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Naomi Shihab Nye’s “Darling” is a poem filled with ghosts. Visions of Lebanon haunt the narrator thousands of miles away in Texas; every mundane motion, every breaking of toast or sipping of tea, is shadowed by a twin image. Someone’s kettle has been crushed. Someone’s sister has a gash above …

It looks like Jeremih could be out of the woods after contracting the deadly COVID-19 virus. The 33-year-old R&B singer was transferred out of an intensive care unit but is still hospitalized, according to an Entertainment Tonight report on Saturday (Nov. 21). “Jeremih has been transferred out of ICU. He …

Joe’s Gourmet has proudly announced a partnership with Inland Seafood and the launch of a new product line now available in the seafood section in over 1,200 Food Lion locations. Based in Atlanta, the veteran-owned company is creating a major buzz nationwide. Together with Inland Seafood, a Georgia-based company that already …

Photo: Astrid Riecken (Getty Images) Coronavirus has been making its way through the mess of people in Donald Trump’s orbit, infecting a host of White House staffers, Melania Trump, the president himself, and even one his sons, Donald Trump Jr. Department of Housing Secretary Ben Carson is another member of …

Illustrations by Louise Pomeroy “Ed-die! Ed-die! Ed-die!” Standing before a bank of potted poinsettias in Studio 8H of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Eddie Murphy, the returning comedy hero, smiled serenely and took a few seconds to bask in the chant that had broken out. Then he spoke. “It’s great to be …

A Burt’s Bees ad featuring a Black family wearing the brand’s matching holiday pajamas has sparked questions and caused outrage. Folks on social media noticed that the Black father is missing and didn’t like it one bit. There was an outcry about stereotyping of Black families. On Thursday (Nov. 19), …

At the age of 15, Jessica Hyatt has already been awarded a $40,000 college scholarship. On top of that, she is just a few ranks away from making history as the first Black woman chess master in the world! Jessica, who is one of the top 10 Black female chess …

People protest against the death of a black man in front of supermarket Carrefour, where his beating took place, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on November 20, 2020, on Black Consciousness Day.Photo: Photo by Silvio Avila/AFP (Getty Images) Demonstrators took the streets across Brazil this weekend to …

During the first half of the pandemic, Rudaina would exert herself to climb the steps to our bedroom. At the top, she would sit on a chair in my office to catch her breath, and say with a faint smile, “Play me some music.” Then for an hour or so, …

Jeezy and fiancé Jeannie Mai talked about offensive comments she made years ago about marrying a white man but having some “dark meat on the side” (referring to Black men), he revealed Saturday (Nov. 21) on The Morning Hustle radio show while promoting his latest album, The Recession 2. “I’m …