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President Obama addressed the tragic Emanuel AME Church massacre in a speech today (June 18). This obviously isn’t the first time in President Obama‘s tenure that he’s had to deal with racist crimes, however this  time around, we all wanted our president to fully address systematic racism in America, despite how much he’s danced around […]

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It’s safe to say that Caitlyn Jenner has officially broken the internet. After making her debut on the cover of Vanity Fair earlier today, CJ has…

As the city of Baltimore deals with what many have considered inevitable – conflict between the community and law enforcement boiling over onto the streets…

Despite its proximity to the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland has been the center of economic despair and urban blight since riots rolled…

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After perceived slights and political missteps by Barack Obama, scholar Cornel West has led an intractable one-man war against the president that has been punctuated…

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So, this happened. The White House just released this  video  of President Obama interviewing David Simon, creator of the HBO mega-hit The Wire. In the clip, POTUS and Simon engage in a thoughtful conversation about some of the most critical issues facing the nation: Aggressive policing, the overwhelmingly flawed war on drugs, and how these […]

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Security was increased Monday at the University of Maryland after a caller left a disturbing voicemail detailing a threat against President Obama‘s niece, who was…

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March 7 marks the 50-year anniversary of what is commonly referred to as “Bloody Sunday.” A group of peaceful, civil rights activists made the 50-mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to advocate for equal voting rights. They were beaten, gassed, and some were killed in conjunction with the march that ultimately led to the […]

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Just one day after the New York Times reported the Department of Justice was set to fault the Ferguson, Mo. police department for making racially biased traffic…

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Former Chicago Cubs shortstop, Ernie Banks—affectionately known in baseball circles as ‘Mr. Cub’—died Friday night at age 83. The cause of Banks’ death has yet to be revealed, but there was an immediate reaction both in and outside of baseball once the Cubs’ broke the news. ‘Michelle and I send our condolences to the family […]

  “I have no more campaigns to run…I know because I won both of them.” – President Barack Obama declared at the State Of The…

People like Republican politician Mike Huckabee remind me of the personal pitfalls one endures when they lead a life in which they think sex works best in missionary and with a marriage license for the sole purpose of procreation. The former Arkansas governor and Baptist minister also reminds me of the virtues of shutting the hell up […]