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ESPN‘s First Take host Stephen A. Smith recently acknowledged that he caught the coronavirus over the holidays, leading him to miss several weeks on the air. When he returned Monday, the hot take artist said doctors informed him that he could have died while he hadn’t received the COVID-19 vaccination. …

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 17: LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts to a play during the fourth quarter against the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena on January 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)Photo: Katelyn Mulcahy (Getty Images) Disney+ has ordered basketball …

Reading and writing are exercise for the mind, but sometimes authors choose to train their attention on more literal forms of fitness. In her new book, Let’s Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World, Danielle Friedman explores how women’s relationship to fitness has evolved over the years. …

The COVID-19 pandemic sent millions of Americans out of the office, then back in and recently out again. Running a company out of the office this way is no design for success, pushing many companies big and small to create a hybrid business model, which isn’t difficult but does take …

Sad news for members of one of the nation’s largest Black sororities, as the national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., has passed away. The sorority announced Thursday afternoon that Cheryl A.Hickmon, who was just elected to lead the sorority in November 2021, had passed away. According to her …

A lower fail rate and a fountain of catchy business ideals are helping Black women start-ups gain funding. A growing number of firms have opened their treasure chests to Black woman entrepreneurs. They, in turn, are often using the financing to help other Black women start or expand a business. …

Issa Rae attends Vulture Festival 2021 at The Hollywood Roosevelt on November 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Tommaso Boddi for Vulture (Getty Images) I don’t know how to explain it, but every time Issa Rae secures a win, it feels like I got one too. Take for example this …

Black residents in Chicago are getting their wallets flooded by water bills. Mostly Black neighborhoods in Chicago have water debt ten times higher than similar white areas in the city. The nonprofits reportedly looked at millions of water bill records between 2015 and 2020. The reports show that water has …

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is seen in the U.S. Capitol before a procedural vote in the Senate on voting rights legislation on Wednesday, January 19, 2022.Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call (AP) Mitch McConnell finally said the quiet part out loud: when it comes to voting rights, Black people …

President Joe Biden committed to Vice President Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2024 Presidential Election. “Yes and yes,” Biden responded during his first news conference of the year when a reporter asked if he  was satisfied with the job Harris has done on voting rights and if …