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Photo: jakkaje879 (Shutterstock) If you are neutral in situations of racial injustice, you have chosen the side of the racist. At this point, schools officials are making it hard to believe that classrooms are safe and equitable for all children. A Maine high school student staged a schoolwide walkout when …

Hosted by Arthur C. Brooks and The Atlantic’s culture writers, weekly shows debut this week The Atlantic is expanding its audio portfolio and launching two podcasts this week: How to Build a Happy Life, out today and hosted by the Harvard professor and Atlantic contributing writer Arthur C. Brooks, and …

Howard University renamed their College of Fine Arts after the late Chadwick Boseman and now they have partnered with Netflix to establish a scholarship. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Howard University now has a $5.4 million Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship, which will mainly support students in the dramatic arts. …

Fashion designer Givenchy is facing backlash after having models walk down the runway wearing noose-shaped necklaces. Givenchy debuted its Spring 2022 collection during Paris Fashion Week. According to Vogue, the collection is a part of designer Matthew M. Williams’ first haute couture collection in his new role as creative director …

Photo: Chris Graythen (Getty Images) It’s been a long wait—58 years to be exact—but NASCAR finally has its second Black Cup Series race winner, per ESPN. On Monday, Bubba Wallace was leading the YellaWood 500 with three laps to go in stage two when the already rain-delayed race was red-flagged …

The great German author W. G. Sebald died in a car accident in 2001 at the age of 57, 13 years after he’d published his first work of literature and five short years after the English translation of a book of stories set in motion his rise to international renown. …

John Legend is behind a project to help communities who struggle with institutionalized racism. According to a press release, HUMANLEVEL is a new initiative that will join the forces of elected officials and community members.  Legend said in a statement, “We’ve started an initiative called HUMANLEVEL where local governments have …

Anyone who relies on the internet to sell their products knows just how fickle potential buyers can be when purchasing said products. No matter how dynamic or impactful you think an advertising campaign might be, the sad reality is some just miss the mark — no matter how effective you …

Screenshot: ABC57 News Last week, a federal judge dismissed the wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the family of Eric Logan after considering the city of South Bend, Ind.’s, motion to dismiss the case for nearly a year. Logan was a 54-year-old Black man fatally shot by a white South Bend police …

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