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Originating in the Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia, just south of the Chesapeake Bay, the Elizabeth River is turbid and brackish, its banks redolent with the nose-wrinkling stench of rotting vegetation. These muddy, pungent waters support an array of life—oak and maple trees, herons, otters, and oysters. But the Elizabeth …

Beyonce’ became the most awarded woman in Grammys history Sunday night, when she received her 28th trophy for winning in the Best R&B Performance category for her 2020 single “Black Parade” during the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. “I wanted to uplift, encourage, and celebrate all of the beautiful Black queens …

Four of the largest U.S. banks have made equity investments in M&F Bank, which will leverage the capital to grow its franchise and better serve its customers. Late last year and early in 2021, Wells Fargo, CitiBank, JPMorgan Chase Investments, and Bank of America all invested in the bank, which totaled …

Photo: Shutterstock Let me start by saying that I am not privy to the details or history of the relationship between gospel music heavyweight Kirk Franklin and his 32-year-old son, Kerrion Franklin. Though Kerrion posted audio on Instagram over the weekend of his father yelling, “I will break your fucking …

The early work of the COVID Tracking Project was to understand those inconsistencies and adjust for them, so that every state’s data could be gathered in one place. Consider the serpentine journey that every piece of COVID-19 data takes. A COVID-19 test, for instance, starts as a molecular reaction in …

The music industry honored several artists at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards who passed away over the last year. This year’s In Memoriam list included the Supremes’ Mary Wilson, Bill Withers, Betty Wright, Bonnie Pointer, rappers Prince Markie Dee and Pop Smoke, Ronald “Khalis” Bell of Kool and the Gang, …

As President Joe Biden, advocacy groups, the medical community, and others have been urging minorities to take the coronavirus vaccine, but one key demographic is notably absent from that effort, white Republicans. White Republicans are not getting the vaccine and are using every excuse in the book including that they …

Megan Thee Stallion, left, Cardi B and Doja CatPhoto: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) If you watched the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night, you might’ve sensed a theme. In a ceremony full of diverse and necessarily distanced performances, it may have been unintentional on the part of the show’s …

Tim Lahan This article was published online on March 15, 2021. I know, I know: It’s good for you. It’s good for us, damn it. Good for the nation. You’re not going to open your blissfully de-focused eyes after 20 minutes of meditation, sigh, rise slowly to your feet, and …

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