Reuters – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday updated its guidance to help reopen U.S. schools in the fall, including recommending masking indoors for everyone who is not fully vaccinated and three feet of distance within classrooms. The CDC said school administrators may opt to …
Read More »White Fragility Strikes Back: West Virginia School Pauses 'Black Math Genius' Program Because White People Felt It Was 'Critical Race Theory'
Somewhere in West Virginia, a white person is getting triggered by this picture. Photo: Rido (Shutterstock) The word “Black” is now synonymous with “Critical Race Theory,” for white people across the nation. A West Virginia school has paused a program called “Black Math Genius” because white parents felt it somehow …
Read More »The Books Briefing: The Best Books to Get Lost in This Summer
Memoirs and novels that satisfy the urge for high drama: Your weekly guide to the best in books By The Atlantic Culture Desk Clay Hickson Whether you’re in the mood to read outdoors or curl up on a couch this summer, The Atlantic’s writers and editors have reading recommendations to …
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Read More »Black, Teen CEO Lands Surprise $200,000 Investment From Marcus Lemonis and Gayle King
An ambitious 14-year-old CEO from Columbia, S.C. named Gabby Goodwin always dreamed big, but little did she know a bigger blessing for her business GaBBY Bows was on the way from two special benefactors who believed in her. Gabby was invited to share her entrepreneurial journey as a guest on a …
Read More »Nick Cannon Says He’s Having So Many Kids ‘On Purpose’
On July 3, Nick Cannon welcomed a baby boy named Zen with model Alyssa Scott. The child, born on June 23, is his seventh, with four of his children to be born within one year. While some have been making jokes about Cannon’s rambunctious fertility, he’s making it clear that …
Read More »Arizona Secretary of State Requests Investigation Into Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani for Possible Election Interference
Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) Former President Donald Trump and alleged attorney Rudy Giuliani have been down bad since last November. Trump is apparently still fixated on what was probably the biggest L of his life, and Giuliani is currently the subject of multiple state and federal investigations. The hits …
Read More »Monique Samuels Mourns Death Of Pet Parrot T’Challa
Real Housewives of Potomac alum Monique Samuels is grieving the loss of her pet parrot. On Tuesday (July 6) Samuels posted the news on her Instagram, sharing with her fans that her African grey parrot, T’Challa, had died at the beginning of the month “in a freak accident.” The 37-year-old …
Read More »Gabby Thomas Says ‘Black Boycott’ Of Olympics ‘Really Hurts’
Gabby Thomas is disappointed at the growing trend of Black people talking about boycotting the Tokyo Olympics due to Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension. On July 6, the Olympic Games-bound sprinter wrote on Twitter, “It really hurts to see so many black people choosing not to watch the Olympics this year. There …
Read More »14-Year-Old Makes History As First African American to Win Scripps National Spelling Bee
Zaila Avant-garde of Louisiana just made history as the first African American person to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. She claimed her victory in round 18 after she correctly spelled “murraya,” a genius of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees. As the national champion, Avant-garde is walking away with a …
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