Economic stimulus checks are prepared for printing at the Philadelphia Financial Center. (Photo by Jeff Fusco/Getty Images) The Trump administration wants the next stimulus package focused on unemployed Americans, passed before the August recess, and capped at $1 trillion. Marc Short, who serves as Vice President Mike Pence‘s chief of …

Kodak Black is finally apologizing to Nipsey Hussle and his family for making disrespectful comments about Lauren London last year while she was grieving Hussle’s death. “I never meant to disrespect your queen,” Kodak wrote in a poem he penned that honored Hussle. “Willin To Accept When I’m Wrong …

Kyrie Irving wants justice for Breonna Taylor, and he’s using his platform to make sure the world doesn’t forget that the cops who killed her are still free. According to ESPN, the Brooklyn Nets star is producing a program called #SayHerName: Breonna Taylor set to premiere on Wednesday at 7 …

Share0 Image via @russellsgourmetcoffee/Instagram The recent protests over racial injustice and police brutality have created a new surge of interest in consumers looking to support black-owned brands and companies. One coffee entrepreneur who has launched multiple brands under his service and distribution has been experiencing a wave of change with a …

Oprah Winfrey ; Nikole Hannah-JonesPhoto: Ruven Afanador/Harpo Inc., James Estrin/The New York Times On August 14, 2019, on the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans’ arrival into the English colonies that would become the United States, The New York Times launched The 1619 Project. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and 2019 …

For all the limits to Modi’s apparent strength that this border standoff has exposed, though, it has also demonstrated the ways by which nationalist leaders can still attempt to save face, even as domestic pressures grow. In the days following the clash, for example, Modi claimed in a televised address …

A man who was placed in a chokehold by an NYPD cop in Queens on June 21 was arrested on Tuesday in The Bronx and charged with a hate crime. According to the Daily Mail, Ricky Bellevue and another man approached a gay couple on the sidewalk at East 149th …

Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Members of law enforcement making vile and racist comments on Facebook is nothing new. As protests against police brutality continue around the country, the comments have seemingly increased in their lack of empathy. A detective in Seattle, Wash., has been placed on leave for posting an “All …

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. (HULTON ARCHIVE / GETTY / KATIE MARTIN / THE ATLANTIC) June’s protests saw a series of …

On Monday (July 6), the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced updates to the state driver’s manual that includes guidance for drivers carrying legal firearms. The updates came on the four-year anniversary of Philando Castile’s killing by police in 2016. The 32-year-old was pulled over for a broken tail …