Colorlines

Mj Rodriguez. Latinx woman wearing yellow embellished dress with straight dark dark chin-length hair.

Mj Rodriguez is Newest Face of Olay

Billy Porter. Black man wearing yellow and black hat and green jacket.

The Number of LGTBQ Characters of Color on TV Has Risen, Again

Preserving our Democracy Starts with Saving our Environment [Op-Ed]

/Now in Racial Justice

Anthony Robles. Young Black man wearing yellow wrestling uniform and being named winner by older White man.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Nov 7, 2019 4:28PM EST

Dwayne Johnson to Tell Story of Champion Wrestler Anthony Robles

Robles: “I’m hopeful that people who see ‘Unstoppable’ will walk away believing that you should never let your challenges define you.”

Martin Luther King, Jr. Black and white photo of Black man in front of microphone.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Nov 7, 2019 3:12PM EST

Kansas City to Remove Martin Luther King Jr.'s Name From Street Signs

Reverend Vernon Howard, Jr.: “It is the epitome of White privilege and systemic and structural racism.”

Little Brother. Rapper Big Pooh wears a black t-shirt with a picture from "The Golden Girls." Phonte wears a black t-shirt that says "Thank you."

Interview by Clarissa Brooks Nov 7, 2019 12:36PM EST

Little Brother Are Just Your Neighborhood Friendly Legends

On tour for “May the Lord Watch,” the Little Brother reunion album that no one thought would happen, Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh talk Blackness, survivors guilt and making another classic after nine years.

A red and white "vote" sign is in the foreground, with a voter walking to the polls in the distance.

Shani Saxon Nov 6, 2019 5:32PM EST

Tucson Voters Say 'No' to Becoming Arizona's Only Sanctuary City

Proposition 205 also sought to add restrictions around police questioning residents about their immigration status.

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Arts & Culture

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Nov 12, 2019 11:11AM EST

Mj Rodriguez is Newest Face of Olay

“A lot of girls like myself—trans women—we don’t get the opportunity to have open dialogue, let alone be in partnership with organizations like this.”

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Nov 8, 2019 12:11PM EST

The Number of LGTBQ Characters of Color on TV Has Risen, Again

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Nov 7, 2019 4:11PM EST

Dwayne Johnson to Tell Story of Champion Wrestler Anthony Robles

Criminalization

Protester in front of the U.S. Supreme Court holds a sign that reads, "Defend DACA."

Shani Saxon Nov 12, 2019 2:11PM EST

Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Fate of DACA

The Trump administration wants to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects roughly 700,000 young people from deportation. Will SCOTUS let it?