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Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI (Getty Images) If there’s one thing we know about America, it’s that they love honoring their Confederate “heroes.” (Which is crazy when you think about it. What country honors an army set out on destroying it?) Tearing down Confederate statues took on a new urgency during last …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Why Hurricane Ida Caught America Off Guard
Hurricane Ida gave little warning before slamming into the Louisiana coast. Future hurricanes could do the same. Scott Olson / Getty 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 …
Read More »Van Jones Addresses Rumors He’s Dating Kim Kardashian
For years, word on the street has been that Van Jones was dating Kim Kardashian. It’s unknown how these rumors started but the 52-year-old is now shutting them down. Jones told Page Six at the reopening of Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club on Saturday, Aug. 28, “I never made any comments about …
Read More »Survey: Nearly One In Three Black Americans Reconsidering When They Will Retire Amid COVID Concerns
A new survey from the SOA Research Institute, the research arm of the Society of Actuaries, breaks down the uneven financial impact of the crisis on race/ethnic groups. It included feedback from 520 African Americans. People were asked several questions, including what their retirement concerns are, how they supported their families …
Read More »Georgia Bureau of Investigation Launches Probe Into Brutal Arrest of Black Man
Have we screamed defund the police loud enough yet? No? Well, continue reading for another case of Why Defunding is the Next Step for America’s Police Brutality Problem. Last week, Pernell Harris, a 29-year-old Black man, was tased and beaten by Coffee County police officers for resisting arrest in Douglas, …
Read More »The New Puritans
“It was no great distance, in those days, from the prison-door to the market-place. Measured by the prisoner’s experience, however, it might be reckoned a journey of some length.” So begins the tale of Hester Prynne, as recounted in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s most famous novel, The Scarlet Letter. As readers of …
Read More »‘RHOA’ Stars Show Support For NeNe Leakes
Yesterday (August 29), Real Housewives Of Atlanta alum NeNe Leakes revealed her 67-year-old husband Gregg Leakes is losing his battle against cancer. She is now receiving love from former and current cast members of the reality show. According to Page Six, Kenya Moore wrote on her Instagram Story today (August …
Read More »Black Company Raises $6.1 Million For New Social Livestream App For Traders and Financial Content Creators
Calling itself a social live stream and immersive chat platform for traders and financial content creators, Trading.TV has raised $6.1 million in seed funding. The company, led by founder and CEO Tobias Heaslip, swears it is the first and only fintech platform built for the creator economy. According to a news …
Read More »Reggae and Dub Icon Lee 'Scratch' Perry Dead at 85
Lee “Scratch” Perry performs live at the Jazz Cafe on June 15, 2006 in London, England.Photo: Samir Hussein (Getty Images) Dub and reggae music icon Lee “Scratch” Perry died on Sunday at a hospital in Lucea, Jamaica, at the age of 85. Though a cause of death has yet to …
Read More »The Two Reasons Parents Regret Having Kids
Olivia Arthur / Magnum Carrie wishes that she’d never had children. She spent a few years feeling satisfied as a mother, but now locks herself in the kitchen and wonders, Who am I? What am I doing here? She can’t pursue paid work, because she has to shepherd her 12-year-old …
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