Lonnae O'Neal
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Washington, DC, United States
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Bill Cosby’s crimes illuminate the fault lines between generations of Black women
I am standing in the gap. It is a gap between grandmothers and granddaughters. Between whites-only water fountains and Black Lives Matter, between press a… → Read More
New public information campaign answers Black people’s questions about COVID-19 vaccines
Black Americans, who are twice as likely as white people to die from COVID-19, are also less likely to be vaccinated. But a new public service campaign launchin… → Read More
If Black Girl Magic was the inaugural poet
I bid my daughter return to the house, waving dramatically for her to run. This young sister, Amanda Gorman, a former National Youth Poet Laureate, you have to … → Read More
Kamala Harris represents many things, especially Black women’s work
When Kamala Harris stands on the inaugural platform and swears fealty to the Constitution of the United States, her oath will lift her into a new strata of Amer… → Read More
A Black mother reckons with 2020
I hesitated to buy the “We Survived 2020” Christmas ornament. I would need something to help me look back on this year, I thought, but it felt premature, and I’… → Read More
More African Americans say they’ll take the coronavirus vaccine, new survey finds
With the first doses of a newly approved coronavirus vaccine being administered, in some cases live on television or social media, a new survey finds increasing… → Read More
Coronavirus is making the return to school a tough test for Black families
Summer is winding down, and across the country schools are reopening even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to claim lives. During the spring, as the coronavir… → Read More
One day Black mothers will let you see our anger
One day, a Black mother will stand before the media and an assembled crowd. She will be surrounded by friends and family, and attorney Benjamin Crump will have … → Read More
George Floyd’s mother was not there, but he used her as a sacred invocation
The video frame of George Floyd on Facebook, handcuffed on his stomach as a Minneapolis police officer presses his knee into Floyd’s neck, feels narrowed. Floyd… → Read More
A police expert explains why brothers get arrested for not social distancing
We’ve added another harsh statistic to the disproportionate impact COVID-19 is having on African American communities. Unlike the coronavirus, the contours of t… → Read More
Doctors on the front line talk about why the coronavirus is ravaging black people
It’s been more than a month since the first stay-at-home orders were issued in a handful of California counties to help stop the spread of the coronavirus which… → Read More
Keep Big Mama away from her grandbabies and the coronavirus
Grandparents have long been key resources and authority figures in black communities. According to an American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) study, they… → Read More
Public health expert says African Americans are at greater risk of death from coronavirus
This week, the U.S. joined nations around the world in instituting sweeping emergency measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic. In an attempt to slow the spr… → Read More
For Chicago basketball fans, love of the game doesn’t necessarily mean love for the Bulls
CHICAGO — The snow-covered pavement made the Tuesday night walk into the St. Columbanus gym tough, but icy temps don’t stop basketball on the South Side of Chic… → Read More
Hair care pioneer Joan Johnson made ‘Ultra Sheen, Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen cosmetics’ a feature of black identity
When I learned that Joan Johnson had died a few days ago at 89, I felt an instant pang. Johnson was the co-founder of Johnson Products, which in 1971 became the… → Read More
The ESPYS Collection
The ESPYS Collection Portraits of past and present stars set the stage for this year’s awards show, July 10 at 8 p.m. ET Photo by Rick Chapman Read There is no … → Read More
Natasha Hastings runs down the obstacles of being a pregnant Olympic hopeful
As soon as Natasha Hastings, 32, learned she was pregnant, she began to wonder. She pondered all the fraught physiological and cultural questions that undergird… → Read More
‘I don’t want to be Boogie’ — DeMarcus Cousins tries on something new for size
There are two stories of how Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins got his nickname. One is true, one is apocryphal. But that doesn’t mean ther… → Read More
Hockey over hate
Divyne Apollon is a 13-year-old black boy with a passion for hockey — a sport he loves, but one that has exposed him to the ugliness of racism. During his latest encounter with intolerance, Divyne and his team came together to battle against hatred, while getting a surprise from Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. → Read More
Aaron McGruder: ‘A lot of people are trying to reconcile their older selves and their R. Kelly fandom’
Shortly after the docuseries Surviving R. Kelly began its three-night run last week, writer, producer and cartoonist Aaron McGruder started getting phone calls … → Read More