Bell hooks, the prominent feminist scholars and author, died Wednesday at 69 in Kentucky. “Heartbreaking” doesn’t fully depict the enormity of her passing. 

The belief that the scales of justice were blind and balanced in the case against Ahmaud Arbery’s killers confuses accountability with justice, especially when compared with the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse. In truth, the trials were opposite sides of the same coin, displaying the fragility of whiteness.

As Americans, we should focus on creating this nation as a solid rock that rests on a multicultural and democratic foundation. This way, we’d recognize marginalized groups, especially our Native American brothers’ and sisters’ ongoing struggle every day, particularly on Thanksgiving.

Long-awaited justice for R. Kelly’s survivors finally came last month when a federal jury found him guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking. For nearly 30 years, underage black girls and their families have tried to bring Kelly to justice. What took so long?

The criminalization of Black hair starts early, and sadly the sports arena is no exception.

Juneteenth can no longer stand in the shadows of America’s celebration of independence, but highlights how it is inextricably linked to America’s core values of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all.

Over the weekend, the second annual Trans Resistance March and Rally took place. Noticeably missing, guiding and participating in the march from Nubian Square in Roxbury to the Franklin Park Playstead was the presence of police and law enforcement.

The struggle for Black Tulsan survivors and their descendants to receive reparations has been a century-old controversy, one that is a pox on this country’s unwillingness to redress the human rights violation and generational loss of accumulated wealth.

Recent demonstrations by some white women in Portland, Oregon – hypothetically done in the name of protesting for racial justice – have made clear that they are not listening or collaborating with their Black women neighbors. 

Civil rights icon U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who died Friday of pancreatic cancer, spent his life advocating for equal access to the ballot for all Americans. To honor him, we must guarantee – and take part in – a participatory democracy.