Social Justice The FBI’s Long, Alarming History of Investigating Black Musicians The agency's reported investigation of rapper Meek Mill's latest prison sentence seems to be an exception to a rule. Jack Denton
Social Justice Is Minimalism for Black People? Black communities have long practiced core tenets of the lifestyle—yet are not well-represented among its most recognizable influencers. Cameron Glover
Economics Why Small Debts Matter So Much to Black Lives Due to the racial wealth gap, black families have far less in savings than whites. The consequences can be far-reaching and often severe. Paul Kiel
Social Justice Why It Was Easy for Rachel Dolezal to Pass as Black Race is more social than biological. Lisa Wade
Economics The High-Salary Trifecta: Gay, Black, and Male A new study suggests a surprising combination of factors could lead to the best pay. Caty Taborda
News in Brief Of Course Black America Fears the Police Shots were fired in Long Island, but there was no rush to call 911. It made perfect sense to Nikole Hannah-Jones. Nikole Hannah-Jones
Environment The Environment of Social Justice There’s a significantly higher concentration of environmental hazards and degradation in black communities, but no leaders to work toward solutions. Rubin Patterson
Social Justice Why Are You Seeing a Black-and-Blue (or White-and-Gold) Dress? Even scientists aren't entirely sure what color the dress is. Max Ufberg
Social Justice Black Diseases Matter Too Could the brutality of slavery still have an effect on the health of African Americans, who continue to live shorter lives, on average, than whites? Avery August
Economics Elite University Degrees Do Not Protect Black People From Racism A new study involved sending fictional job applications with white- or black-sounding names out to potential employers. The response? Not what we had hoped for. Lisa Wade