Cosby, who is serving prison time for sexual assault, thought the holiday was a great time to talk to the world about strengthening communities.

The sentence marks the culmination of several years of legal action surrounding Cosby’s alleged decades of drugging and assaulting women.

In the moments after the Bill Cosby verdict, Colorlines asked six Black feminists to tell us how they felt about it. Here’s what Tarana Burke, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Jamilah Lemieux, Salamishah Tillet, Ayana Byrd and Monifa Bandele shared.

Che unexpectedly used the word during a discussion of quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s ongoing protest against police violence.

The ruling came two days after the Associated Press published new excerpts from a 2005-2006 deposition. 

The heralded comedian and actor was recognized with the Mark Twain Award for Humor on Monday night. Check out a clip from his acceptance speech.