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Photo: Al Drago (Getty Images) What do war criminals, Trump allies, embezzlers and other white-collar criminals have in common? Y’all’s almost-former president is spending his last days in office freeing them from prison. On Tuesday, Donald Trump pardoned or granted clemency to 20 prisoners and former prisoners, including three Republican congressmen, …
Read More »Florida’s Keyontae Johnson To Be Released From Hospital
Keyontae Johnson collapsed on court during a game earlier this month during a very scary moment. Now, almost two weeks later, the Florida Gators star is reportedly going home. In a statement from Johnson’s family through Florida’s athletic department, they stated they are ecstatic that Keyontae is coming home and …
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Taking speed reading lessons is not a complete solution in itself, because simply learning faster does not translate into real-world results. The Complete Speed Reading for Entrepreneurs Course offers so much more than that, and you can get lifetime access right now at a huge discount. This course will help …
Read More »Pon De Re-Plate: Rihanna’s Coming Out With a Cookbook Instead of an Album Soon, and No I’m Not Crying About It, You Are
Rihanna speaks onstage at the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) Look. Because I don’t want Rih to cuss me out if she happens upon this article, let me first start by saying how overjoyed I am to learn that my …
Read More »Tamar Braxton On What Triggered Her Breakdown
Taraji P. Henson‘s new Facebook Watch series Peace Of Mind With Taraji is focused on honest conversations around mental health in the Black community, and her latest guest has a lot to say on the topic. The Empire star and her best friend and co-host Tracie Jade were joined by …
Read More »Biden’s Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Meets With Black Farmers
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for the head of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Tom Vilsack, hosted a virtual meeting Tuesday with a litany of Black farmer organizations. Vilsack met with the groups to discuss the significant issues facing Black farmers today. Those issues include reliable broadband internet in …
Read More »New Jersey Attorney General to Begin Implementing Extensive Overhaul of Police Use-of-Force Policies
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal speaks during a news conference in Jersey City, N.J., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019.Photo: Seth Wenig (AP) New Jersey is set to implement the first overhaul to its police use-offorce policy in over 20 years. According to NJ, the new policy will ban cops from …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: 3 Things to Know About COVID-19
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. PETER CADE / GETTY A little more than a week is left in the year that …
Read More »Holiday Travel Guide: A Girlfriend’s Getaway
Written by Kristin Braswell Part of the joy of travel is sharing it with a friend. By experiencing new places and cultures with others, our bonds are strengthened and shared memories forever connect us. Though group travel changed in many ways due to the pandemic, the future of experiences with …
Read More »Stephen and Ayesha Curry To Donate Thousands Of Books To Oakland Schools
0 (Image: Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation) The Currys, Stephen and his wife Ayesha, are extending the good fortune being done by their non-profit organization, Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation. According to PEOPLE, the couple is donating thousands of books to schools around Oakland, California. The couple’s organization, Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation …
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