Netflix’s August Lineup Is Full of Black Comfort Food. Hollywood’s Actual Investment in Black Stories Is Shrinking.
This month’s streaming slate is stacked with beloved Black classics and returning hits — great news for a Tuesday night. But UCLA’s newest diversity report shows the industry quietly pulling back on funding new Black-led films and shows behind the scenes.
More Black Men Are Walking Into Therapy Offices. The System Behind That Door Still Isn’t Ready for Them.
A real cultural shift is underway — more Black men choosing therapy over silence. But a shortage of culturally competent Black providers means the door is opening faster than the system behind it can staff up.
UWM Is Folding Its Veterans Center Into a Shared Hub. Student Vets Have Seen This Movie Before.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is merging its Military & Veterans Resource Center into an eight-group shared student hub. Administrators call it consolidation. The veterans who rely on it call it a warning sign.
There Are Two Roads for American Men Right Now. Only One of Them Leads Anywhere.
2026’s defining split among American men isn’t left versus right — it’s growth versus grievance. And the men choosing grievance are being fed a script that flatters their pain instead of resolving it.
Aaron Rodgers Didn’t Break Any Rules. He Broke the Illusion That Locker Rooms Are Apolitical.
When Aaron Rodgers used a sports show to go after Anthony Fauci and ESPN, the Steelers’ response said more than his rant did — and it’s a preview of how every pro league will handle athlete speech from here on out.
34-Year Army Veteran Clifford Bauman Opens Up About Surviving His Own Suicide Attempt on “Transform U”
Clifford Bauman spent 34 years in the U.S. Army, including recovery work at the Pentagon in the days after September 11, 2001. Years later, that service — and a guilt he carried privately for over a year — nearly cost him his life. Bauman shared his story this week on “The Transform U! Live Show,” […]
Sports Commentary Got Political a Long Time Ago. We Just Stopped Pretending Otherwise.
From Stephen A. Smith’s 2028 presidential flirtation to universities quietly rolling back athletic DEI programs, the wall between sports and politics that broadcasters love to invoke never really existed — and pretending it does only hides who’s making the decisions.
The Black Church Is Getting Political Again for the Midterms. That’s Not a Compromise of Faith — It’s the Tradition.
As Black congregations mobilize voters ahead of November, the old debate resurfaces about whether the pulpit should touch politics at all — but that debate misreads the Black church’s own history, and misreads what the moment actually requires.
Wisconsin Is Quietly Rewriting Who Gets a Second Chance — And Milwaukee Should Be Watching Closely
Gov. Tony Evers has revived a commutation process that sat dormant for two decades, reopening a path out of Wisconsin’s overcrowded prisons that disproportionately affects Black Milwaukeeans — while the Legislature and this fall’s governor’s race will decide whether the door stays open.
The Numbers on Black Men’s Mental Health Are Getting Worse. The Silence Around Them Doesn’t Have To.
Suicide, overdose, and alcohol-related deaths are climbing among Black men even as more public figures talk openly about therapy — a reminder that visibility and access are two very different problems, and only one of them is improving fast enough.