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Halle Berry at the Los Angeles screening of Lionsgate’s “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” at the TCL Chinese theatre on May 15, 2019 in Hollywood.Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP (Getty Images) After going blow-for-blow in her directorial debut Bruised, in which she also stars, it seems Halle Berry might have another …
Read More »Amazon Killed the Name Alexa
Alexa used to be a name primarily given to human babies. Now it’s mainly for robots. Seven years ago, Amazon released Alexa, its voice assistant, and as the number of devices answering to that name has skyrocketed, its popularity with American parents has plummeted. In fact, it has suffered one …
Read More »Ma’Khia Bryant’s Death Ruled A Homicide By Coroner’s Autopsy
In Columbus, the Franklin County Coroner has officially ruled Ma’Khia Bryant’s death a homicide. The 16-year-old was shot four times and killed by Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon in April. The determination of homicide means Bryant’s death was caused by another person, but the ruling is not a criminal one. …
Read More »Making The Right Kind Of Mess With Kalilah Wright
This installment of Black Enterprise’s Empathetic Modern Leaders Series sponsored by Lexus focuses on Kalilah Wright, the founder and CEO of MESS In A Bottle. Mess In A Bottle is an apparel brand that puts personalized, positive messages on shirts and clothing as well as handbags and onesies and packages them in …
Read More »Home Depot Allegedly Punished Workers for Supporting Black Lives Matter, National Labor Relations Board Says
US retailers were helped by the 2.2 trillion USD CARES Act stimulus package passed in late March which included one-time payments of 1,200 USD to all Americans as well as an additional 600 USD in weekly unemployment benefits for people who lost their jobs. Home Depot said stimulus payments also …
Read More »The Year of Postponed Grief
Sixteen months after my grandmother died, my family finally gathered to bury her. Courtesy of Elaine Godfrey ; The Atlantic On Saturday, we buried my grandmother. Meemaw died in April 2020, during the first wave of COVID-19 casualties in America, at the age of 94. For months, her death had …
Read More »Steve ‘Zumbi’ Gaines Of Zion I Dead At 49
Beloved Bay Area rapper and Zion I member Steve “Zumbi” Gaines has died. He was 49 years old. Gaines’ family confirmed his death to KQED on Friday, however they did not provide a cause of death. “It is with utter disbelief and great sadness that the Gaines family shares the …
Read More »Dana Guthrie Raises $13.5 Million To Invest In Milwaukee Based Startups
Dana Guthrie, a fund manager for Gateway Capital, has raised $13.5 million less than a year after she began raising capital for the Milwaukee-based venture fund. Guthrie, who has more than a decade of experience as a software engineer and product manager, also has significant support for her fund in …
Read More »White People Still Get the Most Out of Healthcare Spending New Studies Show
Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images (Getty Images) Two new studies released on Tuesday showed a breakdown of health care spending per person, and both—published in the Journal of the American Medical Association—found that White people spent the most per-person. For many of us it is unsurprising, as people of color are …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: The Fall of Kabul
Kabul has fallen, but President Joe Biden still thinks the United States made the right call. Brendan Smialowski / AFP / 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 …
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