Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren took the stage at Clark Atlanta University on Thursday night (November 21) and addressed a majority Black audience with a speech on civil rights. After an introduction by her fellow Massachusetts elected official, Representative Ayanna Pressley, Warren began her speech by highlighting The Washing Society, …
Read More »Prayers Up: French Montana Hospitalized For Cardiac Issues During Police Visit To LA Home
Source: (Photo by Randall Michelson/Getty Images for Ignite International, Ltd / (Photo by Randall Michelson/Getty Images for Ignite International, Ltd., Alister, and BlitzBet) French Montana Hospitalized For Cardiac Issues During Police Visit To LA Home French Montana has been coast to coast and country to country as of late due …
Read More »Photos Can Trigger Change in a Town
In 2008, National Geographic photographer Jodi Cobb and photographer and former Second Lady, Tipper Gore, talked about the role of photography at the then Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. The evening was called “How Photos Can Change the World.” Eleven years later, their comments (as reported by David …
Read More »Kaepernick’s Attorney Says Two NFL Teams Are Interested
Colin Kaepernick held his much-hyped workout for NFL teams last Saturday (November 16), and while the event garnered plenty of press attention — and controversy — it’s been unclear whether it would do much to get him back on the field in a league uniform. Turns out, according to his …
Read More »This Wine Decanter Adds An Elegant Touch To Your Home Bar
Enjoying wine straight from the bottle is acceptable when you’re eating at home or unwinding on the tub after a particularly stressful week; but when it’s time to host, it’s best to serve up the vino in a decanter to show your friends or colleagues that you’ve got class. Not …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: If Democrats Can’t Win Over Will Hurd
—Saahil Desai * « TODAY IN POLITICS » Republican Congressman Will Hurd (Andrew Harnik / AP) 1. On the significant moments and figures from the impeachment hearings: After 12 witnesses packed into five days and many, many, many hours of testimony, the public impeachment hearings wrapped up this week with …
Read More »Today Is World Transgender Day Of Remembrance Within
November 20 has been deemed Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) and as people observe it, a new report from Transrespect Versus Transphobia Worldwide reveals 331 trans and gender-diverse people were murded worldwide between October 2018 and September 2019. Brazil, according to the report, tallied the highest number of killings with …
Read More »Disney+ Viewers Call Out Controversial Scenes They Never Noticed As Kids
Source: L. Cohen / Getty It’s safe to say Disney owns at least 50 percent of our childhood, especially if you’re a millennial who not only grew up with their animated movies but also with their shows on Disney Channel. Now that the streaming platform Disney+ has launched, many people …
Read More »<em>A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood </em>Is More Than a Feel-Good Movie
Junod is given a new name, Lloyd Vogel, and a slightly grimmer backstory, but the broad strokes of his article are here. Vogel (Matthew Rhys), a jaded, sharp-elbowed journalist with a penchant for irritating his bosses, is assigned a profile of Rogers for Esquire’s “heroes” issue. He goes into Rogers’s …
Read More »33-Year-Old Black Man Dies Just Hours After Being Arrested
Jamaal Byrd, 33, was reportedly arrested on September 30 on suspicion of selling marijuana at a Washington D.C. restaurant, and just hours later he was found slumped and unresponsive in his jail cell. Now, activists in the area are demanding answers as officials investigate the tragic sudden death. Organizers with …
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