Haitian activist Monique Clesca, is calling for the Biden Administration and other global powers to allows “Haitians to save our own country” from the ongoing political turmoil that has deteriorated into rampant gang violence. Clesca, a journalist and former U.N. official, is one of 13 members of the Commission to …
Read More »Thriving Black Businesses Are Reclaiming Their Time in Rural Mississippi
Garrett Grant works inside a store May 7, 2009 in Glendora, Mississippi. Photo: Mario Tama (Getty Images) One Greenville Mississippi couple is out here proving that Black love breeds good business. While down in the Delta, you’re sure to come across culinary southern staples like fried catfish, collards, and smothered …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Omicron Could Be Bad, or Really Bad—Or Maybe Good
Every discovery of a fast-spreading new variant sets off another wave of uncertainty, and this time, Omicron is to blame. Although it’s true that we know frustratingly little about this new variant (other than that it’s here—and here, and here), today we understand a lot more about the coronavirus generally—how …
Read More »Kyrie Irving Could Still Earn $19M, Despite Not Playing
Kyrie Irving will not play in the NBA for the Brooklyn Nets because he is refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine. However, he still could earn $19 million. According to CNN, the Brooklyn Nets are required to pay the 29-year-old for approximately 40 away games because it was their decision …
Read More »GoFundMe Cancels Three Separate Fundraisers For Man Who Filmed Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder
GoFundMe says it deleted three separate fundraising pages created to help finance appeals for William “Roddie” Bryan, the man convicted of filming the last moments of Ahmaud Arbery‘s life. The page was created by Bryan’s fiancé Amy Elrod less than one week after he was found guilty of aggravated assault …
Read More »A $38 Million Center for Black Excellence and Culture is Set to Open in 2023 in Madison, Wisconsin
Photo: Amber Arnold, Wisconsin State Journal Big money is being put towards centers that are meant to benefit the Black community. The latest is in Madison, Wisconsin. Everything about this 65,000-square-foot, three-level building is going to be Black. It’s Black-inspired, Black-designed and Black-led and will be a chance for the …
Read More »Comics Made Them Friends. Their Friendship Made Great Comics.
Each installment of “The Friendship Files” features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. This week she talks with three artists and one writer, who all work on titles for DC Comics, about their collaboration on the …
Read More »Eve Announces Pregnancy With Gorgeous Baby Bump Photo
Rapper and actress Eve is expecting her first child with husband Maximillion Cooper. The 42-year-old announced the news on Instagram, writing, “Can you believe it @mrgumball3000 we finally get to tell everyone!!!!! ❤️ You all know how long we’ve been waiting for this blessing!!! We get to meet our lil …
Read More »Meagan Good and the Cast of Amazon Prime Video’s New Series ‘Harlem’ Pay Homage to the Historic Black Community
Hollywood star Meagan Good is taking her talent to Harlem in a new original Amazon Prime Video series named after the iconic New York City neighborhood. Harlem is a comedy that follows four ambitious 30-something-year-old single Black women as they balance their careers, ambitions, and love lives while living in …
Read More »Tech Firm Uses White Actors to Portray Black People
Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) Talk about getting it wrong: A company that uses technology to conduct diversity training for major corporations has been using white actors to portray people of color in fictional scenarios where race plays an important factor, BuzzFeed reports. The company, San Francisco-based Murison Inc., specializes …
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