When it came down to it, black women knew they were on their own. They were the ones who kept beating the drum against singer R. Kelly over allegations he’s abused and sexually preyed on black girls and women for decades. Kelly has consistently denied such accusations and has never been convicted of a crime…… More

After more than two decades and dozens of allegations of abuse against young women by singer R. Kelly, reaction to his indictment on Friday was summarized by many with one word: finally. Feminist writer Mikki Kendall, who appeared in the docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly,” expressed hope that Kelly would be brought to justice. “I just…… More

The sequence of events reads like the plot of a television show: A man stages his own attack and rehearses it beforehand, making sure there’s a surveillance camera nearby to record it. But prosecutors say it really happened. They allege “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett hired two men to orchestrate what appeared to be a racist,…… More