Screenshot: Twitter Video The Navy SEALS museum in Fort Pierce, Fla., is under investigation after video surfaced of a Colin Kaepernick stand-in being used for an attack dog demonstration. NBC News reports that the videos were shared over the weekend on documentary filmmaker Billy Corben’s Twitter account and showed attack …
Read More »Danielle Brooks To Play Mahalia Jackson In Biopic
The life of one of the most revered Gospel singers to ever exist is coming to Lifetime courtesy of Robin Roberts. According to Deadline, Robin Roberts Presents: The Mahalia Jackson Story is part of a four-picture deal the GMA host signed with Lifetime. The movie will star Danielle Brooks, best …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: 5 Ways America Has Failed During the Pandemic
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. Dina Litovsky / Redux The United States is home to just 4 percent of the world’s …
Read More »Military Dogs Seen Attacking Kaepernick Stand-In
In the aftermath of the police murder of George Floyd, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is receiving respect for his courageous protest of police brutality. But we’re reminded that there are some people who hold him in contempt. That’s evident from a viral video posted in 2019 that surfaced over …
Read More »Morgan Stanley’s Alice Vilma Keeps Moving Forward, Because There Really Is No Other Choice
Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power series is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Black Enterprise, and of Black women. It’s a place for today’s businesswomen to share their own favorite images and their own …
Read More »'Back the Blue' Mural in Tampa Is Almost as Ugly as the Message It Sends
Screenshot: WFLA 8 Over the weekend, a group of people who likely think “racial profiling” refers to white people using Black emojis on their social media posts painted a “Back the Blue” mural on a street outside the Tampa Police Department headquarters. At least I think it reads “Back the …
Read More »Embracing the Compromises of Political Giants
Read: Brexit and Britain’s Northern Ireland déjà vu Fierce criticism has been reserved for leaders in Dublin, London, and Belfast, whether Ireland’s former leader Leo Varadkar for his apparent naïveté, Theresa May or Boris Johnson for playing with the fire of Brexit, or the DUP’s Arlene Foster and Sinn Fein’s …
Read More »Toddler Devours Beyoncé ‘Black Is King’ Choreography
Grey Skye Evans sure makes it look easy. The 6-year-old social media phenomenon is getting a lot of love on Instagram for her performance of a bit of choreography from Beyoncé‘s recently-released Black Is King. Grey is a social media influencer who’s doing quite well. She’s barely out of …
Read More »Meet The Woman Bringing Black-Owned Plant-Based Desserts To The US Food Market
Share0 Image via Dominic Edwards Vegan food and plant-based diets continue to gain traction within the U.S. as Americans move to become more and more health-conscious. As more people want to try plant-based substitutes to change their eating habits, one woman became inspired by her journey to lose weight and …
Read More »Republican State Senator and Hater of Pandemic Emergency Measures Tests Positive for COVID-19
Photo: Facebook On Sunday, Michigan Republican State Senator Tom Barrett learned that life comes at you fast. See, Barrett is a bit of a COVID-19 denier. He even sponsored a bill to limit Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers, which included making masks mandatory. And then Sunday evening, Barrett learned …
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