With wireless technology being incorporated in nearly every aspect of daily life, wouldn’t it be great to own a set of headphones that don’t tether you to your mobile devices? The Coby True Wireless Bluetooth 5.0 Earbuds offer that capability as you enjoy your favorite music, podcasts, or audiobooks while fitting snugly in …
Read More »Michael B. Jordan Reflects on Working With Lauren London for Without Remorse
Michael B. Jordan poses with the Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture award at the 51st NAACP Image Awards on February 22, 2020 in Pasadena, California.Photo: Robin L Marshall for BET (Getty Images) Michael B. Jordan is opening up about his time working with his Without Remorse costar Lauren London. …
Read More »Coco Gauff Will Miss Olympics Due To Positive COVID-19 Test
Coco Gauff announced on Sunday (July 18) that she’s unable to compete in the Olympics. “I am so disappointed to share the news that I have tested positive for COVID and won’t be able to play in the Olympic Games in Tokyo,” the 17-year-old tennis star tweeted. Gauff, ranked No. …
Read More »Black Staffer For Rep. Brad Schneider Files Suit Claiming Hostile Work Environment And Discrimination
Patrice Campbell, the only Black staffer for Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) is suing her employer, claming her supervisor made a comment about lynching and reporting it led to race-based retialation against her. In the suit, which Campbell, who serves as a constituent services representative, filed last Thursday in the U.S. …
Read More »Black Virginia PTA Leader Asked to Resign After ‘Let Them Die’ Comment, Says It Wasn’t Directed Towards Critical Race Theory Protesters
Michelle Leete speaking to a crowd outside a Fairfax County School Board meeting. Screenshot: Twitter Republicans are just soooo oversensitive these days. They storm school board meetings, post vitriolic rants on Facebook, and generally act like a 2-year-old who had their favorite toy taken away whenever the topic of critical …
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Miki Lowe A poem by Robert Frost, published in The Atlantic in 1941 By Robert Frost Photo illustrations by Miki Lowe Robert Frost is commonly thought of as a “nature poet”—a simple chronicler of stoic New England beauty. Quotes from “Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening” and “The …
Read More »Camille Cosby Appearance Sparks Marriage Questions
Camille Cosby’s first appearance since her husband’s release from prison has people asking questions about the state of their marriage. Bill Cosby’s wife of 30 years was photographed in New York City on Friday (July 16) without her wedding ring. Friday’s spotting was the first time Camille, 77, was seen …
Read More »Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms To Create Office Tasked With Reducing Crime
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced last Friday she will create an office of violence reduction to develop and implement strategies to make a safer city. Bottoms made the announcement at City Hall, sharing recommendations that were submitted by the Anti-Violence Advisory Council she convened in May according to the …
Read More »The NBA Isn’t Going to Do This to Chris Paul and 4 Other Wild Conspiracy Theories for the NBA Playoffs
Photo: Christian Petersen (Getty Images) Watching the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks play in the best of seven series can teach you a lot about life. For one, age is an illusion. Suns center Deandre Ayton shouldn’t be playing this well as a 53-year-old man in his 23rd year …
Read More »The Marriage Plot for the Age of Workism
A scene midway through Hacks finds the show’s protagonists, Deborah and Ava, in bed together—but not in bed together. The two comedians, one in her 70s and the other in her 20s, are chatting on the phone late one evening, Ava from her Las Vegas hotel room and Deborah from …
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