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A cannibis plant that is close to harvest grows in a grow room at the Greenleaf Medical Cannabis facility in Richmond, Va., June 17, 2021. Marijuana would be decriminalized at the federal level under legislation that the House approved on Friday, April 1, 2022, as Democrats made the case for …
Read More »Lying Is Its Own Form of Storytelling
No one can make a story sing quite like a liar. Spinning falsehoods is its own kind of storytelling, and when it happens within a book’s plot, it can be fascinating, destabilizing, or both. That’s true regardless of whether a character or a narrator means to be malicious. After all, …
Read More »Veteran Journalist Craig Melvin Delivers Emotional Farewell to His MSNBC Audience
During an emotional Thursday broadcast, seasoned journalist and MSNBC anchor Craig Melvin, announced his farewell from the Craig Melvin Report and the cable network. Melvin officially signed off of his late-morning show on Thursday. A rotating lineup of anchors will lead the hour until a permanent replacement has been hired. “This nearly …
Read More »Predictions for 2022 Grammys: Who Will Win Best Album, Record, Song of the Year and Best New Artist?
Doja Cat, left; Anderson. Paak and Bruno Mars of Silk Sonic, and Lil Nas X.Photo: Frazer Harrison/Paras Griffin for BET/Steve Granitz for FilmMagic (Getty Images) And just like that…music’s biggest night, aka the 2022 Grammys, is finally upon us! After being delayed due to the pandemic, this year’s ceremony will …
Read More »An Existential Film About the Oddities of Modern Life
The first thing the viewer hears in Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Memoria is a loud but distant thud. The vague sound stirs Jessica Holland (played by Tilda Swinton) from her sleep and then begins to haunt her. Over the next two hours and 15 minutes, Jessica tries to understand what it is …
Read More »Will Smith Resigns His Membership from the Academy After Slapping Chris Rock
Will Smith is making amends and on Friday announced that he will resign from the academy following his shocking act of violence slapping Chris Rock at the 94th annual Academy Awards, CNN reports. His statement read in full: “I have directly responded to the Academy’s disciplinary hearing notice, and I …
Read More »Will Smith Resigns From Motion Picture Academy
Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.Photo: Chris Pizzello (AP) Less than a week after slapping Chris Rock on stage during the live broadcast of …
Read More »Escape From Ukraine
Fleeing conflict triggers the most horrifying of games of chance: Are you on the “right” side of a border when fighting erupts? Are you able to flee a city under siege in the brief moments when bombs are not being dropped? Do the people in your new, ostensibly temporary home …
Read More »Bessie Coleman, World’s Bravest Aviator, To Be Honored on US Quarter
In the triumphant times of Bessie Coleman, Black people were inspired to reach their dreams just as she did soaring through the high skies as the first African American and first Native American woman pilot. Today, the United States Mint announced the depiction of the brave pilot, advocate and pioneer is …
Read More »Louisville Activist Indicted in Shooting Attempt of Mayoral Candidate [UPDATED]
Updated as of 4/1/2022 at 11 a.m. ET Louisville activist Quintez Brown, 21, has been indicted on attempted murder charges after shooting at mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg, reported the Associated Press. Brown reportedly fired several shots at Greenberg in his campaign headquarters. Speculators thought Brown’s activism for racial justice drove …
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