Franklin's rendition of Respect spelled out what it meant to be black in America, to be a woman in this society, to be beautiful in a world that defined beauty as the polar op

We are all responsible for standing up for the sanctity of black lives. Because while so many of us are doing great work to sustain black lives, all of us have to do more.

I cannot help wondering why more of us did not spend 2016 engaging in the most peaceful protest of all – the vote.

The rash of videotaped incidents in which white people have called police on black people for trivial reasons has reached fever pitch.

Awards and accolades don't make as much of an impression as the simple joys of daily life

It’s almost Father’s Day, and my government has detained nearly 1,500 undocumented immigrant children — many forcibly separated fro ...

After failing to defeat poverty, drugs and terrorism, America has decided to fight an enemy we can plainly see — black guys who can punt, pass kick, or dribble.

While I believe Bill Cosby’s own actions are ultimately to blame for his conviction, I also believe Camille Cosby has the right to speak her mind.

Donald Trump is the last guy who gets to tell black America who’s doing a service to our community.

I was walking out of my mother’s Chestnut Hill apartment when I checked my phone and read the news of Bill Cosby’s conviction on thre ...

Waiting while black. That’s what I’ll be doing until there’s justice for two black men who were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks while waiting for a friend.

Long before Stephon Clark was shot dead by Sacramento police officers, those who dared to protest police mistreatment of African-Americans became targets.

The March for Our Lives takes place on Saturday, but the lessons from this latest American movement are taking place right now. 

The Oscars made me realize that no film is more compelling than the drama playing out in the city I’ve long called home.

The film, with its visually stunning portrayal of Africa and its people, is filled to bursting with truth about the black experience.