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Hip Hop mogul JAY Z is notoriously quiet on Twitter, so when he took it to the tweets this afternoon to defend Tidal, a music-streaming service…

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There’s been a lot going on in blackness this year, particularly in the constantly evolving universe known as Black Twitter. We’ve still got a Black…

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We’re rooting for NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders to get his own show. Topic? How to be an epic, cool, and equally embarrassing dad. Those…

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A 32-year-old Long Island, New York bank clerk, who was confined to a mental ward for eight days after saying President Obama follows her on…

Last week, Starbucks CEO Howard Shultz surprised many when he encouraged employees to scribble “Race Together” on the side of coffee cups to spark a…

A Bloomsburg University baseball player has been dismissed from the team for calling Little League World Series star Mo’ne Davis, “a slut,” reports the Associated…

Black Lives Matter is teaming up with the 24 Hour Project to create a #BlackLivesMatter track of the 24 Hour Project. The 24 Hour Project is a street photography project that seeks to document every-day life in multiple cities during one single day. Participants all over the world will share their city’s stories through one […]

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Hillary Clinton, a possible 2016 Democratic presidential contender, slammed the Republican Party for delaying Loretta Lynch’s confirmation Monday, accusing leaders of blocking the first Black…

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Chipotle found itself the victim of racist hackers Sunday, the Daily Dot reports. SEE ALSO: Cops Caught On Facebook Showing Their Racial Biases Users screen-grabbed the…

A thoughtful word of encouragement and motivation can come from anywhere and from anyone. Recently, one of my ‘lil brothers,’ @DJQUICKSILVA (his social media handle) tweeted a great message: “Comparison is the theif of joy.” How true this is. A reminder not to rob ourselves by comparing our lives to anyone else’s. Do your own […]

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Predictably, after the swift and cutting backlash from the blinding whiteness of this year’s Oscar nominations – from the front lines of Twitter (see: #OscarsSoWhite) to…

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It’s 2015 and we’ve started a New Year after enduring a very, very rough one for black people. We’ve had to hit the streets in…