DARK SECRETS: 36 - The Real Truth

Jada Pinkett Smith broke her silence on The Slap

She took a moment during an emotional Red Table Talk episode on alopecia to address the Oscars incident.

Mic · Jun 1, 2022

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is a giant middle finger to bosses everywhere

At its most basic, Maverick’s journey is one of a rebellious loner telling the jerks in the office to mind their own business.

Mic · Jun 1, 2022

Welcome to the summer of excess

How shamelessly embracing our vices became a crucial form of coping.

Mic · Jun 1, 2022

At this year’s African Film Festival, ‘Visions of Freedom’ turns aspiration into possibility

This year’s festival featured films that interrogate race in France, reimagine artificial intelligence as an ally against social injustice, and show a Nigerian village’s struggle for water.

Mic · May 27, 2022

This is why we’re all disgusted with the police

In 48 hours, law enforcement’s story about what happened in Uvalde has unraveled. What’s left is a mess of incompetence and horror.

Mic · May 26, 2022

Laverne Cox is getting the Barbie treatment

“In this environment where trans kids are being attacked, this can be a celebration of transness, and a space for them to dream, understand and be reminded that trans is beautiful.”

Mic · May 26, 2022

No, monkeypox is not a "gay disease"

Grindr is sending monkeypox warnings in Europe — but that’s not a free pass to stigmatize the virus.

Mic · May 26, 2022

O-T Fagbenle is showing us a different side of Barack Obama on 'The First Lady'

“My job was to find out what are the insecurities? What are the fears? What are the times he messed up?

Mic · May 26, 2022

The NHL will finally have its first Black general manager

The San Jose Sharks’s hiring of Mike Grier makes the league the last to hire a Black GM among the four major North American pro sports.

Mic · May 25, 2022

Screw the ice cream. Here’s how companies should commemorate Juneteenth.

Dairy is an enemy of the diaspora so we’ll take equality and labor rights instead.

Mic · May 25, 2022