They Fall, a Western starring Black cowboys, has been met with both criticism and praise. Some aren't allowing one flaw to distract from the bigger picture.
Water is the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain; forms streams, lakes, and seas; and is a major constituent of all living matter. It is a basic need but also a public resource that has been misused, mistreated, and exploited for money.
While it may be difficult to envision someone who willingly goes each day to fulfill a task as a slave, in places like Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, it's a tragic reality.
Our country has acquired a nasty taste for criminalizing Black victims and using irrelevant information from their pasts to influence trials meant to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Debbie Carlsen, LGBTQ+ advocate and co-founder and former executive director of LGBTQ Allyship gives her take on who is the better candidate for Seattle Mayor.
Cultural representation in the toy industry has historically been disproportionate; this applies to dolls especially. Target's collaboration with Orijin Bees is a groundbreaking development.
Is Chappelle saying that the LGBTQ community doesn't deserve what they've gained? No. Not at all. But what he is asking is: where is the mutual empathy?
Poetry, for centuries, has been an essential tool for expressing both love and desire, especially for "the love that dared not speak its name."
The MacArthur Foundation has honored 12 amazing Black creatives with its generous and prestigious Fellowship grants, out of 25 awardees overall — a record number of simultaneous Black winners for the MacArthur Fellowship since its inception since 1981.