We use the term G.O.A.T. a lot when talking about superstar athletes. In case you’re unfamiliar, it stands for Greatest of All Time. Very few actually live up to this description, but one person who exemplifies this standard is Serena Williams.‘I Know It Was Intentional’: Driver Behind […]
Pauli Murray Source: Bettmann / Getty July 1 is the annual feast day for Episcopal saint Pauli Murray, the first Black woman to be ordained by the denomination: an affirmation of her many contributions not only to the church but to social justice in the United States. […]
Dublin-based Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline, mainly operates routes around Europe and doesn’t fly to or from South Africa. LONDON (AP) — Budget airline Ryanair says it’s forcing South African travelers to the U.K. to do a test in the Afrikaans language to prove their […]
*Prominent Black activist Francia Márquez could become Columbia’s next vice president. Márquez has “faced death threats, racist tweets — even an assassination attempt,” per The Washington Post, also noting that “the president of Colombia’s senate accused her of links to one of the country’s most violent guerrilla groups,” […]
Production of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has been an emotional roller coaster for everyone involved. For star Letitia Wright, things have been particularly tough as she was injured on set and found herself under increased internet scrutiny. While attending the Kering’s Women in Motion dinner at the Cannes […]
Victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre are one step closer to being compensated for the devastation and lingering effects of the deadly 1921 racial attack. An Oklahoma judge has denied part of the most recent motion by the defendants to dismiss the reparations lawsuit, filed […]
Apparently, Kanye West‘s fire still burns with love for his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian. Rapper Future released his latest album, Never Liked You, which features a collaboration with the still infatuated Ye. The song, “Keep It Burnin,” and the accompanying video were released Friday.. As Ye has done with his most […]
The catch when it comes to being a racist is that, well, you can’t really be one without physically exhibiting some sort of racial intolerance. Of course by doing so, you’re also risking universal public scrutiny, career-ending backlash and in many cases legal repercussions — […]
Ntozake Shange’s revered choreopoem, ““for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf,” made a highly anticipated return on Broadway earlier this month. It originally opened in New York City’s Booth Theatre in 1976. Shange pioneered the term “choreopoem,” which combines elements of music, dance and […]
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