The grassroots day of action says #GOPHandsOffMe ahead of the final presidential debate.

We spoke to co-organizer Jodeen Olguín-Tayler about why it was important to bring together a multiracial group of women—including sexual assault survivors—to protest the Republican presidential nominee.

“At virtually every dinner table this weekend, people talked about what should happen to Donald Trump’s political ambitions. But little consideration was given to what impact the brutish behavior he claimed to have had on the women he victimized.”

Union, an actress and rape survivor who stars in “The Birth of a Nation,” addressed her co-star Nate Parker’s 1999 case in a candid new op-ed.

“It’s interesting because it’s coming out the same time the film’s coming out,” said Belafonte of the renewed attention to Parker and Jean Celestin’s 1999 rape trial. 

Revived focus on a 17-year-old sexual assault case involving Parker and his “The Birth of a Nation” co-writer Jean Celestin—and the revelation that their accuser took her own life in 2012—has initiated a public conversation about rape and race.

Writer and women’s rights advocate Tarana Burke on how her identity informs her view of “The Birth of a Nation” auteur’s 1999 rape case.

“As a community we need to facilitate a process for those who are victims/survivors of abuse to help them heal and be made whole again.”

The men came forward after former music industry executive Ronald Savage accused the hip-hop pioneer of molestation earlier this month. 

The suit alleges that the city and police force ignored previous complaints that could have taken the officer off the streets sooner.

A full 34.1 percent of Native women reports being assaulted at some point in her life.

Judge also rejected the former Oklahoma City police officer’s last-minute request for a new trial.

Holtzclaw, a former Oaklahoma City police officer, is on trial for the sexual assault of twelve women and one teenager—most of whom are black. 

A year-long Associated Press investigation uncovered a staggering number of police officers accused of sexual assault and misconduct—including Daniel Holtzclaw, whose trial begins today. 

Editor-in-chief Kierna Mayo gives us an inside look at how the new Ebony cover came to be and what she hopes folks will gain from reading the issue.

The new accusations coincide with a strange story from Kenan Thompson about his own interactions with Cosby. 

The show will be broadcast tomorrow, September 17, 2015, at 9 p.m. ET.

Damon Wayans says Cosby is being targeted by media because the black community stopped supporting him.