I walked up to a group of three people who were standing on top of the steps overlooking the reflecting pool. A young man who introduced himself as Fernando Ferrer wore a blue mask; black, slicked-back hair; and thick-framed transition lenses that edged toward darkness as the light struck them. …

Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old gunman accused of killing two protesters during a demonstration over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, received help from actor Ricky Schroder to post $2 million bail. Rittenhouse’s attorney, Lin Wood, announced his client’s release on Friday (Nov. 20) – sending a shout out to the …

At just 30 years old, B. Simone has already mastered the art of marketing, manifestation, and the Internet. The actress, artist, and entrepreneur born Braelyn Simone paved her way into Hollywood after moving from her hometown in Dallas, TX, to Atlanta, GA, in her early 20’s to pursue a career …

Photo: Gerry Broome (AP) North Carolina’s first Black woman to serve as the state’s chief justice is still fighting for her seat as a recount begins in a race where only 406 votes separate Supreme Court Justice Cheri Beasley from her challenger, Justice Paul Newby, after nearly 5.4 million votes …

J. D. Vance: Opioid of the masses Hillbilly Elegy the memoir has since been dissected, challenged, and eviscerated. It largely focuses on the virtues of hard work and perseverance, launching vague broadsides against the American welfare state; the author often appears uninterested in interrogating deeper systemic issues. In adapting the …

Even though they had a hit sitcom in the 90’s, working in Hollywood wasn’t easy for Black actress Tia Mowry-Hardict and her twin Tamera Mowry-Housley. “It was very evident to me when I would walk on sets and see how certain stars or actors would be treated who weren’t of …

Ten Black Americans were among the 32 men and women selected as U.S. Rhodes Scholars and will conduct post-graduate studies at Oxford University. The 10 Black Americans chosen for the honor ties the 2017 record for the most Black Americans selected. Elliot F. Gerson, the American secretary of the Rhodes …

As COVID-19 cases soar and hospitals become overwhelmed, it’s time for us to rethink one of our most sacred American traditions — Thanksgiving. Simply put, we’re headed in the wrong direction. And as the old adage says: Men lie. Women lie. Numbers don’t.  5 — The number of consecutive record …

NOVEMBER 22: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens rolls out against the Tennessee Titans during the game at M&T Bank Stadium on November 22, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. Photo: Rob Carr (Getty Images) Another weekend of NFL football is officially in the books. So what’d we learn? The Baltimore …

But in the newly industrialized cities of the late 19th century, the drunken, leisurely December holidays began to change. “Once some of those traditions are in more urban settings, where there’s a more discernible working class, they’re increasingly seen by the middle class and elites as more dangerous and destructive,” …