Five black teenagers were convicted in Nathaniel Jones’ 2002 murder. More than two decades later, those convictions have been overturned—and the case is effectively unsolved again.
DJ Vlad has gone scorched earth on N.O.R.E., firing back at accusations of racism and cultural exploitation with personal attacks, a lie-detector challenge and allegations about Drink Champs’ treatment of guests.
Our history as Black Americans should make us sensitive to injustice against Palestinians, but it should also make us particularly unwilling to tolerate hatred, collective blame or discrimination against Jews.
An investigation into the suicide of former NFL cornerback Alphonso Smith Jr. has sparked public outrage, raising urgent questions about how a coach dismissed from Pahokee High School for undisclosed "inappropriate conduct" in 2015 was cleared five years later to lead another high school football program at Inlet Grove.
Black men are increasingly told that strength, stoicism and self-reliance are signs of emotional dysfunction, but resilience isn’t a mental illness—and masculinity isn’t something Black men need to “heal” from.
