We have a lot of Grammy talk and news to catch up on so let’s start with something to make your day a little brighter. Here’s Drake performing “Hotline Bling” at a Bat Mitzvah in NYC. (more…)

#BlackLivesMatter NYPD Officer Peter Liang was convicted for killing Akai Gurley in a stairwell. After “accidentally” billing Tamir Rice’s family for emergency services, the Cleveland Mayor apologizes. Reproductive Justice groups have partnered with #BlackLivesMatter in a great move towards intersectional social justice causes. We mentioned that the DOJ filed charges against Ferguson for civil…

Happy Friday, everyone! Bit of a short and sweet(?) News Bites this week, but I think we need that now and again. Let’s get started: (more…)

Are you not over Beyoncé and “Formation”? Welcome to the Beyoncé edition of PoC News. (more…)

A little tardy to the party, but we’re back and ready to celebrate with Oscar Isaac and Taraji P. Henson on their Golden Globe wins! (more…)

This week we’re counting down the minutes until Star Wars and enjoying everything John Boyega is doing. In news, we have big updates about Daniel Holtzclaw, affirmative action, and a movie that surprised us with a trailer release last night. (more…)

This past week, the internet was abuzz with the racist Star Wars boycott news, but we were too busy appreciating the cuteness of the cast celebrating the trailer. (more…)

This week, we congratulate the President and the First Lady for celebrating 23 years of marriage and looking fly throughout their time together. (more…)

Busy week this week with groundbreaking Emmy wins, to the Papal visit, to this moment of peak whiteness, and Beyonce slaying at everything because she’s Beyonce. Let’s get to it. (more…)

This past week saw the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the U.S. While the nation mourned, many people of color could not forget the violence and Islamophobia that emerged #afterSeptember11. (more…)

While you were listening to the White House Spotify playlists, we were gathering news for you all! (more…)

It’s the first day of June and even though we’re nearly halfway into the year, the news about police brutality and violence against PoCs continues to make waves. (more…)

Chances are if you spend time on the internet you know Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj have a video for “Feeling Myself.” Many lady bloggers feel a sense of obligation regarding fawning over Beyoncé’s continued women empowerment videos and collaborations and I’m no different. (more…)

We lost the great blues legend BB King this week. Time Magazine takes a look back at his life through photos. (more…)

For those of you celebrating Easter, hope it was a great one!

In that spirit, here’s a quick supercut of how much Hollywood loves white Jesus imagery. Now let’s get on the with the rest of the news! (more…)

Black History Month has come and gone and this past weekend marked the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma. But we still have a long way to go.

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