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Stacey Abrams speaks onstage during the 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala on December 09, 2021 in New York City.Photo: Monica Schipper (Getty Images) Political challengers rarely get a jump on incumbent, who start most races with the competitive advantage of name recognition, fundraising and …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Omicron Is Scrambling Our COVID Best Practices
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. The Atlantic Everyone has COVID. Or at least, that’s how it feels in America right now. …
Read More »Jada & Will Smith’s Media Company, Westbrook Inc. Gains New Investors
Actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have gained new partners in their media company this week. Their company, Westbrook Inc. has announced that a minority stake has been invested in the media company by Candle Media, which is a media company that is backed by industry executives Kevin Mayer, …
Read More »The Nacole Smith Tragedy Shows Why We Must Protect Black Women
Protect Black Women March and Rally held in the Times Square area on July 26, 2020 in New York City.Photo: mpi43/MediaPunch/IPX (AP) In 2020, an HBO documentary revisited the terrifying story of 30 Black kids who either vanished or were slaughtered in Atlanta in the late 70s and early 80s. …
Read More »Listen to Your Own Advice
“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here to listen to his new podcast series on all things happiness, How to Build a Happy Life. In 1896, a man in Dummerston, Vermont, was driven from his beloved home …
Read More »Force MDs Lead Vocalist Jessie Lee Daniels Dead at 58
A popular ex-rapper turned singer from Staten Island has reportedly passed away at the age of 58. Jessie Lee Daniels also known as Jessie D, lead vocalist of the R & B group, Force MD’s has recently died. On Tuesday evening, a message was posted on the Force MD’s Facebook …
Read More »Manhattan DA Says Office Will Only Prosecute Serious Crimes
Alvin Bragg speaks to supporters in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Bragg’s election as Manhattan’s first Black district attorney comes at a time when Black elected officials hold a historic number of city, state and federal offices in New York. When New Yorkers this week chose Eric Adams as …
Read More »Why <em>Star Wars</em> Keeps Telling the Same Stories
Boba Fett, the most legendary bounty hunter in the galaxy, was the product of budget constraints. Planning for the 1980 Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back, the artists Joe Johnston and Ralph McQuarrie crafted a prototype of knightlike armor for a legion of upgraded stormtroopers, the expendable soldiers of …
Read More »Rapper J $tash Dead In Murder-Suicide, After Killing His Girlfriend At Home With Three Children Inside
Rapper J $tash was pronounced dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he reportedly gunned down his girlfriend, Jeanette Gallegos, while three kids were in the home on New Year’s Day in Temple City, California, according to KTLA. Temple Sheriff’s deputies responded to a possible domestic violence call around 7:15 …
Read More »Kelvin Harrison Jr. to Star in Basquiat Biopic Samo Lives
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 07: Kelvin Harrison Jr attends the UK Premiere of “CYRANO” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on December 07, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures & Universal Pictures )Photo: Jeff Spicer (Getty Images) Famed artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is getting another biopic …
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