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How ‘Based’ Became the Alt-Right’s New Favorite Piece of Black Slang

Their use of the term is a derisive way to exploit Black labor, erode our progress and casually make us and our language laughable

A Binge-Watching Guide to the New Black Film Archive

The very best of six decades of African-American cinematic art that has nothing to do with slavery, sexual assault and/or violent death

The Contested Blackness of The Rock

A roundtable of Black wrestling fans debate race in America — as seen through the lens of Dwayne and Rocky Johnson

The Blackest Thing About Me Is That I’ve Never Gotten the Flu Shot

…Until now. It’s a journey to trust a medical system that’s been historically detrimental to Black American health. But change is afoot — in the form of an unconventional barbershop campaign