This holiday weekend edition of the Shut Up Fool! Awards is not only taking place on the weekend of the 233rd birthday of my country, but an...

TransGriot Note: Guest post by Dawn Wilson, 2000 IFGE Trinity Award winner and the first African-American trans person to win the award. O...

There are several predictions I can make with absolute certainty for Saturday's Ladies Singles final at Wimbledon. *An African-American...

We are counting down to the July 13 start date for the trial of Dwight DeLee, the alleged killer of Lateisha Green. Since the media ain...

You long time TransGriot readers have probably noticed that I write a lot of posts geared toward our northern neighbors. It's not a...

The day you get your first bra is a right of passage moment for many cisgender girls. It's also a sign that a transwoman is moving towa...

i went nuclear last year when there was a historic committee hearing on transgender issues and not one African-American transgender person ...

Happy Canada Day to all my north of the border readers! Last year in honor of it I wrote a post in which I revealed the Top Ten places I&#...

TransGriot Note: In honor of Black Music Month, it's time for another song rewrite. This one's dedicated to the WWBT's, our c...

Almost eight months and two recounts after the 2008 election, the Minnesota Supreme Court threw out Norm Coleman's last ditch legal Hail...

Still thinking about that heartbreaking loss the Team USA men suffered Sunday at the hands of Brazil after being up 2-0 at halftime. It wou...

I decided I wanted to talk about for a moment the Tell It WOC Speak Blog Carnivals. I participated because it's a great way to get new ...

You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way. Today is Lena Horne's 92nd birthday. This iconic beauty was b...

TransGriot Note:My latest piece for Global Comment To the average American sports fan, football is played with two eleven member teams of ...

When I took a vacation trip to New York back in May 2000, little did I realize that I would get a chance to meet a historic figure at the sa...

After more than two years of protesting, writing phone calls and thousands of people descending on Jena, LA to protest this outrageous retro...