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Insecure creator and star Issa Rae has secured a seat on the TV Academy Executive Committee for the 2021 season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Television Academy, which governs the Emmy Awards, announced the rising media mogul as one of six new chair members of the executive committee. No …

A protester holds a Trump flag inside the US Capitol Building near the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump.Photo: Win McNamee (Getty Images) On the same day that …

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0 Congresswoman Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee began her fight to pass legislation that would create a team to explore reparations options for Black Americans back in 2019 and again in the fall of 2020 with Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA). This week, the Texas representative reintroduced the legislation to Congress as …

Screenshot: CBS 8 A former San Diego County police officer is finding out the hard way that—especially considering the national spotlight on systemic racism in policing in America—he can’t just go around handling Black people any kind of way and then lie about what went down in his report. Not …

Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. Getty Congress fled. A mob took the Capitol, took the Senate floor, took souvenirs. Confederate flags …

Alabama’s DeVonta Smith took home college football’s top individual honor on Tuesday night (January 5), becoming the first wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy since 1991 and only the third at his position. Winners of the award have been dominated by quarterbacks and running backs over the past three …

Police in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday responded with drawn guns and tear gas as swarms of protesters stormed in and sought to force Congress to undo President Donald Trump’s election loss shortly after some of Trump’s fellow Republicans launched a last-ditch effort to throw out the results. Police evacuated the House …

Screenshot: Djeneba Aduayom for Cosmopolitan Magazine It seems like just yesterday I was riding around and gettin’ it to Grammy-nominated artist SZA’S album CTRL, singing (albeit loudly and offkey) to “Love Galore.” To say that that particular single was one of my favorites off the album would be an understatement. …

The president of the United States summoned his supporters to Washington, D.C., today, and then stood in front of the White House and lied to them, insisting that he had won the election and that extraordinary measures were necessary to vindicate his win. They took his message to heart, marching …