Pinghwa Okorie developed a passion for the beach early in life. Okorie, whose father is Nigerian and whose mother is Taiwanese, often traveled to tropical destinations, such as her mother’s homeland and the Philippines. But no matter how many pieces of swimwear she bought, they were never quite right. “Growing …
Read More »Photo: Lynsey Weatherspoon (Getty Images) America knows it has a homegrown terrorist problem, it just isn’t ready to deal with the reality that the face of American terrorism is…well…a hueless face. White people have no problem accepting the fact that not all terrorists come from the land of scary Muslims …
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The final installment in this unofficial trilogy, Black Is King is the most joyful and epic journey of the three. A follow-up to the 2019 soundtrack that Beyoncé curated for The Lion King, the film has been acclaimed for its vivid portrait of Black diasporic beauty—and is best understood by …
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On Thursday (August 13), a group of senators announced that they plan to introduce a “College Athletes Bill of Rights.” According to CNN, the proposal aims at compensating college athletes and comes amid an ongoing debate whether to pay these students as the coronavirus pandemic pressures conferences to cancel or …
Read More »Photo: Fulton County Jail Despite going on vacation to Florida earlier this month, bond will not be revoked for the former Atlanta police officer charged with killing Rayshard Brooks. According to AJC, a judge has ruled that Garrett Rolfe’s bond order will be modified but not revoked. Rolfe was initially …
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Former president Barack Obama attacked President Trump after he said that he is against funding the United State Postal Service in order to hinder a rise in mail-in ballots, which could make it tougher for him to win the election in November. In a tweet Friday morning (August 14), Obama …
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Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Mario “Yo Gotti” Mims are highlighting the inhumane conditions at Mississippi State Penitentiary, aka Parchman Farm, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The rappers are asking courts to compel the notorious prison to adhere to strict COVID-19 testing and compliance guidelines in legal documents filed by Team ROC, the legal arm …
Read More »Photo: Stephen Maturen (Getty Images) You know, when one of your officers is alleged to have been responsible for the unnecessary death of a Black man, it’s probably not a good look to rehire an officer who was let go for racism. Yet, that’s exactly what the Minneapolis Police Department …
Read More »Read: The ‘dragon energy’ of Kanye West and Donald Trump “I’ve never heard a story of anybody saying Kanye turned them into a Christian, or turned them into a Trump supporter,” Brandon Gastinell, a 27-year-old artist who co-hosts the podcast YeezusTalks, told me. “He doesn’t have the power.” Gastinell and …
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Fans have been asking to see Romeo and Bow Wow battle each other on Verzuz, but Romeo has revealed that they have a different idea to celebrate their respective musical legacies. Bow Wow previously said no to a battle with Soulja Boy. There was also a brief back-and-forth with Timbaland …
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