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Erica Campbell explains why you don't have to wait to get started, in this Ericaism.

Imani McCray, an 8-year-old girl in New Jersey, allegedly took her own life in a tragedy that authorities believe may be linked to the recent suicide of Colorado girl Ashawntey Davis.

Two Ohio lawmakers are calling for an investigation into a stunning report on jail guards using Tasers to torture inmates.

The Tax Bill From Hell The Trump administration is desperately trying to pass meaningful legislation after failing on ObamaCare, never building the racist wall and bombing on all of his other promises. Well, it appears the tax reform bill might just pass. It just needs one more vote. According to CNN.com, “The Senate parliamentarian ruled […]

Brianna Brochu, the former University of Hartford student who is accused of smearing body fluids on her Black ex-roommate's personal items, has escaped hate crime charges.

Chief of Staff John Kelly met with Black Republicans and told them that the administration seeks to hire talented people.

Looks like there may be less #JusticeForJazzy.

Last week, Black Twitter nearly exploded when Cornel West slammed  Ta-Nehisi Coates in an article for The Guardian. The Harvard professor wrote, “Coates’ allegiance to Obama has produced an impoverished understanding of Black history.” West is referring to Coates’ book We Were Eight Years in Power, calling Coates the “neoliberal face of the Black freedom […]

"Baracoon" is the second work published after Hurston's death in 1960.