0 (Image: Screenshot) With the National Football League officially starting their season last night, the two teams, the reigning Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans, gathered on the field for a moment of unity and fans in the stands booed the players for their display, according …
Read More »Study Shows Black People Are Underrepresented in COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
Photo: CHANDAN KHANNA (Getty Images) A new study has revealed that despite being disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Black people are underrepresented in clinical trials for a vaccine. CBS News reports that while Black people make up 18 percent of the nation’s population, they only represent 11 percent and …
Read More »The Books Briefing: Stories From America’s Prisons
In these personal narratives, writers often theorize about how to advance the struggle for racial justice. During the civil-rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 “Letter From Birmingham Jail” outlined his philosophy of using nonviolent direct action to dismantle racist laws. More recently, in 2017, Susan Burton—the formerly incarcerated founder …
Read More »‘Fresh Prince’ Reunion Will Have A Major Surprise
Will Smith might be feeling some of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk energy! The superstar actor, who recently announced that he was producing a Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air reunion special to be released at Thanksgiving, shared some behind-the-scenes snaps of the taping on Thursday (September 10), and …
Read More »Jessica Krug, Professor Who Lied About Being Black, Resigns From George Washington University
Jessica Krug, the George Washington University professor who lied about being Black, has resigned from her position. According to CNN, the move comes only a week after the university announced she wouldn’t be teaching classes this semester. “Dr. Krug has resigned her position, effective immediately. Her classes for this semester …
Read More »Your Phone Wasn’t Built for the Apocalypse
Today, some cameras and apps allow a user to choose a white-balance preset, such as “daylight.” But despite the seemingly descriptive name, the setting is really just a way for the camera to choose a specific color temperature, not a surefire way to make daytime images look right. Others have …
Read More »Karrueche Tran Joins Joins Season 2 Of ‘Games People Play’
Karrueche Tran is officially joining the cast of BET’s Games People Play! RELATED: SMDH: The Internet Is Making Karrueche Tran Defend Her Blackness — Again In a season-long story arc during the show’s second season, Tran will play Eden Lazlo, the daughter of the LA Vipers owner and newly named …
Read More »White Supremacy Will Be The ‘Most Lethal’ Terror Threat In The U.S. Next Year
by Derek MajorSeptember 10, 2020September 10, 20201516 0 White Supremacists marching. Image: Twitter/@ABCNews A draft report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) predicted white supremacy will be the “most persistent and lethal” terror threat in 2021. Politico reported that in three separate documents, DHS expressed a greater worry about white …
Read More »George Floyd’s Medical Data Breached Multiple Times by ‘a Number’ of Employees, Says Family
Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis, reacts as he speaks at the Lincoln Memorial during the Commitment March on August 28, 2020, in Washington, DC. Photo: Natasha Moustache (Getty Images) It wasn’t enough for Minneapolis police officers to kneel on George …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Making America Again
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. Oliver Munday Our latest magazine features not just one cover story, but three. Together, they reflect …
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