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Time’s up on sexual assault and the Golden Globes’ lack of representation
By Antonio Cooper The Golden Globes have been exposed as a white-dominated institution that occasionally elects to treat Black art as charity and Black representation as optional. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year Username Password Remember Me […]

Women raising kids through racism and COVID-19
By Kierra Gray Women, the world’s most vulnerable community, are once again being required to bear the greatest weight and carry society forward. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year

Belair’s WWE win could reshape pro-wrestling
by Antonio Cooper Racism has been stitched into the fabric of professional-wrestling, so when news broke that World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) elected to have Bianca Belair, a Black woman, win The Royal Rumble, it sparked the conversation of racial change because a Black woman has become the face of an industry littered with historically […]

Can’t stop won’t stop GameStop
by Dalila Da Silva Lopes Toward the end of January 2021, the stock market experienced something quite unprecedented, “Amateur” investors (as the mainstream media has branded them) gathered together on the Reddit platform and created chaos in the stock market by artificially pumping up the share value of GameStop. The struggling gaming retailer’s share […]

Addressing The Grammy’s race issue
By Antonio Cooper The Grammys, one of the most iconic, distinguishable, and talked-about award shows of all time, has remained the testament of music high-snobbery for well over 50 years, however, it's time to have an honest discussion about the award show's obsession with snubbing Black artists. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign […]

Nigerian youth expose a dire need for equity
By Dalila Da Silva Lopes Frustration with Nigeria’s socio-economic and political landscape finally reached a tipping point and the #ENDSARS movement became a rallying cry for Nigeria’s youth. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year

Equity in America isn’t red or blue, it’s Black
By Shayler Richmond The unfaltering willingness of many Americans to align with hatred was made plain yet again by the narrow margins of Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, and President-Elect Joe Biden’s 2020 victory; the persistent inability of America to flush out systemic oppression, emphasizes the reality that equity is not blue or red, in fact, […]

The privilege of American democracy
Shayler Richmond The privileges of American democracy have never been equitably or equally distributed, instead, non-white Americans are required to walk the line between global privilege and national oppression. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year

There’s no new normal until we transform
There is nothing normal about the health and socioeconomic crises the world is experiencing. By Sakshi From traditional news op-eds to casual social media posts everywhere, we come across people who are discussing a ‘new normal,' attempting to reduce global catastrophe to buzzwords. Over 11 million people have lost their lives to coronavirus […]

Climate justice now
The intersection of climate change and social justice is not random, it is a direct result of decades of socio-economic inequities, systems of oppression, and systemic racism. By Dalila Da Silva Lopes The impact of climate change is being felt on a global level, Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other marginalized communities are disproportionately bearing […]

The woke generation is still waking up
By Shayler Richmond ‘The woke generation,” an article I published Mar. 2017, racism has persisted and the awareness of systemic injustices and prejudices continues to grow in response to long-lasting suffering. Enrichment needs perspective. Already Rich Fam? Sign in Click Here to subscribe to RMD for $1 a month Subscribe for $12 a year

We’re eating the rich — giving ‘Rich’ fresh purpose
By TRF Dear Rich Fam, Eating the rich and giving 'Richness’ fresh purpose helps to create space for everyone. Centering Blackness includes centering Black wealth, eating the rich helps to ensure the wealth we are building is not intertwined with the same capitalist values that have crippled America’s ability to build equitable communities. Enrichment needs […]