Share0 (Image: iStock.com/sebastianosecondi) The massive spread of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, pandemic, has revealed economic and racial inequities that the United States has been dealing with for decades; from the disproportionate rate of black people contracting the virus to the economic hardships many of the country’s poorest have been …
Read More »Uptown Records Founder Andre Harrell Has Died at 59
Photo: Nick Wass (AP Photo) The man behind Uptown Records, the New York City based label that launched the careers of acts like Diddy, Jodeci, Mary J. Blige, and Heavy D has died at 59 years old. Billboard News confirmed the sad news of Andre Harrell’s death after DJ D-Nice …
Read More »Amanda Seales Calls Out White Celebs For Ahmaud Arbery Posts
The Real talk show co-host Amanda Seales took aim at white celebrities who are calling for justice for Ahmaud Arbery on social media, but are turning off the comments on their posts. Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was gunned down while jogging near his Georgia hometown by white men who said they …
Read More »Victorian Mothers Hid Themselves in Their Babies’ Photos
It’s taken for granted nowadays that mothers can photograph their little darlings anytime they like. Capturing every sweet, mischievous expression that crosses a child’s face is made easy by the smartphone camera always within reach. This is, of course, a recent development in motherhood. Consider instead the hidden mothers of …
Read More »Ahmaud Arbery Case Escalated To Federal Investigation
Justice for Ahmaud Arbery is taking another step forward. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate how local authorities handled the Feb. 23 slaying of Arbery by two white men, the Associated Press reports. The 25-year-old Brunswick, Ga. man was unarmed when he went …
Read More »Erykah Badu and Jill Scott Brought the Healing Vibes We Needed in Their Verzuz Battle
Screenshot: @missjillscott Incense was burning, Crown Royal was ready for the sipping, and even our forever First Lady Michelle Obama was tuning in for the Verzuz battle between Neo Soul queens Erykah Badu and Jill Scott last night on Instagram Live. During the “battle”—which felt more like a celebration of …
Read More »The Beauty of Age
The King’s Daughters Home in Mexico, Missouri, which opened in 1905, still occupies its original building. The nursing home started with 10 beds for women who had never married—nuns and teachers, mostly, who eventually left their assets to the home, adding to its endowment over the years. Today there are …
Read More »Obama On Trump's COVID Response: ‘Chaotic Disaster’
As expected, former president Barack Obama has been taking the high road during the coronavirus pandemic, focusing his comments around helping people stay safe and protected from the deadly disease. It seems now, though, the 44th president is losing patience with the Trump Administration’s fumbled response to the COVID-19 outbreak …
Read More »Barack Obama Calls Trump Admin's COVID-19 Response an 'Absolute Chaotic Disaster'
Photo: Saul Loeb (AFP via Getty Images) Former President Barack Obama derided the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis in a recent phone call with alumni from his own administration, according to a report from Yahoo News, which obtained the audio. Obama pointed to a mindset of selfishness that …
Read More »The <em>SNL</em> Season Finale Doesn’t Sugarcoat Pandemic Anxiety
The cold open, set during a virtual high-school graduation, saw every student except one leave the Zoom session as Baldwin’s Trump offered platitudes about moving past the coronavirus. Kate McKinnon played a lighthouse keeper who’s been trapped for decades in an isolated hell, telling the viewer, “In case it weren’t …
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