Restaurateur Pinky Cole of Slutty Vegan, music producer Jermaine Dupri, and the Pinky Cole Foundation are teaming up with Impossible Foods for a unique voter registration drive. Beginning Tuesday, the group will host a series of six virtual events culminating with a celebration of participation and action in November’s presidential …
Read More »Vanessa Bryant Releases Statement On Mother's Accusation
On a September 21 episode of Univision’s El Godra Y La Flaca, Sofia Laine, Vanesa Bryant’s mother, accused her daughter of kicking her out of her home and taking away her car. According to English translations, Laine said in Spanish while crying, “She told me, ‘I need you to get …
Read More »California City Announces $4 Million Settlement in Case of Mentally Ill Black Man Shot by Police
Photo: Schmidt_Alex (Shutterstock) On Friday, the city of Walnut Creek, Calif., announced a $4 million settlement in the federal lawsuit filed by the family of Miles Hall, a 23-year-old Black man fatally shot by the police while suffering a mental health crisis. CNN reports that on June 2 of last …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily: </em>Why the U.S. Stopped Caring About COVID-19 Deaths
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. GETTY / THE ATLANTIC 200,000 dead. And it felt like any other Tuesday. Today, the United …
Read More »Breonna Taylor: State Of Emergency Declared In Louisville
It’s been nearly 200 days since Breonna Taylor was killed while sleeping in her apartment in Louisville. After months of protests and demands for justice from activists across the globe, Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron is expected to make an announcement about whether or not the state will put criminal …
Read More »Veteran AT&T Exec Xavier Williams Named CEO of American Virtual Cloud Technologies Inc.
Cloud communications giant American Virtual Cloud Technologies Inc. (AVCT) announced that it has appointed Xavier Williams as its new CEO and member of its board of directors starting next month. After working as an executive for AT&T for over 30 years, Williams brings a history of leadership roles under multiple disciplines …
Read More »David McAtee's Family Sues National Guard and Louisville Metro Police Over Shooting
Photo: Brett Carlsen (Getty Images) The family of David McAtee, the 53-year-old restaurant owner who was shot and killed by a National Guardsman in Louisville, Ky., during a June protest, has filed a lawsuit against the National Guard and Louisville Metro Police. According to the Courier-Journal, attorneys for the family …
Read More »The Rise of the 3-Parent Family
David Jay is the oldest of 12 cousins on one side of his family and the third-oldest of 24 cousins on the other. As a kid, family to Jay meant having a lot of people around, a feeling of community, and crucially, a sense of permanence, that these people would …
Read More »Issa Rae Was ‘Fuming’ When An Executive Told Her This
At only 35, Issa Rae is already an extremely accomplished producer and actress, but her success didn’t come easy. Recalling her first Hollywood pitch ever, the creator of Insecure said an “unofficial” encounter with an entertainment executive provided her motivation to keep “doing what I was doing.” “My first Hollywood …
Read More »Watch Zendaya’s Emotional Emmy Speech
Last night (September 20), Zendaya made history by becoming the youngest person to win an Emmy for outstanding actress in a drama series. The 24-year-old also delivered a powerful speech. Zendaya won for her performance as Rue Bennett’s Euphoria. In her virtual speech she said, “I’m really, really nervous. Okay. …
Read More »