Opinion

Feb. 13, 1996, Is the Greatest Release Day in Hip-Hop History. Yes, I Said It.

On the same day Tupac dropped “All Eyez On Me,” the Fugees gave us “The Score”—two multimillion-selling albums, two cultural earthquakes and one random…

23 hrs ago • The Low End Theorist

Throwback Thursday: Definitive Proof That Republicans Are Racist

A "facts, not feelings"-based argument.

Feb 12 • Michael Harriot

How American Are You?

Take this simple quiz and discover where you land on the scale of Americanism.

Feb 12 • Michael Harriot

Black Audiences Deserve Better Than ‘Relationship Goals’

This played-out rom-com has nothing to say and says it badly.

Feb 9 • Brooke Obie

Trump Administration Doesn't Want Us to Call Medgar Evers' Racist Assassin a 'Racist'

Continuing the tradition of whitewashing history, the National Park Service is editing brochures at Medgar Evers' home to remove the word "racist" in a…

Feb 6 • Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

BlackCheck: Do the Epstein Files Really Matter?

Here's what polling data, internet trends and the actual law tell us about the release of the Epstein files.

Feb 6 • Michael Harriot

Greatest Agitators of All Time: The Massoit Guards

What happened when a group of Black "agitators" went to war with federal agents to protect a wanted fugitive?

Feb 4 • Michael Harriot

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Audre Lorde Taught Us: 'Survival Is Not Theoretical'

The poet and author taught generations of Black women to fight for access to the full spectrum of womanhood. The restoration of a documentary about her…

Feb 4 • Kirsten West Savali

Is Chris Cillizza a Journalist?

If he doesn't think Don Lemon is a journalist, what is he?

Feb 3 • Michael Harriot

We Interviewed the 'Paid Agitator' Donald Trump Keeps Mentioning

The elusive leader has a long record of agitating, domestic terrorism and "divisive rhetoric."

Jan 30 • Michael Harriot

Stephen A. Does Not Speak For Me

Omega Psi Phi is grounded in four cardinal principles. Manhood. Scholarship. Perseverance. Uplift. Stephen A. Smith fails each one in attacking Black…

Jan 29 • Damario Solomon-Simmons

All Protests Matter

But some matter more than others.

Jan 28 • Michael Harriot

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