racism Stop using the BLM hashtag on your black square (better yet, take it down and start listening and amplifying) Rusty Blazenhoff
politics Progressive Democrat fends off Republican-backed centrist in Pennsylvania primary Rob Beschizza
law Two racist cops who tortured black men jailed for 20 and 17 1/2 years. Four more are yet to be sentenced. Rob Beschizza
politics Dem thrashes GOP candidate in local election some media treated like a close thing Rob Beschizza
global warming Ominous chart reveals alarming temperature spike in North Atlantic Ocean Mark Frauenfelder
texas "Sticky Note Bandit" robs three Texas banks — not with guns, but with threatening little notes Carla Sinclair
cartoons Watch Black Panther and Spider-Man get into a real brawl as Super Mario tries to intervene (video) David Pescovitz
reddit Reddit plans to "weaken" moderators of popular subreddits leading protests against site changes Rob Beschizza
cruise ships Man fell overboard on Royal Caribbean ship while a woman died on the same cruise Carla Sinclair
twitter Twitter bans Wired journalist who reported on hack of right-wing pundit's Twitter account Thom Dunn
ride fails Passengers walk down tracks of UK's highest rollercoaster when ride closes due to winds (video) Carla Sinclair
documentary Little Richard documentary looks at the life and career of the Black queer rock 'n' roll icon Rusty Blazenhoff