The body of a 34-year-old woman who went missing after a night out with friends has been found and her boyfriend was charged with the murder. Kathleen Moore’s body was located in the woods of New Port Richey on Tuesday one day after police arrested her boyfriend in connection with …
Read More »5 lessons the TV business taught me
Working in TV news is like nothing else in the world. New reporters often find their jobs listed on “Most Stressful Jobs” rankings next to physicians and paramedics. The work schedule is tough and so are the stories. The deadlines are wild and the pressure is intense. Don’t forget you’ve …
Read More »NFL Reveals Its 2021 Man of the Year Award Nominees
Photo: Tom Pennington (Getty Images) On Tuesday, the NFL revealed its nominees for its most prestigious honor: The 2021 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. Since the award’s inception in 1970, each season, one player from each team is nominated for their “excellence on the field, and whose passion …
Read More »Amazon to launch accelerator program for real estate developers of color
Online retail giant Amazon is launching a new program to help advance the careers of real estate developers of color and increase diverse voices in the industry. The effort will also focus on inclusive community building to address the affordable housing shortage across the U.S. “With this accelerator program, we are …
Read More »The Kleptocrats Next Door
Illustration by Javier Jaén In 2010, things started going wrong at the steel plant in Warren, Ohio, a Rust Belt town that went on to cast its votes twice for Donald Trump. A cooling panel started leaking, and the furnace operator didn’t see the leak in time; the water hit …
Read More »Man Charged With Murdering Two Mothers In Separate Incidents
St. Petersburg police on Wednesday (Oct. 13) charged a man, who was already behind bars in connection with the death of a 35-year-old woman, with the murder of a second woman. Ken Knight, a spokesman for the St. Petersburg Police Department, said investigators don’t believe the shootings were related and …
Read More »Spotify’s Frequency Platform To Support Black Creatives Through First-Ever Song Shop Program
The popular music streaming platform Spotify is kicking off its new Frequency platform after launching the program earlier this year. Spotify’s Frequency is global initiative that celebrates the Black community and creatives. The new content hub was created as a platform to amplify established and emerging Black artists and foster …
Read More »Privilege Has Big Impact On College Admissions, Study Says
Photo: Rawpixel.com (Shutterstock) Conservatives have argued that there’s no need for programs that sought to increase diversity on the most selective college campuses, but new data underscores that that’s far from reality. A new survey shows that—wait for it—white students have an advantage over Black students in getting much needed …
Read More »He Voted to Impeach. Can He Survive in the GOP?
Late at night on the second Tuesday of January, Peter Meijer, a 33-year-old freshman congressman from West Michigan, paced the half-unpacked rooms of his new rental apartment in Washington, D.C., dreading the decision he would soon have to make. From our January/February 2022 issue Check out the full table of …
Read More »Washington Football Team To Retire Sean Taylor’s Number
On Nov. 27, 2007, NFL player Sean Taylor was shot and killed in a botched burglary at his Miami, Florida home. He was only 24 years old. The Washington Football Team is now honoring him by retiring his number. According to ESPN, Taylor’s No. 21 jersey will be retired, which …
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