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Read More »Eliminate The Guessing With This Email Tracker
If you have a business or a job where successful submission of your emails impacts your ability to succeed, chances are you are oftentimes left wondering if that email you sent ever reached its intended destination. Many people rely on emails to promote their business and engage their clientele, but many are …
Read More »Washington State Sheriff Charged After Falsely Claiming Black Newspaper Carrier Threatened to Kill Him in January
FILE – In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, then-Pierce County Sheriff’s Dept. spokesman Det. Ed Troyer answers questions during a news conference in Tacoma, Wash. The Washington state attorney general on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, filed two misdemeanor criminal charges against Troyer, now the Pierce County sheriff, stemming from …
Read More »Gunmen Force Prime Minister to Flee Official Ceremony
Haitian prime minister, Ariel Henry, was forced to flee a ceremony honoring Haitian founding father Jean-Jacques Dessalines when gunmen rushed the scene firing their weapons. The attack happened the day after a bus full of American missionaries were kidnapped by gang members in Port-au-Prince. US officials are working with authorities …
Read More »Keshia Knight Pulliam Teams Up With Now and Later Candy to Teach Entrepreneurship at HBCU
Emmy-nominated actress Keshia Knight Pulliam will share her entrepreneurship experience with students at HBCU Clark Atlanta University. The newly-married actress has partnered with Now and Later® candy to launch the #RecognizetheCHEW Class in Session Series. “I’m excited to partner with Now and Later,” Knight Pulliam told The Root. “The ‘Chew’ …
Read More »A Louisiana Sheriff's Deputy Who Repeatedly Slammed a Black Woman's Head to the Ground Has a History of Excessive Force Lawsuits Against Him
Photo: zef art (Shutterstock) The Jefferson Parish, La. sheriff’s deputy who was recorded on video last month as he repeatedly slammed a Black woman’s head into the pavement has been on the receiving end of nine federal civil rights lawsuits for excessive force. Per NOLA.com, the deputy has been identified …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: January 6 Isn’t Going Away
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. Getty; The Atlantic Certain moments in history leave long shadows. The January 6 attack on the …
Read More »Report: One In 36 Black Adults In Wisconsin Are Imprisoned
Wisconsin has a Black incarceration rate that is the highest in the nation and twice as high as the national average, according to a new report. Last week, The Sentencing Project, a Washington, D.C.-based research organization that advocates for the reduction of incarceration in the U.S., released the report, which …
Read More »What Scandal?! Dave Chappelle Sells Out London Show, Hints At US Tour
Despite the ongoing controversy surrounding his Netflix special, Dave Chappelle closed out a six-night run in the U.K. with a sold-out crowd in London on Oct. 20. The comedian hit the stage at the Eventim Apollo theater, which has a capacity of 3,500 people, at almost the exact moment a …
Read More »Black Museum Wants to Turn Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee Statue Into New Artwork
The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stands in the center of the renamed Emancipation Park on August 22, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. A decision to remove the statue caused a violent protest by white nationalists, neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan and members of the ‘alt-right’.Photo: Mark Wilson (Getty …
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