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Photo: Monkey Business Images (Shutterstock) A DonorsChoose survey found that Black male educators take on a disproportionate amount of work to support their students inside and outside the classroom. This is the largest-ever survey examining the Black male educator experience from their decision to teach to the impact they make …
Read More »Chris Rock’s ‘Ego Death World Tour’ Ticket Sales Skyrocket Following Will Smith Slap
On one crazy, somewhat chaotic Sunday night, Will Smith made his mark now as an Oscar winner after he made headlines slapping Chris Rock across the face. But Rock also rose up as a winner, not only because he took the slap like a welterweight champ, but now the famed comedian …
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Read More »This Reporter Didn’t Stand a Chance When Asking Tiffany Haddish About Her Outfit
Please don’t come for Tiffany Haddish unless she sends for you. At least that was the lesson one reporter learned when interviewing the Girls Trip star on the Oscars red carpet and daring to ask her about her “costume.” Haddish was a presenter at Sunday’s Oscars and wore a bold and …
Read More »246 Years Later, Lynching Is Finally A Federal Hate Crime
President Joe Biden speaks after signing the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Washington.Photo: Patrick Semansky (AP) More than two centuries into the American experiment, lynching is finally, officially a federal hate crime. President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed …
Read More »‘GMA’ Viewers Blast TJ Holmes’ Opinions On Will Smith’s Shocking Slap
During a live segment, GMA’s Oscar correspondent T.J. Holmes had some strong words regarding the altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock during the Academy Awards. But viewers disagreed with Holmes’ opinions and unapologetically expressed their disappointment on social media. Live from the new Oscar museum, Holmes went in on his opinions …
Read More »FDA Approves Another Pfizer and Moderna Booster for People 50 and Older
Photo: Charles Krupa (AP) Looks like another COVID-19 booster is coming down the pike as the Food and Drug Administration has authorized another COVID-19 booster for people 50-years-old and older, according to the Associated Press. This would be the fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines for the people …
Read More »101-Year-Old Man From West Virginia Finally Earns High School Diploma
Merrill Pittman Cooper, an African American man from Jefferson County, W. Va., has earned his high school diploma at 101-years old, finally making his lifelong dream come true. From 1934 to 1938, Cooper was a student at Storer College in Harpers Ferry, W. Va., a school that admits newly freed …
Read More »Black Georgia Teenager Accepted to Almost 50 Colleges and Receives $1 Million in Scholarships
Makenzie Thompson, a Georgia high school senior, has been accepted to attend 49 colleges and has received more than $1.3 million in scholarship offers. But she did not originally plan to apply to over 50 universities, according to CNN. The 18-year-old decided after attending multiple college fairs and receiving fee …
Read More »The 12 Most Unforgettable Descriptions of Food in Literature
In literature, references to eating tend to be either symbolic or utilitarian. Food can indicate status or milieu (think about all those references to Dorsia in American Psycho), or it can move the plot forward (Rabbit Angstrom’s peanut-brittle habit in John Updike’s final Rabbit book). Even in the hands of …
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