Transgender African-Americans’ Open Wound: ‘We’re Considered a Joke’

By JOHN ELIGON August 6, 2017 When Elle Hearns watched the video clip someone had sent to her on social media, it really stung. It featured a black comedian, Lil Duval, on “The Breakfast Club,” a popular New York City-based morning radio show...

A decade after the financial meltdown, its underlying problems haven’t been fixed

Ten years ago this week, the global financial crisis started with a small rumble in France. Local bank BNP Paribas announced it was freezing the assets of three hedge funds with heavy exposures to the US sub-prime mortgage market. A little more than a year later,...

Judge Drops Rape Case Against U.S.C. Student, Citing Video Evidence

By HANNAH ALANI August 5, 2017 In the early hours of April 1, neither student at the University of Southern California knew what the other had had to drink. An Uber was called, and the male student was seen on video following the female student into her...