Editor's Picks BET Awards’ Obsession With Mainstream Culture Misses a Chance to Broaden the Definition of ‘Black’ Music
featured Vanita Gupta of the DOJ: America’s Grim History of Slavery, Jim Crow Laws At the Heart of Black Community’s Lack of Trust in Police
Local Georgia Mother Gets a Second Chance at Justice for Her Son After an Officer’s Conflicting Testimony Reopens a Tragic Case
National Missouri Lawmakers Fail to Pass Any Significant Ferguson-Inspired Legislation, Causing Hope in the Community to Falter
featured As Obama Moves to Demilitarize Police, the Struggle to Appease Black Communities and Law Enforcement Continues to be Problematic
National Social Media Users Compare Waco Shooting to Ferguson, Baltimore in a Widespread Conversation About Racial Bias in Media, Law Enforcement
Entertainment Activist Claims Jay Z, Beyoncé Have Been Privately Backing Black Lives Matter Movement by Bailing Out Protesters in Baltimore, Ferguson
featured More Than 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Education, Equal Education for All is Still a Star-Spangled Myth
featured Getting More Black Doctors Could Be the Overlooked Solution to Eliminating Racial Disparities in Health
Editor's Picks Could 2015 Finally Be the Year Ciara’s Celebrity Clout Matches Up With Her Musical Prowess?
featured The Desperate Need for a Justice System Overhaul Allows a Divided Congress to Find Some Common Ground
National America’s Troubling History of Police Brutality Makes a 10-Year-Old Grateful He Only Got Pepper-Sprayed in the Face
featured Black Unemployment Rate Falls to the Single Digits, but Experts Warn That It’s Too Early to Celebrate
Local Georgia School Director Fired for Racist Comments at High School Graduation Tries to Put the Blame on the ‘Devil’
Entertainment Is the Urban Radio Trap Creating a Distorted Image of the Success of Black Songstresses in Pop?