Alzheimer’s disease remains a major health concern in the Black community. The Food & Drug Administration’s recent approval of Biogen’s drug called Aduhelm (aducanumab)to fight the disease in patients diagnosed with the disease could bring hope to patients and families of color. “This approval is significant in many ways. Aduhelm …
Read More »Here’s Another Connection Meghan’s Baby Girl’s Name Has
On Friday (June 4), Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed their second child, a baby girl, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. Lili, is named after her grandmother, the late Princess Diana, and her great-grandmother, the Queen of England, also has a sweet connection to Markle’s mom, Doria Ragland. …
Read More »It's Pride Month, So Let's Celebrate With Some of the Best Comics Centered on LGBTQ Characters
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Read More »Six Schools in Jacksonville will be Renamed Because the Current Names Honor Confederate Leaders
Six public schools in Jacksonville, Florida, will be renamed because they are named after Confederate leaders. The Florida Times-Union reported that the change to rename Joseph Finegan Elementary to Anchor Academy; Stonewall Jackson Elementary to Hidden Oaks Elementary School; Jefferson Davis Middle to Charger Academy; Kirby-Smith Middle to Springfield Middle …
Read More »Charlottesville City Council Votes to Finally Remove 2 Confederate Statues From Local Parks
Hopefully he’ll be riding that horse all the way to a storage locker Photo: Eze Amos (Getty Images) It’s a testament to how deeply embedded white supremacy is in this country that simply trying to remove statues of Confederate soldiers is met with so much pushback and red tape. It …
Read More »The Atlantic Partners with Knotch to Deliver Content Intelligence
Equips Advertisers with New Insights into the Performance of Sponsor Content Illustrations from ‘The Massacre of Black Wall Street,’ Atlantic Re:think’s 2019 campaign for HBO’s Watchman. The Atlantic is the first publisher to partner with Knotch, a next-generation content intelligence platform that enables media outlets to provide advertisers with deep …
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Read More »Florida Man Charged With Child Abuse After Throwing Infant At Police Officer in High-Speed Chase
A Florida man faces some serious felony charges after he decided to throw a 2-month-old baby at a police officer following a high-speed car chase. Thirty-six-year-old John Henry James III faces two felony counts of aggravated child abuse after he threw a 2-month-old infant at a deputy on May 26, …
Read More »Natalia Bryant Remembers Kobe During Graduation
Natalia Bryant, the eldest daughter of the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant, graduated from high school on Friday (June 4). Her proud mom posted a video that captured the moment the couple’s 18-year-old daughter crossed the stage to accept her diploma. “Congratulations Natalia! We will ALL be …
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