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Felice León

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#NotOneDime

The Black Boycott Of Black Friday

Activists fed up with police violence against black citizens are urging a Black Friday boycott to flex their economic power.

Felice León

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BLACK LIVES MATTER

Black and No Longer Safe in America

<p>The documentary <em>Seeking Asylum</em> chronicles the plight of black Americans who no longer feel safe in the U.S. due to rampant police brutality and are looking to settle elsewhere.<br> </p>

Felice León

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WTF?!

The Most Racist Front Page in America

The year is 2015. And SUNY Plattsburgh’s college paper thought it was a good idea to run a blackface cartoon.

Felice León

articles/2015/10/25/why-do-white-people-love-ta-nehisi-coates-work/151024-leon-tanehisi-coates-tease_a4nmov
Race in America

Ta-Nehisi on Why Whites Like His Writing

‘The history is what the history is. And it is disrespectful, to white people, to soften the history.’

Felice León

articles/2015/06/09/jay-z-s-tidal-vs-drake-s-apple-music-in-2015-the-rap-rivalry-has-gone-digital/150609-tidal-apple-music-tease_fkui2u
CASH IS KING

Jay Z Vs. Drake: The New Rap Rivalry

On Monday, Drizzy strutted his stuff in a vintage Apple jacket, flaunting the corporate giant’s new streaming music service, and setting the stage for a very 2015 hip-hop showdown.

Felice León

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LOVE AND HIP-HOP

Chris Brown Ex Karrueche Tran Tells All

The longtime girlfriend of R&B superstar Chris Brown opened up to OWN about her ex fathering a child with another woman and why she stayed with the troubled musician.

Felice León

Solidarity

I Wore a Hijab for a Day

For World Hijab Day 2015, I donned the headscarf and took to the streets to film the reactions of friends, family, and strangers.

Felice León

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