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Screenshot: L.Chris Stewart/ Twitter Attorneys for a Black man in Alpharetta, Ga., said their client will file a lawsuit following an incident in which he was viciously attacked by a police dog while being taken into custody, and one that proves once again that cops have no business answering calls …
Read More »Lil Nas X, DaBaby, and the Incoherence of Homophobia
Anti-gay bigotry is on the defensive in hip-hop right now. The superstar Lil Nas X, who came out as gay in 2019, has been sparring with people who express many of the logical inconsistencies that underlie homophobia. (Paras Griffin / Getty) One big reason HIV/AIDS remains a deadly crisis despite the …
Read More »Black Twitter Reacts To Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis Parenting
Hollywood couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are trending for all the wrong reasons after opening up about the bathing habits in their family. According to CNN, during Dax Shephard’s podcast Armchair Expert, co-host Monica Padman claimed washing every day destorys the body of natural oils. Kutcher and Kunis concurred, …
Read More »A Black Couple Created a Family-Friendly Game App With Characters Of Colors
Brown-colored dolls in apps do exist. Clara and Dejon Turner –a couple who hails from Colo.— threw their hat in the ring to develop The Doll House Family™ app which features melanin-rich characters that flaunt an Afrocentric flair, according to BlackBusiness.com. http:// The pair wanted to present positive images of …
Read More »Role Call: Chinonye Chukwu Highlights the Resilience of Mamie Till-Mobley in the Upcoming Film Till and Tupac, Biggie and Suge Knight's Documentary Hits the Big Screen
Danielle Deadwyler, Whoopi Goldberg, Chinonye ChukuuPhoto: BreeAnne Clowdus, Timothy White, Chinonye Chukwu MGM’s Orion Pictures and Chinonye Chukwu have partnered to tell the story of a mother’s pursuit for justice of the lynching of her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till. Danielle Deadwyler, who is widely known for her role in HBO’s …
Read More »Down With Morning People
Tim Lahan This article was published online on July 30, 2021. Me, I can fake it. Stale as I may be from the night before, one foot—one leg—stuck in the underworld, I can still crank up the sociability. I can manufacture perkiness at an early hour. Good morning! Good morning! …
Read More »Haiti Planning To ‘Quickly’ Elect New President
Following Haitian president Jovenel Moïse’s assassination on July 7, the country is looking to quickly elect a new leader. According to Reuters, on July 28, Haiti’s new Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who has been in office since last week, said at a brief news conference, “The mission of this government …
Read More »Biden Needs to Grant Clemency to the Over 4,000 People on Home Confinement
Screenshot: FAMM Video/ YouTube After 16 years of incarceration, 76-year-old Gwen Levi was finally at home reconnecting with friends and family, and taking care of her elderly mother. She was even starting to learn the computer skills necessary to become a COVID contact tracer and re-enter the workforce. While Levi, …
Read More »The Books Briefing: The Many Sides of Identity
Works that illuminate the intricacies of how we form communities and relate to one another: Your weekly guide to the best in books John Whitlock In 1983, the historian Benedict Anderson published his pioneering work Imagined Communities, which looks at the intangible factors that bond nations together. His analysis was …
Read More »Colorado Officer Arrested On Assault Charges Resigns
According to Newsweek, Police Officer John Haubert has resigned from his position with the Aurora Police Department as of Thursday. Haubert had been arrested on suspicion of attempted first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and felony menacing charges for allegedly beating Kyle Vinson, a biracial man who identifies as Black. Another officer …
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