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9-1-1: Angela Bassett in the “Defend In Place” episode of 9-1-1 airing on FOX. CR: Jack Zeman / FOX.Photo: Jack Zeman/FOX As TV schedules head into spring, and fall shows wrap up their first seasons, networks are beginning to roll out their next batch of returns and premieres. First up …
Read More »Art Should Be a Habit, Not a Luxury
“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here to listen to his podcast series on all things happiness, How to Build a Happy Life. If someone asked whether you like the arts, you’d probably say you do—at least …
Read More »Tennessee College Student Indicted On 300 Counts Of Smuggling Guns
A Tennessee college student faces more than 300 gun charges after prosecutors say he sold dozens of guns to an undercover NYPD officer. NBC 4 reports Shakor Rodriguez, 23, who was attending Austin Peay State University in the Volunteer State, faces 304 counts. The Bronx District Attorney’s Office say Rodriguez …
Read More »Black Woman Records White Colleagues Saying ‘Black People Have a Smell’
Photo: BestForBest (Shutterstock) A 25-year-old Black woman from England shared a recording in which she heard her co-workers making racist remarks about the way Black people smell, according to The Mirror. Janika Frimpong says she accidentally left her phone on her desk while it was recording. She later discovered it …
Read More »Cardi B Releases Official Statement After Winning Over $4 Million in Libel Lawsuit Against YouTuber Tasha K
Rapper Cardi B will be $4 million richer after defeating YouTuber Tasha K in her defamation lawsuit. On Tuesday, the Grammy Award-winning rapper was awarded nearly $3 million in punitive damages and attorneys’ fees after a jury found Tasha K, real name Latasha Kebe, liable on counts of defamation, invasion …
Read More »Nina Turner Wants More Smoke With Shontel Brown
Ohio Congressional Candidate Nina Turner speaks at a campaign stop on July 24, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. Turner is a former Ohio State Senator and is making her second bid for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District seat.Photo: Jeff Swensen (Getty Images) One of the nastiest Democratic Congressional primaries from 2021, which …
Read More »Recording Academy and GLAAD Unite To Champion LGBTQ+ Representation
On Tuesday Jan. 25, the Recording Academy and GLAAD announced a new partnership that would mark history. According to a press release, the Academy is donating $150,000 to the LGBTQ+ advocacy organization to champion greater inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community within the music industry. “We’re thrilled to double-down on our commitment to …
Read More »Black Corrections Officer Sues Walmart after being Racially Profiled
Photo: Kena Betanur/VIEWpress (Getty Images) Corrections officer David Conners has sued a Walmart in Georgia for racially profiling him as a shoplifter, according to NBC News. While shopping around, The store’s chief loss prevention officer falsely identified Conners as a suspect who had continuously stolen from the store. Conners said …
Read More »Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation Commits $15M To Climate Justice, With Jack Dorsey’s #StartSmall Initiative
Rihanna continues to make moves to back her belief that climate change is a social-justice concern. On Tuesday, The Clara Lionel Foundation, founded by Rihanna in 2012, announced a new partnership with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s philanthropic initiative, #StartSmall, and a $15 million commitment toward the climate justice movement within the United States and the …
Read More »Black Tennessee Legislators Feel Ignored and Unheard on Issues of Racism
Rep. Vincent Dixie, D-NashvillePhoto: Mark Humphrey (AP) Tennessee’s Black lawmakers have been growing in frustration over the last month. Their attempt to raise awareness about systemic and structural racism have been ignored by their White co-workers, who are mostly Republican. Instead, they have focused on pushing culture wars and race-baiting …
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