Share0 Sen. Kamala Harris at the 2019 Women of Power Summit (Image: Black Enterprise) The news of presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden selecting Kamala Harris as his VP running mate for the upcoming election has polarized the media, ranging from those celebrating the historic moment to those refuting that …
Read More »Alabama Public Housing Put Whites in High-Rise Towers. Says Blacks ‘Prefer’ Substandard Garden Units, HUD Report Finds
Photo: Darrian Traynor (Getty Images) Can America do literally anything without being racist about it? We already know that this great nation of ours can’t seem to police its citizens, distribute resources to communities, facilitate voting, or fund education in a way that focuses on racial equality, but one would …
Read More »What <em>Lovecraft Country </em>Gets Wrong About Racial Horror
To be fair, some of this disconnect isn’t necessarily the fault of the series. The dystopian dynamics of the current national reckoning on racism can make any supernatural depiction of bigotry feel underwhelming. Though white supremacy was certainly a danger at the time of the book’s release, daily life without …
Read More »John Legend, Chrissy Teigen Are Having A Baby
John Legend dropped a new video for his song “Wild,” and a cameo by his wife Chrissy Teigen more than stole the show. The lifestyle entrepreneur used her appearance to make a major announcement: she and Legend are expecting their third child! RELATED: Chrissy Teigen’s Kids Write Hilarious Goodbye Letters …
Read More »A Call to Action to Ensure That Our Community Is Counted
Photo: Jonathan Weiss (Shutterstock) The year 2020 has felt like a decade, and we are only two-thirds of the way through it. This year was already slated to be packed with important moments: the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the presidential election in the fall, and of course, a host of …
Read More »The Plan That Could Give Us Our Lives Back
Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. Michael Mina is a professor of epidemiology at Harvard, where he studies the diagnostic testing of infectious diseases. He has watched, with disgust and disbelief, as the United States has struggled …
Read More »Beyoncé Is Releasing Another Ivy Park x Adidas Collection
Beyoncé made a big splash back in January when she released her first ever Ivy Park x Adidas collection. Now, she’s reportedly ready to drop more fire alongside the apparel brand that could hit shelves soon. The Instagram account @yankeekicks just shared a first look at the latest Ivy Park …
Read More »Georgia's First Capital Votes to Remove Former Slave Market From Town's Center
Image: Tudoran Andrei (Shutterstock) In Louisville, Ga., one of the last remaining former slave markets is finally being removed from the town’s center. CNN reports that an advisory committee of 14 members was formed in July to determine what to do with the Old Market House. The structure has been …
Read More »Can a Protest Movement Topple Netanyahu?
Read: Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer Israel’s indispensable leader What went wrong was a combination of arrogance and carelessness—the Israeli tendency to squander victories. After prematurely declaring the end of the COVID-19 threat, Netanyahu promptly lost interest. He stopped briefing the media, and no one seemed in charge. The fateful …
Read More »Billionaire Robert Smith: Corps Should Consider Reparations
America’s wealthiest Black man Robert Smith says corporations have a much bigger obligation in addressing inequalities in society and that many of them profited from hundreds of years of slave trading. That said, Smith, during an interview with Reuters published on Wednesday (August 12), believes large companies should provide reparations …
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