blackness

Identity

How Black Swimmers Are Reclaiming the Water This Summer

07.01.22

By Kristin Corry
Identity

A Year After a Gay Bar Was Protested for Racism, Activists Say It Hasn’t Changed

06.17.22

By Kristin Corry
Entertainment

‘And Just Like That’ Is Desperately Trying to Prove It Has Black Friends

01.13.22

By Kristin Corry
Games

‘God of War: Ragnarok’ Shows How Games Can Get Black Hair Right

09.16.21

By Gita Jackson
Life

The Website Amplifying the Search for Missing Black People

05.11.21

By Emma Ogao
Identity

For Some Black People, The Term ‘Latinx’ Is Another Form of Erasure

09.14.20

By Janel Martinez
Tech

Why These Twins Can Make Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ Trend 47 Years After Release

08.07.20

By Gita Jackson
Health

Self-Care Tips for Black People Who Are Really Going Through It Right Now

05.28.20

By Rachel Miller
Entertainment

Meet the Black Anime Cosplayers Blowing Up on Instagram

05.02.19

By Janae Price
Sex

‘Pro Hoe’ Is My New Definition of Sexual Freedom

05.02.19

By Penda N'diaye
Entertainment

Comedy Central’s ‘The New Negroes’ Is Perfect for the Black TV Renaissance

04.26.19

By Taylor Hosking
Entertainment

The Complications Of Liking ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ as a Black Man

03.05.19

By Funké Joseph

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Horoscopes

Daily Horoscope: November 18, 2024

Saturn retrograde returned direct over the weekend, returning the faraway planet’s disciplinarian focus toward external obligations.

11.18.24

By Melanie A. Davis
Photo by Pictures from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Life

Gold Watch Gifted to Titanic Hero Auctioned Off for More Than $1.6 Million

A captain of a nearby ship was gifted the pocket watch by three Titanic widows, who appreciated his life-saving efforts.

11.17.24

By Paige Gawley
Screenshot: Microsoft Game Studios

Gaming

In Defense Of: Rare’s Grabbed by the Ghoulies

I think it’s high time I let y’all know how underrated Rare’s ‘Grabbed by the Ghoulies’ is! It didn’t deserve your animosity!

11.17.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images

Life

10 Newborns Killed in Fire at Hospital’s NICU

Ten babies being treated in the NICU of an Indian hospital are dead after a fire broke out. Sixteen newborns remain in critical condition.

11.17.24

By Paige Gawley
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Sports

AEW Collision: Mariah May and Anna Jay Deliver a Hardcore Classic

The AEW Collision main event was for the sickos.

11.17.24

By Haley Miller