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Source: Kakuya Shakur / other On Saturday, May 30, all those who believe in the bounty of Black liberation will gather at The Riverside Church in New York City to honor the life and legacy of the indomitable Assata Shakur. Carry It On: A Celebration of the Life and Legacy

Source: Drake / OVO Sound/Republic Records Let’s get this out of the way: I am not a Drake hater.  I was there for Comeback Season and So Far Gone. Thank Me Later, Take Care, and Nothing Was The Same were the soundtracks to my college years. From 2007 to 2016,

Source: Araya Doheny / Getty In writer-director Aleshea Harris’s film, Is God Is, twin sisters have been sent by their dying mother to kill the father who tried to burn their mother alive. “This is destiny shit,” says Racine of the crusade their dying mother has handed them. The mission

Source: White House / other Welp, I think we figured it out… There’s a reason President Donald Trump has lost every case he tried to launch against a political rival for petty, retaliatory reasons that had nothing to do with the law. There’s a reason the president loses in court

Source: Amazon MGM Studios / Amazon MGM Studios “You ever want to scrape your scars off and see what’s underneath?” It’s a natural question for anyone who has carried trauma in their body and wants to know: What is left underneath all the harm that has been done to me?

She played her entire WNBA career Source: Todd Warshaw / Getty Lisa Leslie is finally getting the kind of permanent recognition that should have been waiting for her in Los Angeles a long time ago. The Los Angeles Sparks announced that the Hall of Famer and franchise icon will be

Source: Paperkites / Getty Let’s be honest: we are living in the age of the online expert. Allow me to set the scene. You’re scrolling through your favorite app, half-watching a “therapist” in a perfectly lit kitchen explaining why your partner is a narcissist, you’re being gaslit, and your situationship

Source: Joe Raedle / Getty Florida’s redistricting effort will face its first legal challenge on Friday, as a state judge will hear arguments from voters who believe the new congressional map violates state law.  According to AP, several lawsuits filed on behalf of a group of Florida voters seek to

Source: Barry Williams / Getty As America approaches its 250th birthday, we can look around us and see all the ways our democracy and society have been enriched by becoming more inclusive. Yet, recent regressions in law and policy are attempting to cement us to a reality where only wealthy,

Source: Douglas Rissing / Getty Between the Department of Homeland Security, the attorney general’s office and U.S. Border Patrol, it seems that having a command position under the Trump administration does not come with a sense of job security. The likelihood that one will be fired or urged to resign