Angela Helm
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New Kentucky Governor Restores Voting Rights to More Than 100,000 Formerly Incarcerated
Fresh into his new job as governor of Kentucky, Democrat Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday to restore voting rights to more than 140,000 formerly incarcerated Kentuckians—a move that inordinately affects voting rights for African Americans in the Bluegrass State. → Read More
The Force Don’t Stop: Michael Jackson Musical, MJ, Is Still Coming to Broadway
It’s back on like popcorn. → Read More
At Least 100 Bahamians Forced Off Boat Headed to U.S. Because They Didn’t Have Visas
Adding to what is undoubtedly a deeply traumatic experience—losing one’s home and upending any sense of safety and normalcy—many evacuated Bahamians bound for Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian were told they could not enter the United States without proper paperwork, and reportedly as many as 130—women, men, children—disembarked the ship. → Read More
Yeezus Returns: Kanye West Brings His Sunday Service Home to the Chi
If you blinked, you would have missed it; but if you didn’t, oh what a revelation! → Read More
Lizzo Gets Real About Her Blues in ‘I’m Listening,’ Kicking Off Suicide Prevention Week
In June, “Truth Hurts” singer Lizzo went on social media to share that she was going through a rough time, ending her Instagram post, “Life hurts.” → Read More
Eddie Murphy Will Host SNL After 35 Years Away From the Stage That Spawned Him
After years, maybe decades, of family fare by the way of The Klumps, or Shrek’s donkey, genius comedian Eddie Murphy will be bringing that heat, and on the stage where he began as a 19-year-old, on a little show called Saturday Night Live. → Read More
Pediatricians: Black Children Suffer Significantly From Racism
Surprise! Racism—that “thing” white people say doesn’t exist—has dire long-term effects on the health of black children and adolescents, according to a report released by the country’s largest group of pediatricians. → Read More
Leslie Jones Lands Netflix Standup Special, Slated for 2020
Les Dog is in the house! Your house, that is, if you are Netflix and chilling next year. → Read More
Gay History Is Black History: These 10 Icons Prove It
LGBTQ African Americans have always been here. (Drag) Kings and Queens, dykes, homos, gender nonconforming, same-gender loving, queer and trans folk populate our history and have been foundational to every single emancipatory movement we’ve ever had. But often, they are erased for their sexuality or their gender. → Read More
#BeBest? Melania Trump’s Spokesperson Tapped to Replace Sarah ‘Suckabee’ Sanders
In the revolving shitshow known as the Donald Trump White House, yet another liar press secretary has been chosen after current mouthpiece Sarah Huckabee Sanders, aka “Suckabee,” announced in mid-June that she was leaving. → Read More
Pose Actress Indya Moore Attacked by Trump Supporter in NYC
In the midst of Pride, the month when we celebrate, acknowledge and continue to resist the myriad oppressions that LGBTQ+ people face, Pose actor Indya Moore was apparently assaulted by a Trump-nut. → Read More
All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Black Queer Man Writes About Black Queer Life for Black Queer Kids
With All Boys Aren’t Blue, George Johnson is the latest at-bat in what is shaping up to be a burgeoning, but bountiful genre, that of black queer men coming of age. Yet, unlike Darnell Moore’s No Ashes in the Fire or Michael Arceneaux’s I Can’t Date Jesus, or DeRay Mckesson’s On The Other Side of Freedom, Johnson is speaking to young adults specifically. → Read More
New Survey Says: Politicians Don’t Care About Black People
Tired of politicians talking at, about, but never to, black people, a bevy of organizations joined to conduct the largest survey of black people in the United States since Reconstruction, entitled More Black than Blue: Politics + Power in the 2019 Black Census. → Read More
New Research Says That Identifying as a ‘Strong Black Woman’ Can Lead to Depression
In the last few years at least, there has been some pushback against the prevailing notion of the “strong black woman” as a good thing, as black women themselves have recognized that vulnerability and yes, selfishness, is an important part of a healthy mental make up. Like so many things that have gotten us through or served us in the past, we’re starting to recognize that this type of… → Read More
Corinne Foxx Gets Her Own Category on Beat Shazam and Talks Beating Her Anxiety, Too
Corinne Foxx, daughter of Jamie Foxx, is a pretty face, but she also has a brain; and for mental health awareness month, she’s adamant about talking about “brain health.” → Read More
The Semicolon: How a Seemingly Obscure Tattoo Signifies Survival and Solidarity
In 2013, 27-year-old Amy Bleuel began a mental health advocacy organization dubbed “Project Semicolon” to bring awareness to suicide, depression, addiction and self-injury. Bleuel, who had lost her father to suicide 10 years earlier, died by suicide at the age of 31. The campaign, however, remains strong, inspiring others to take an active role in suicide prevention. → Read More
Color Me Shocked: 2 Virginia Police Officers Fired for Ties to White Supremacist Orgs
Frankly, the shock is not so much that two Virginia police officers from separate jurisdictions were caught tied to two distinct, respective white supremacist groups, but that they were fired after said affiliations became known. → Read More
Tickets to Nipsey Hussle Memorial at 21,000-Seat Staples Center Gone in Minutes
Los Angeles plans to give recently deceased rapper Nipsey Hussle a farewell fit for a hometown king. → Read More
Washington State Bans Free Books to Prisoners for No Logical Reason
In a move that flies in the face of more than 45 years of practice with no incident, the Washington State Department of Corrections has moved forward with a policy denying books to prisons under the guise of safety. → Read More
Man Out of Prison for Nearly 13 Years May Have to Go Back Over Government Error
In 2006, Demetrius Anderson walked out of a Connecticut state prison a free man. → Read More