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Will Smith and Ariana DeBose pose during the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards at Barker Hangar on February 27, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. 1184573 (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for WarnerMedia)Photo: Kevin Mazur (Getty Images) Let’s start with the very white elephant in the room: There were a literal …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Mohammed bin Salman’s Absolute Power
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. In 2018, the CIA concluded that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman—known as MBS—had ordered …
Read More »Allyson Felix, Mj Rodriguez and more are TIME’s 2022 Women of the Year
“When you speak your truth, things happen,” Allyson Felix, one of TIME’s 2022 Women of the Year told the magazine, adding: “You draw power from one another.” (l-r) Allyson Felix, Amanda Gorman and Mj Rodriguez Photos: Getty Images Felix is one of 12 women on the two-year-old list, which celebrates women …
Read More »Tucker Carlson Slammed For Questioning Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Credentials
It appears Fox News Host Tucker Carlson cannot believe Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is qualified for the high court. Since Jackson was nominated to become the first Black female Supreme Court Justice, Carlson’s racist colors have come out. In the week following the announcement, Carlson has said Jackson …
Read More »‘Twice as good.’ Black people and the success that threatens white people.
Quite often I find myself missing ABC’s Scandal. The political drama starring Kerry Washington revolutionized how we watched television and caused many of us to side-eye everything about the United States government. Yet, it was the moments when Eli Pope, played by actor Joe Morton, launched into one of his …
Read More »U.S. Embassy In Moscow Advises Americans To Leave 'Immediately'
A view of the U.S. Embassy on Novinsky Boulevard on the day Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken are scheduled to meet for security talks in Geneva.Photo: Vladimir GerdoTASS (Getty Images) As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow …
Read More »Soul food and the African diaspora for lunch hour: Sweet Home Café ends Black History Month on a sweet note
The sizzling and spattering of hot oil could be heard from the other side of the kitchen as chef Jaycee Couch laid silver-hued mackerels on a cooking range one by one. Nearby, the soothing sound of water bubbling in a pot, the comforting sight of chicken thighs turning golden-brown in …
Read More »When the Setting Is the Story
The way a place looks, sounds, feels, and smells is a crucial part of how we experience and remember it. So it can be a challenge to make somewhere feel real with words alone. To bring the South to life in her most recent book, Imani Perry turned to travelogues, …
Read More »Formerly Incarcerated Black Entrepreneur Launches New Company Called 2nd Chance Fitness
Meet Secoy Reeves, a 33-year old ex-marine who was formerly incarcerated, but is now the founder of 2nd Chance Fitness, a personal fitness company that specializes in weight management, muscle gain and overall health and wellbeing in and around the greater Nashville, Tenn. metropolitan area. Reeves served two years in state …
Read More »NAACP Image Awards 2022: Will Smith, Angela Bassett, Issa Rae Among Winners
Will Smith, left; Angela Bassett, Issa Rae.Photo: Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times; LISA O’CONNOR/AFP; Amy Sussman (Getty Images) Over the weekend, the 2022 NAACP Image Awards went down airing live across BET, BET Her, VH1 and more. Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the two-hour-long show saw a plethora of …
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