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The Beauty of Chance the Rapper's 'Coloring Book'
According to Rolling Stone, Coloring Book is a gospel-rap masterpiece, and in my opinion, the Chance the Rapper’s latest mixtape is...


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...


What Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Meant for Me
Beyoncé released “Lemonade”, her sixth studio album, on TIDAL after her program aired on HBO Saturday night. The Twitter world emerged...


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...


The Legacy of Organized Noize
(from left to right: Sleepy Brown, Ray Murray, and Rico Wade) Photo Courtesy of Complex Magazine Before Atlanta became a hub for hip-hop,...


Why Black-On-Black Crime Exists
Whenever police violence garners media attention with black live matter, the argument about people not caring about black on black crime...

Chicago Trump Rally Response
AP/Charles Rex Aborgast On Friday night, Donald Trump’s rally at UIC was cancelled due to violent protests. Videos showing Trump...

The Untold Story of Rosa Parks
Getty Images As Black History month is about to end, I thought that this story is one that needed to be shared because it is vaguely...

Why Are Rape Victims Considered Suspects?
AP Photo/ Mary Altaffer Pop star Kesha, who has not been in the spotlight for a while, was denied by a judge to nullify her contract on...

The Beauty of Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly"
As the Grammy’s are underway (literally within a couple of hours), I though that I should reflect on the beauty and significance of...
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