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Photo: Freemind Productions (Shutterstock) With a 111-year history and over two dozen print and digital imprints worldwide, it’s somewhat shocking that Conde Nast hadn’t placed a global emphasis on diversity and inclusion before this year. But like so many media and luxury conglomerates—and amid its own fairly public reckonings at …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: The Truth About the Trump Cluster
Sarah Zhang, a staff writer who covers health, explains: Remdesivir is an experimental drug that is meant to stop viruses from replicating inside the body. The antiviral drug was originally tested against Ebola without much success, but that did show the drug was safe, which allowed doctors to quickly …
Read More »Jaime Harrison Debates Lindsey Graham Behind Plexiglass
Written by Lynette Holloway The contest between South Carolina Senate Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison and GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham is one of the most closely watched races in the nation, in part because it is one of the seats Democrats hope to pick up in order to seize control of …
Read More »Taraji P. Henson Announces New Show on Mental Health on Facebook Watch
Actress Taraji P. Henson has made it her mission to use her platform to break the stigma surrounding mental health within the Black community. This week, Facebook Watch announced they will be greenlighting a new series centered on mental health and wellness featuring the award-winning actress. Peace of Mind with …
Read More »Mississippi Authorities Investigating Possible Hate Crime Charges for Father and Son Who Shot at Black Teens
Photo: Fer Gregory (Shutterstock) In Mississippi, a white father-son duo is under investigation for a hate crime after allegedly chasing and shooting at two Black teens who were riding ATVs. The Clarion Ledger reports that the Yazoo County Sheriff’s office charged Wade Twiner, 48, and Lane Twiner, 22, with assault …
Read More »The People Trump Came Home To
“There are people behind the people,” Deesha Dyer, the White House social secretary under Barack Obama, told us. And “they don’t have the privilege of being Marine One–ed to Walter Reed” if they get sick. Read: The virus is coming from inside the White House Asked to describe the mood …
Read More »Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd Was Killed In Atlanta
Thomas Jefferson Byrd, an actor best known for appearing in multiple Spike Lee films was found dead in an apparent shooting, the director confirmed on Sunday. Fox News reports that 70-year-old Thomas Jefferson Byrd was murdered in Atlanta. In a statement given to the news platform, the Atlanta Police department …
Read More »Attorneys For Breonna Taylor’s Family Ask Kentucky Governor To Appoint New Special Prosecutor
The attorneys for Breonna Taylor‘s family have asked Gov. Andy Beshear to appoint a new special prosecutor to reopen the case into Taylor’s death. Attorneys for Taylor’s family also condemned Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron in a letter sent to Gov. Beshear, who they believe intentionally declined to charge the …
Read More »Misty Copeland’s Bunheads Is for Children, but There’s a Message for Everyone at the Barre
The cover of Misty Copeland’s Bunheads; Copeland performs onstage during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards on January 28, 2020, in Los Angeles.Image: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy It’s Lit!It’s Lit!Where all things literary live at The Root Last Tuesday, there …
Read More »What It’s Like to Meet a Friend You Know Only From Video Games
Peter: I totally hear that. I never talk on the phone, if I can avoid it. And yet I spend quite a bit of time talking with friends who I play games with over the headset. Jon: Also, let’s be honest, this is some nerdy shit. If you meet someone …
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