Melaviews Editors

Telvin Osborne said things that hurt — especially Black women — but harmful views don’t cancel out a person’s right to live or to have their death taken seriously. If we only fight for the ‘right kind’ of Black people, we’ve already lost the soul of our struggle.

• Melaviews Editors
• May 26, 2025

When a Black father is jailed for leaving his kids at McDonald’s so he can attend a job interview, it’s not just a personal tragedy—it’s a brutal indictment of a system that punishes us for trying to do right. Antonio Brown’s act of solidarity isn’t just charity; it’s a blueprint for what Black unity must look like in the face of systemic neglect.

• Melaviews Editors
• April 2, 2025