Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. After two years of working from home, I don’t have one unified period of getting things done. I have several mini periods. Work isn’t a contiguous landmass of focus; it’s more like an archipelago of productivity amid a sea of chores, meals, mental breaks, …
Read More »Black Woman Entrepreneur Partners With Walgreens, Reveals How She Secured $100M Investment
Monique Rodriguez launched Mielle Organics back in 2014 and instantly became a leading brand in the haircare and beauty industries. In 2021, she secured $100 million in funding from Berkshire Partners, and now her company is a global and viral sensation with orders in over 87 countries around the world. …
Read More »Podcast Addresses How Climate Change Affects Black Communities
Photo: Monkey Business Images (Shutterstock) The water crisis in Flint, MI and Hurricane Katrina are just two examples of how climate change has had a devastating impact on Black communities. Whether or not some conservatives want to face it, climate change is real. And as the crisis gets worse, communities …
Read More »The Horror of Bucha
Warning: This story contains graphic imagery. On the morning of March 4, a teacher was sheltering in a basement in Bucha, an old railroad stop northwest of Kyiv that over the centuries had grown into a verdant suburb. The town lay along the Russian military’s intended path of conquest, leading …
Read More »Black Georgia State Professor Calls Police On Two Black Students Who Arrived To Class Late
A Georgia State University student took her concerns to TikTok after a Black college professor called the campus police on two Black classmates for arriving to class late at Perimeter College. College student Bria Blake puts the professor on blast and further explains the incident in a TikTok video on Wednesday, …
Read More »Mo’Nique and Lee Daniels Reconcile On Stage As He Finally Apologizes
Lee Daniels, Academy Award-nominated Producer/Director, and Mo’Nique, Academy Award-winning actor, pose for a photo at the 14th Annual Human Rights Campaign National Dinner at the Washington Convention Center on October 9, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/WireImage)Photo: Paul Morigi (Getty Images) April Fool’s Day on the internet is …
Read More »The Abortion Underground
i. One bright afternoon in early January, on a beach in Southern California, a young woman spread what looked like a very strange picnic across an orange polka-dot towel: A mason jar. A rubber stopper with two holes. A syringe without a needle. A coil of aquarium tubing and a …
Read More »Boost Your Design Productivity With This Bootcamp Bundle
A designer’s mind never sleeps. From thinking about new designs for graphics to pondering ways to enhance and spruce up existing designs, there’s always something to consider. There are several tools out there aimed at assisting in these efforts, but few pack as much into a one-stop shop as this …
Read More »Grammys 2022: Jazmine Sullivan & Heaux Tales Win Big
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Read More »Not Hearing It: Highest Court in Texas Denies 3rd Request for Appeal for Ex-Officer Amber Guyger, Who Murdered Botham Jean
Disclosure: This post involves mention of murder. Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was convicted to 10 years in prison for the murder of Botham Jean, a 26-year-old Black man who was an accountant and a Harding University alumnus. Last August and November, Guyger was denied two appeals where she …
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