Competition Keeps August Wilson’s Work Alive for Young Actors

by Jamilah King on May 23 2012, 9:54AM

The fourth annual competition kicked off in New York City earlier this month, and we caught up with this year’s winner.

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Can a New Film Reawaken Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee’s Life Lessons?

by Jamilah King on May 21 2012, 8:53AM

Their grandson certainly thinks so.

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It’s a Big Day for Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook — and Hoodies Across America

by Jamilah King on May 18 2012, 12:39PM

If you’re white.

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Finally, Mother’s Day Cards That Actually Make Sense

by Jamilah King on May 10 2012, 9:07AM

Activists in Oakland were fed up with the same run-of-the-mill Mother’s Day celebrations. So they designed their own for “mamas on the margins.”

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The Trouble the With the NBA’s Metta World Peace

by Jamilah King on May 8 2012, 10:17AM

A new book traces how one of the NBA’s most reviled players is actually a litmus test for its failings on race.

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‘Every Game I Used Drugs’: The Story of Baseball Great Willie Mays Aikens

by Jamilah King on May 3 2012, 4:45PM

SB Nation has an incredible story from former Kansas City Royals slugger Willie Mays Aikens, who battled years of drug addiction and spent over a decade in prison.

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What’s Next for CeCe McDonald? Support, Maybe Justice Reform

by Jamilah King on May 3 2012, 9:18AM

Billy Navarro of the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition talks about the fight to end transphobia on the streets, and in the criminal justice system.

Topics: CeCe McDonald, Gender & Sexuality

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Report: CeCe McDonald Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Manslaughter

by Jamilah King on May 2 2012, 1:23PM

Sad news out of Minnesota.

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Someone Dug Up George Zimmerman’s Dormant Myspace Page

by Jamilah King on May 2 2012, 1:18PM

On it, he rails against “Mexicans” and his “ex hoe.”

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UC San Diego Student Forgotten After 4/20 Raid, Forced to Drink Urine

by Jamilah King on May 2 2012, 11:29AM

Daniel Chong is a 24-year-old engineering student at the University of San Diego. He was arrested during a 4/20 campus raid, in which DEA agents confiscated marijuana, mushrooms, and thousands of ecstasy pills along with weapons and ammo. Chong admitted…

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Johnny Depp’s Make-Up for New Tonto Movie is Awful

by Jamilah King on May 1 2012, 3:18PM

Get ready.

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Police Investigate Murder of Transgender Woman in Oakland

by Jamilah King on May 1 2012, 2:36PM

An emergency candlelight vigil was held last night in downtown Oakland for Brandy, a black transgender woman who was shot and killed over the weekend.

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NAACP Sues Philly For Rejecting Prison Reform Ad

by Jamilah King on May 1 2012, 2:25PM

Looks like the city doesn’t want all of its dirty laundry on display to travelers.

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Author Toni Morrison Wins Highest U.S. Civilian Honor

by Jamilah King on May 1 2012, 2:05PM

Morrison will be one of 13 recipients who are honored this year by President Obama.

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Supporters Stand in Solidarity for CeCe McDonald Murder Trial

by Jamilah King on May 1 2012, 10:50AM

McDonald, who’s black and transgender, stands accused of second degree murder. But supporters are adamant that she acted in self-defense.

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An Interactive Look at the Heavy Price of American Freedom

by Jamilah King on April 25 2012, 8:55AM

An ambitious new timeline traces the brutal relationship between freedom and confinement in the United States.

Topics: Criminal Justice, History

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Shocking Video Shows Border Agents Brutally Beating Immigrant Man

by Jamilah King on April 20 2012, 9:27AM

Tonight, PBS will air horrifying video of Anastasio Hernandez-Rojas’s deadly 2010 encounter with U.S. border agents. Rojas’s family wants a Justice Department investigation.

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LGBT Students Tell Their Future Selves How Much Better It Will Get

by Jamilah King on April 19 2012, 3:24PM

‘Dear 40-Year-Old Me’ is a project put together by the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance.

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The Racial Reality That Makes Online ‘Security’ Bills So Scary

by Jamilah King on April 19 2012, 10:10AM

Two experts weigh in on why new cybersecurity bill CISPA puts so many people, especially those of color, on edge.

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Sepia Mutiny’s Closure Is a Reminder: Blogging While Brown Ain’t Easy

by Jamilah King on April 12 2012, 10:00AM

The blogespehre was once a place where people of color could go to escape the racism of mainstream media. But the same forces that created online opportunities for bloggers of color are now devouring them.

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