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Brandy attends the ‘BET Her Fights Breast Cancer’ special event at Riverside Epicenter on September 20, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia.Photo: Marcus Ingram for BET (Getty Images) Have you ever wanted to see Brandy star in a musical drama with Eve and Naturi Naughton? Well if you answered yes, then boy …
Read More »The Internet Doesn’t Have to Be Awful
Illustrations by Yoshi Sodeoka This article was published online on March 8, 2021. To read the diary of Gustave de Beaumont, the traveling companion of Alexis de Tocqueville, is to understand just how primitive the American wilderness once seemed to visiting Frenchmen. In a single month, December 1831, Tocqueville and …
Read More »‘Real Housewives’ Star Slams Meghan Markle Over Interview
Real Housewives of New York City alum Bethenny Frankel took to Twitter on Sunday (March 7) to slam Meghan Markle hours ahead of Markle’s highly anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey. Frankel laid into Markle, who also holds the title Duchess of Sussex, in her reply to someone who empathized with …
Read More »Trial For George Floyd’s Killer Delayed As Additional Charge Debated
(Reuters) – The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd was delayed until at least Tuesday morning as the judge contended with a last-minute order by a higher court to reconsider adding an additional murder charge. The trial had been scheduled to begin …
Read More »Capitol Insurrectionist Suspect Flees to Kenya, Is Deported Back to America to Face Justice
Photo: Sarah Silbiger (Getty Images) The arrogance of white people never ceases to amaze me. You’d think I’d be over it by now, after seeing people who are charged with violently attacking the U.S. government in the name of Trump and white supremacy get permission to vacation in Mexico and …
Read More »Literature’s Original Bad Bitch Is Back
Sister Souljah’s first novel has sold more than 1 million copies since it was published, a statistic that doesn’t even account for the many young readers who passed it around in classrooms, buses, and locker rooms like contraband. “The Coldest Winter Ever is one of those books we all read …
Read More »Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Reveal New Baby’s Gender
Meghan Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, revealed the gender of their second child to Oprah Winfrey on Sunday (March 7). It was a joyous moment in an interview filled with heartbreaking revelations and shocking bombshells about the way Meghan was treated by the Royal Family apparatus. On Valentine’s Day, …
Read More »Man Kills Himself After Being Suspected of Killing Wife and her 2 Children After Serving Her With Divorce Papers
0 Bobby McCulley (Image: Facebook) A St. Louis man who was suspected of shooting and killing his wife and her two children was found dead after he shot himself to death. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, police officers were searching for 35-year-old Bobby McCulley III after he had been …
Read More »Nike Celebrates Black Women With Social Media Campaign, Pitch Competition and New Film 'We Play Real'
Image: Nike “Black women are rarely recognized for the hard work they put in. It’s not just magic, they are the real thing.” I don’t think Nike could’ve put it any better. We all know sports help to bring us together. They also provide a platform to amplify important causes …
Read More »Unlocking the Mysteries of Long COVID
Photographs by Jonno Rattman Image above: Nearly a year after she was infected with the coronavirus, Caitlin Barber still uses a wheelchair outside. This article was published online on March 8, 2021. The quest at Mount Sinai began with a mystery. During the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in …
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