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In an unusual display of poor taste, The Onion’s people decided it was okay to come for 9 year old Best Actress nominee, Quvenzhané Wallis. Like most little brown boys and girls of color, Quvenzhané now has to experience more of the trauma that comes with the Black existence, amplified by fame and an unforgiving media space.

Can we joke about slavery when this country wants to forget it and banish it to the annals of history, all the while denying its present-day implications upon us all? My take on Django Unchained. **NO SPOILERS!**

We can talk about gun control all day long, but until we get to the root of the problem, we will just be talking in circles. What everyone isn’t talking about is the fact that gun control is but one slice of the complicated pie that helped create this and other similar tragedies in the first place.

Caroline Wozniacki's Serena Williams impersonation is making waves. Is she a racist? Would she have done the same thing in Williams’ presence? Would Williams’ have been okay with people laughing at her expense? I don’t have those answers, but one thing is for sure: it’s clear the Dutch athlete is either unaware of the painful history regarding the degradation and dehumanization of Black women’s bodies or, she doesn’t care and may have just wanted to garner a few laughs. Whatever the case may be, we cannot critique or dismiss this weekend’s prank without first considering context.

Shaming, silence, and lack of education are leading to higher and more disproportionate instances of HIV in our communities amoung young people. When will it become a more serious issue on Black America's agenda?

By Courtney Herring The results are in and Americans have spoken. After a tight race, President Barack Obama has been re-elected for another term. Although the President won the biggest race, history was made on a variety of fronts with House Representatives, Senate seats, and gubernatorial races won by quite a diverse group of people, as well as the passage ...

By Courtney Herring With its 90 mph winds and torrential rains, Hurricane Sandy met the East Coast, one of the most densely populated areas in the U.S., with fury Monday, impacting about 17 states and leaving 8.1 million energy customers without power. Sadly, the death toll is at over 100, and the Jersey Shore is all but rearranged. All of this, in addition to a ...