Denzel Washington, left; Ariana DeBose, Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis.Photo: Kevin Winter/Charley Gallay for FIJI Water/ Kevin Winter/Cindy Ord for SCAD (Getty Images) Nominations for the 94th annual Academy Awards were revealed on Tuesday. Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan announced the nominees and projects via live stream across the Oscar’s …

America’s slow-burning crisis of economic and political inequality poses a profound challenge to our constitutional system. Today, as in the 1930s, an immediate crisis—then the Depression, now the economic devastation wrought by a pandemic—has laid bare the depth of the challenge. Too much economic and political power is concentrated in …

It’s winter, which means there’s a good chance your heater or furnace is receiving a good workout in your attempts to keep your dwelling warm. While heaters and furnaces are necessities in many parts of the country, there are a few drawbacks that accompany their use. If you’ve ever used …

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State address in the House Chamber, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn.Photo: Mark Zaleski (AP) Republicans in Tennessee have succeeded in passing a gerrymandered Congressional district map that splits the state’s largest city into three parts, with each part in …

Pamela Moses, a Black Lives Matter activist and former Democratic mayoral candidate in Memphis, has been sentenced to six years in prison for illegally voting in Tennessee despite being told by the state that she could vote again. Moses, 44, lost her right to vote when she pleaded guilty to …

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These are times of primal screams. Sociologists talk about the widespread loneliness that has settled into the fragile spaces of Americans’ lives; the winter of 2022, with its compounding crises, has brought a new acuity to the isolation. Burnouts and breaking points are now part of journalism’s vernacular, the frustrations …

As the saying goes, you can’t know where you’re going unless you know where you’ve been. But while February is the annual month America reflects on the innumerable contributions and achievements of its Black citizens, it is also an ideal time for those of us within the community to forecast …

Comedian Leslie Jones was a hit with her live-tweeting during the Tokyo Olympics. But now Jones is having second thoughts about recapping the winter Olympics in Beijing. On Monday, the SNL alum shared an Instagram post explaining how copycats and criticism are making her no longer enjoy recapping the Olympics. …

February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. First observed in 1999, the day focuses on increasing HIV education, testing, treatment and community involvement. To mark the day, many states held virtual symposiums, offered free testing and outlined steps taken to decrease the number of new cases among African-Americans. Photo: …