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Publisher and community activist Gary Chambers Jr., D-Baton Rouge, speaks about his campaign for the 2nd Congressional District seat after signing up for the race on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. Chambers, a Louisiana candidate for the U.S. Senate burns a Confederate flag in his latest video …
Read More »How China Captured Hollywood
In the weeks following the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, a group of Chinese executives traveled to Los Angeles for a crash course in influence. Inside the UCLA classroom of the film professor Robert Rosen, a parade of Hollywood executives conducted a series of lectures on America’s entertainment industry. The …
Read More »Byron Allen: ‘I Will Be Making a Bid for the Denver Broncos’
Entertainment media mogul Byron Allen has announced that he will be bidding to become the first Black owner of a National Football League (NFL) team. According to Bloomberg, Allen, the owner of Entertainment Studios, discussed the possibility of becoming an NFL owner. He stated that the commissioner of the league, …
Read More »NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Lifts Contentious Mask or Vaccine Mandate
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul announces the lifting of statewide mask-or-vaccince requirements are for indoor businesses, New York, NY, February 9, 2022. Gov. Hochul has said that she will wait for children to return from winter break before making a decision to lift mask mandates in schools; statewide mask requirements are …
Read More »Biden’s Biggest Idea on Climate Change Is Remarkably Cheap
Over the past year, my climate reporting has had a few preoccupations. They include: Whether President Joe Biden will succeed in passing a major climate bill; The degree to which climate change is already a profound concern to the economy, and indeed whether the climate problem is more about “money” …
Read More »Serena Williams Applauds ‘King Richard’ Scoring Six Oscar Nominations: ‘Everyone Can Dream’
The 94th annual Academy Award nominees have been announced! King Richard—the biographical drama inspired by the life of tennis champions Serena and Venus Williams’ father—scored six nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Song. Upon hearing the news, Williams couldn’t …
Read More »The Warrant that Led to Amir Locke’s Death was Meant for His Cousin
Photo: KEREM YUCEL/AFP (Getty Images) The warrant the Minneapolis SWAT team served that led to the fatal shooting of Amir Locke was targeted at his 17-year-old cousin Mekhi Speed, reported CNN. Through surveillance footage, investigators linked Speed to a stolen car that was identified as the getaway vehicle in a …
Read More »It’s Your Friends Who Break Your Heart
It is an insolent cliché, almost, to note that our culture lacks the proper script for ending friendships. We have no rituals to observe, no paperwork to do, no boilerplate dialogue to crib from. Yet when Elisa Albert and Rebecca Wolff were in the final throes of their friendship, they …
Read More »Master Finance And Accounting With This Eight-Course Bundle
If we’re being honest, the best time for financial literacy – both for personal and professional use – was yesterday. The second-best time is today. Proper money management and accounting skills can go a long way in the immediate future, and they can make the distant future far less stressful …
Read More »The Brooklyn Museum to Honor Virgil Abloh in New Exhibition
Virgil Abloh attends the Dior Homme Menswear Spring/Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 23, 2018 in Paris, France.Photo: Jacopo Raule for Dior (Getty Images) A new exhibition dedicated to the life and legacy of the late Virgil Abloh is coming to the Brooklyn Museum soon. …
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