Race
Jussie Smollett Testified He Did Drugs and Masturbated With His Attacker
Jussie Smollett’s defense has tried to paint the brothers he’s accused of hiring to attack him as untrustworthy and having a personal vendetta.
Racism Is Flourishing in the UK Charity Sector
Former charity workers told VICE World News that some organisations committed to social justice are failing to live up to their values.
Black TikTokers Are Tired of Not Getting Paid for the Moves You Stole
TikTok stars have gotten famous off dance moves they took from Black influencers on the same platform.
Black Footballers Call Out Media for Mistaking Them for Player Accused of Rape
“For some, Black people have neither names nor distinct faces,” Chelsea and Senegal goalkeeper Édouard Mendy wrote on Instagram after his photo was used to illustrate articles about Benjamin Mendy, who is charged with six counts of rape.
Julius Jones Has 2 More Days to Live
Oklahoma is set to carry out an execution Thursday despite the parole board telling them not to. Twice.
The Hidden Gems of 'The Matrix' Are Its Black Characters
Let’s face it, Neo would be nothing without Morpheus, Tank, and the Oracle.
Defense for Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Doesn’t Want Famous Black People in Court
One of the attorneys for Ahmaud Arbery’s killers worried that Al Sharpton's presence would influence the jury and wanted other famous Black people excluded.
It’s Time To Embrace Horny Political Cartoons
"Welcome to my diabolical, rotted little quagmire of smut."
Learn How to Cut Black Hair or No Job for You, Louisiana Tells New Stylists
The state’s board of cosmetology passed a resolution that requires all aspiring stylists to learn how to cut Black hair—or they won't get licensed.
Gentrifiers Keep Snitching and Getting Their Neighbors Fined for Uncut Grass
Homeowners in Portland currently owe $10.6 million for violations like peeling paint and uncut grass, in a system that disproportionately harms communities of color.
What’s Next For The Fight To Stop Indigenous Deaths In Custody?
“This has happened far too many times and it hurts, it’s just wrong.”
It Took 7 Years to Charge Cops Who Shot Jamarion Robinson 59 Times
A U.S. Marshals task force shot Jamarion Robinson, a 26-year-old Black man with paranoid schizophrenia, 59 times during a 2016 raid.