#cecil the lion

A woman climbed into the lion enclosure at the Bronx Zoo and shared videos of the animal encounter on Instagram. Have we really learned nothing in the three years since the tragic death of Harambe? The New York City Police Department started an investigation into a woman who entered the lion

2016 was a devastating year for megastar animal deaths, punctuated by the sudden and crushing loss of our lord and savior, Harambe the Almighty. Now, only six days into 2017, we suffer yet another unnerving death… Tilikum, the killer whale. Tilikum, who was believed to be 36-years-old, died on

Let’s just get this out of the way early: RIP Cecil. Gone too soon and all that. Sure, losing Cecil sucked, but are we over that yet? I think the lions are. It evens sounds like the dude who killed him and had death threats leveled against him has moved on. Which may be a bit too soon, considering

Being Mary Jane star Gabrielle Union dropped knowledge at BET’s Genius Talks panel discussion event this past weekend. She sat down with Melissa Harris Perry to hold and open and honest conversation about the need for strong Black women in Hollywood, the challenges women of... The post Gabrielle

When Cecil the Lion was killed back in July it seemed like I was one of maybe 10 people who didn’t care. Am I against poaching? Of course, but I’m not going to get all indignant about a lion I never knew existed until it died over a cause that yes, I’m generally against but really do not care