U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order related to American manufacturing in the South Court Auditorium of the White House complex on January 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Black and Brown employees of federal contractors are expected to see as much as $3,500 per …

Anthony Hamilton, left; Musiq SoulchildPhoto: Jon Kopaloff/Bennett Raglin for BET (Getty Images) Much like Anthony Hamilton, sometimes “I cry.” But on days like today, I’m shouting with joy from the mountaintops over this latest Verzuz announcement. On Monday, the official Verzuz platform released a new flyer promoting the next upcoming …

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Apparently, afro picks have become a new rare form of art and Saks is making sure it’s first in line to market them. However, social media called out the high-end department store for infringing on Black culture by selling the gold picks as pieces of art. (Images: Saks) “Sooo let …

Florida Surgeon Gen. Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo, left, speaks at a news conference with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Photo: Wilfredo Lee (AP) Democrats in Florida’s state senate said, “Aiight, Imma head out,” on Thursday rather than listen …

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I.The End It took four presidencies for America to finish abandoning Afghanistan. George W. Bush’s attention wandered off soon after American Special Forces rode horseback through the northern mountains and the first schoolgirls gathered in freezing classrooms. Barack Obama, after studying the problem for months, poured in troops and pulled …

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Most people haven’t heard of Buxton, Iowa — a thriving, integrated coal mining town of 5,000 residents established in 1900, where Blacks and whites were treated equally, and Black Americans were doctors, lawyers, teachers, business owners, and leaders in the community. Rachelle Chase, the author of two books about Buxton …

Shantell Fields, Lauren Smith-Fields’ mother, stands with family members during a protest rally in front of the Morton Government Center, in Bridgeport, Conn. Jan. 23, 2022. Smith-Fields was found dead in her Bridgeport apartment in December and her family and friends marched in her memory on Sunday, which would have …