'Pitch' Is A Home Run for Black Women
AP Photo "Pitch" changes the face of baseball . The MLB welcomes a starting pitcher, a black woman, to the San Diego Padres. The show is...
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The Decorated Career of Regina King
At Sunday night's Emmy's, Regina King won the award for outstanding supporting actress in a limited series for her strong performance in...
Why Isn't Anyone Talking About Essence Bowman?
Courtesy of @irreverentfash on Twitter In the wake of the Philando Castile and Alton Sterling shootings, I immediately saw the hashtag ...
My Realization About Independence Day
This is the first time in my life when I realized the significance of the Fourth of July-----there is none. Well, not for blacks, at...
Thank you, LeBron James
A week later, and I am still soaking it in. Last week, LeBron James (my favorite person in the world) reiterated his greatness to me. I...
What Politicians Can Learn From #NoBillNoBreak concerning #BlackLivesMatter
On Wednesday, the hashtag #NoBillNoBreak flooded Twitter as House Democrats staged a sit-in due to Republican inaction concerning gun...
Things I Learned from 'O.J. Made in America' Part 1
Photo Credit: Nick Higgins and Ronan Killeen When I first heard about the 30 for 30 O.J. Made in America series I thought, "Not another...
#SAYHERNAME Is More Than Just A Hashtag
Today is national #SayHerName action day. The hashtag was established in 2015 after Sandra Bland, 28-year-old Black woman from...
The Revolutionary Spirit of Assata and Afeni Shakur
The only phrase I could think of when Afeni Shakur died last week was “Rest in power”. Many know her as Tupac Shakur’s mom, but she was...
Anita Hill Case: Sexual Misconduct and Black Male Accountability
Anita Hill before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11, 1991 Greg Gibson/AP Photo SEX, POWER, and RACE are the best words to...
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