This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Over the weekend, Donald Trump sent out a video with an image of Joe …
Read More »Lorraine Graves, Principal Dancer For Dance Theatre Of Harlem Dies At 66
by Stacy Jackson April 1, 2024 Lorraine Graves launched her professional career with the Dance Theatre of Harlem, where she became a principal dancer within a year. Dance Theatre of Harlem announced that ballerina Lorraine Graves has died at 66. The organization revealed on Instagram that Graves died on March …
Read More »Harvard Law Graduate Chike Achebe Trades Corporate Law For Public Housing Renovation
by Rafael Pena April 1, 2024 Chike Achebe, Harvard law graduate, trades corporate law for a more hands-on approach to addressing housing issues in Irvington, New Jersey. NJ.com reports that Chike Achebe, a 32-year-old with a law degree from Harvard, is swapping corporate law for a more hands-on approach to …
Read More »Al Sharpton Baptizes NYC Mayor Eric Adams at Rikers Island and There Are Photos
Photo: X/Twitter Here’s a bizarre occurrence that no one had on their bingo card in 2024: Rev. Al Sharpton baptized New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Good Friday (March 29). What’s even weirder is that it occurred alongside a group of eleven male inmates at Rikers Island. NYPD Using …
Read More »An Unconventional Spy Show
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer or …
Read More »R. Kelly Expresses Skepticism About Diddy’s Allegations, ‘I’m Not Gonna Believe The Sh*t’
by Jeroslyn JoVonn April 1, 2024 Disgraced singer R. Kelly is seemingly defending Sean “Diddy” Combs amid the federal investigation into his alleged sex trafficking operation. Disgraced singer R. Kelly is seemingly defending Sean “Diddy” Combs amid the federal investigation into his alleged sex trafficking operation. If there’s anyone who …
Read More »Chicago Man Wanted After Robbing Several People Using Facebook Marketplace
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton April 1, 2024 The unidentified man has robbed at least six people on Chicago’s South Side in March A man is using social media to rob people in Chicago’s South Side neighborhood, according to CBS News Chicago. The individuals who were robbed at gunpoint in …
Read More »Don't Sleep on Walmart: Spring Fashions We Love
Photo: Walmart.com Social media users everywhere are raving about the fashion finds they’re picking up at their local Walmart, making it easier to keep up with the trends without completely blowing their budget. We poured through the clips and picked out a few of our faves. Check them out. Source …
Read More »Ro Khanna Wants to Be the Future of the Democratic Party
In January, as the 2024 primary season got under way, Representative Ro Khanna stood in the middle of a spacious New Hampshire living room and marveled at the dozens of Democrats who had crammed in. “What enthusiasm for President Biden!” Khanna said as the crowd cheered. The California progressive wasn’t …
Read More »Texas Woman Acquitted In High-Profile Voting Rights Case
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman April 1, 2024 Crystal Mason served three years of a five-year prison sentence for casting an ineligible vote during the 2016 election. A state appellate court in Fort Worth, Texas, has acquitted Crystal Mason of an illegal voting conviction. Mason almost served a five-year prison sentence for …
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