One question, answered: Have we turned a corner in the pandemic? Alexis Madrigal, one of the COVID Tracking Project’s co-founder, offers his analysis on the latest episode of our Social Distance podcast: I feel remarkably optimistic right now, at least for the next month or two. The numbers are …
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Read More »This Nonprofit Teaches High School Students Tech Skills to Help Them Land 6-Figure Jobs
After dropping out of college, Adrian Devezin ended up working at a call center but desperately desired a life change. In between taking calls, he taught himself software development through tutorials and applications from his phone. Within months, he created his first app that ranked as the top (No.1) new …
Read More »Halle Berry Challenges Son To Rethink Gender Stereotypes
Academy award-winning actress and mom Halle Berry wants her son to grow up in a progressive way that challenges sexism and gender stereotypes. While appearing on a virtual panel hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a part of the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday (Jan. 30), the 54-year-old …
Read More »Your February Black Tarotscope: Beware, Mercury Retrograde will trip you up
(Photo: Adobe Stock) With a moonwalk to rival MJ, Mercury Retrograde is probably astrology’s most infamous phenomenon. And while The Trickster Planet often causes Gina’s head stuck in the bedrail-sized chaos there’s still a lesson to be had in its first dizzying backspin of 2021. Read More: Your Black tarot …
Read More »Arizona Repairman Captured on Camera Telling Black Customer He'd Beat Him Like a 'Slave'
Screenshot: ABC15 Arizona All the brotha was trying to do was get his refrigerator fixed. But, alas, being Black in America makes the simplest of tasks difficult because some white people can be trash. This episode of “Racist-Ass White People” took place on Jan. 20 in Avondale, Ariz., when Ricky …
Read More »Rosario Dawson On The Advice She Received From Pres. Biden
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and actress Rosario Dawson have been publicly dating since October of 2018. However, there is one person who hopes the Demorcratic senator seals the deal and puts a ring on it soon — President Joe Biden. During an interview on Live with Kelly & Ryan, …
Read More »The Capitol Rioters Aren’t Like Other Extremists
Peter Wehner: Republicans own this insurrection By these standards, 20 of the Capitol arrestees we studied— one-tenth—can be classified as supporters of gangs, militias, or militia-like groups such as the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and Three Percenters. The role that such groups played in the riot has attracted considerable news …
Read More »Taraji P. Henson Examines Violence Against Black Trans Women
Since starting her Facebook Watch series Peace of Mind with Taraji, Taraji P. Henson has tackled some hard topics. For the season finale, the actress and activist will investigate the epidemic of violence surrounding trans women of color. During an episode titled “Why Are Our Black Transgender Women Dying So …
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