18-year-old Zekee Rayford speaks to reporters about his violent arrest on November 2, 2020.Screenshot: KENS 5/ YouTube For people who damn near use, “I was in fear for my life” as a catchphrase whenever they need to justify deadly use of force, cops don’t seem to understand that citizens—especially Black …
Read More »The Books Briefing: How to Tell the Story of a Family
Fiction can also offer meaningful family insights. In his debut novel, The Fishermen, Chigozie Obioma revisits the classic Bible story about feuding brothers Cain and Abel, setting it in 1990s Nigeria. He blurs the line between fact and fable to tell a morally complex story about four brothers, a dreadful …
Read More »Kaepernick Says He’s Being ‘Denied Employment’ In The NFL
While the NFL made history this week on Monday Night Football by featuring an all-Black officiating crew, it apparently still has a long way to go to when it comes to tolerance of diverse points of view. Colin Kaepernick, who famously used his time in the league to protest against …
Read More »Halima Aden says she will no longer compromise religious beliefs for fashion
Model Halima Aden revealed she’s decided to step back from the fashion industry after taking time to reflect on her values. Aden posted a series of Instagram stories, where she opened up about the pressures of compromising her beliefs in the name of representation. Read More: Naomi Campbell lands Vogue …
Read More »10 apps that will help you grow and manage your side hustle, now with Black Friday prices
Everyone romanticizes small business ownership or side gigs, but no one ever mentions the type of work you have to deal with. You need to handle company finances, employee compensation, website optimization, public relations, and so much more. We won’t sugarcoat it; running a business is hard, especially if you’ve …
Read More »Friday's Best Deals: Intel Core i9, LEGO Ship in a Bottle, Diamond Halo Earrings, Sony X800H 65" 4K TV, Philips Sonicare Electric Toothbrush, and More
An Intel Core i9 processor and LEGO Ship in a Bottle lead Friday’s best deals. Promoted Deal: Up to 20% off Ergonomic Chairs and Desks | Branch Furniture If you’ve been working at home as many maybe you’ve still been putting off how to make the environment as agreeable as …
Read More »The Adventures of a Highly Committed Fantasy-Football League
Kyle: After we have the draft, the season obviously parallels the NFL season. But throughout that, there’s a bunch of transactions, trades between teams, and so on. Then we go to a six-team playoff and crown a champion. This is what the trophy looks like. [Holds the trophy up the …
Read More »Meg Thee Stallion Made Tory Lanez Diss Day After Shooting
On Tuesday (November 26), Megan Thee Stallion received four Grammy nominations, and yesterday, she joined Ebro in the Morning for an interview about the current happenings in her life. Around 26 minutes into the interview, Ebro asked Meg about the Tory Lanez diss record “Shots Fired,” which samples the Notorious …
Read More »Apple Powerbeats, Smart Home Devices, and More Black Friday Deals to Check Out
There were tons of amazing early access deals leading up to Black Friday, but now that Thanksgiving is finally over, the deals have reached their peak. If you had to rethink the types of gifts to buy this year, we don’t blame you. That’s why we’ve rounded up 10 deals …
Read More »Publisher Hires White Man to Narrate Black Woman's Outkast Essay, White Man Reads in the Worst Southern Blaccent Ever
Dr. Regina Bradley delivers “The Mountain Top Ain’t Flat” at TEDx Savannah.Screenshot: TEDx Talks/ YouTube Every once in a while, I think to myself: “You know what? Maybe I use the word “caucasity” too often in my writing.” But every time I have that thought, a fresh white person surfaces …
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