OPINION: Police brutality, 50 years later
This story is part of The Commonwealth Times’ special coverage in honor of its 50th anniversary. Alexia Holloway, Contributing Writer As she mourned the brutal […]
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Hussle and Tupac: two legends can coexist
Alexia Holloway, Contributing Writer Rapper and community activist Nipsey Hussle was gunned down March 31 in Los Angeles outside his clothing store. The moment he passed, […]
Sex work isn’t an aesthetic
Alexia Holloway, Contributing Writer Branden Miller’s internet persona “Joanne the Scammer” is iconic for her ruthless, conniving and hilarious jokes about scamming others. She influences people […]
Black men swoop in to save white women, abandoning black women
Alexia Holloway, Contributing Writer Since the days of slavery, black men have been punished for standing up for black women. If a male slave stood up […]
OPINION: You can’t bet on B.E.T.
Alexia Holloway, Contributing Writer Black Entertainment Television, or BET, started off as a black-owned entertainment company founded by Robert L. Johnson in 1979. The television network […]
