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Image: Sakhorn (Shutterstock) Curtis Crosland of Philadelphia spent over 30 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. Now, after a review of his case, he’s a free man once again. CNN reports that the 60-year-old Crosland’s conviction was overturned in June with help from the Philadelphia Conviction Integrity …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic </em>Daily: The Delta Whiplash Is Here
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 Delta whiplash is here. A leaked CDC report, along with some new data released by …
Read More »Portland Statue Of Lewis and Clark Slave Vandalized
A Portland Park statue of an enslaved Black member of the Lewis and Clark expedition has been vandalized for the second time. Inside Edition reports that the statue of York in Portland’s Mt. Tabor Park was found toppled, with the bust torn from its pedestal. The statue, which was vandalized …
Read More »Meet the Clubhouse Master Moderator Who Earned Over $100,000 in Less than 6 Months
Clubhouse has been the hottest social sensation in the last year and master moderator Isis Djata has taken full advantage. Since joining the social audio app in December 2020, Djata has built a following of over 60,000 people. She quickly scaled her Clubhouse following from zero to 40,000 in 8 …
Read More »Study Finds That Job Applicants With "Distinctively Black" Names Get Called Back Less For Interviews
Photo: Olena Yakobchuk (Shutterstock) Remember when Raven-Symoné got up on The View back in 2015 and started talking sideways about how she wouldn’t hire someone if they had an overtly Black-sounding name? A study found that apparently, some major employers might be guilty of putting that sentiment in practice. Business …
Read More »I Watched Cuba Crumble From the Inside
The author standing with a Russian tank by Havana’s Malecon in 1988 (Courtesy of Jorge Felipe-Gonzalez) Every Thursday at 5 p.m., my grandmother would go into her bedroom in Havana, lock the door, and tune her Soviet-made radio to Radio Martí, a Miami-based station run by Cuban exiles who had …
Read More »The 36th Annual Stellar Awards Showcases the Greatest Night
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Read More »Prepare For Essential IT Certifications With These $18 Study Courses
One of the best things about exploring a career in IT is that there’s almost no barrier to entry. You don’t need a degree to land a lucrative job, but you do need to prove your worth by way of earning some certifications. In the industry, it’s all about the …
Read More »'Skate': Silk Sonic Debuts New Single and Music Video to Help Us Glide Into the Summertime
Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars of Silk Sonic pose during the BET Awards 2021 on June 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Paras Griffin for BET (Getty Images) I don’t know about you, but given the tumultuous year we had in 2020 (and continue to have in 2021, high-key), I’ve …
Read More »The Billions of Victims of the Heat Dome
For years, Sandra Emry, a researcher at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, has been studying the potential impact of future heat waves on rockweed, a species of brown alga that provides a habitat for marine life on both coasts of North America. To simulate a June heat wave …
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