“There will be a resistance to your ambition. There will be people who say to you, ‘You are out of your lane,’ because they are burdened by only having the capacity to see what has always been instead of what can be.” That was Kamala Harris, earlier this month, speaking …
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Many people in the country are celebrating Joe Biden‘s pick of Kamala Harris as his running mate, potentially making the California senator the first Black woman to serve as vice president of the United States. In light of this historic moment, BET will air BLACK AMERICA VOTES: The VP Choice, …
Read More »Photo: giedre vaitekune (Shutterstock) You know how I know America is inherently racist? There are multiple schools named after Confederate generals and KKK leaders, and it took the deaths of multiple Black people and months of protests for school boards to finally go, “You know, we might have a problem …
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Faced with the coronavirus pandemic, Britain’s leaders asked their people to do three things, captured in one pithy slogan: “Stay home. Protect the NHS. Save lives.” On the first of those edicts, Britons largely followed through. Main streets, town centers, and public spaces were mostly abandoned, and the government pulled …
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Nia Long is returning to television with the help of John Legend. According to Deadline, John Legend’s Get Lifted Film Co is teaming with Sony Pictures TV to bring Goldie Taylor’s 2018 novel Paper Gods to ABC. Nia Long is set to star and executive produce. Paper Gods is the …
Read More »Photo: ANGELA WEISS (Getty Images) Whether or not we’ll see fans in attendance this season at NFL games has yet to be determined. But one thing we won’t see this season is live performances of the national anthem. The NFL we all know and love will undoubtedly look drastically different …
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And when inevitable outbreaks do occur, schools may try to blame students. But they won’t be the main ones at fault, argue Julia Marcus and Jessica Gold, professors who teach epidemiology and psychiatry, respectively. “Students are not solely—or even primarily—responsible for keeping campuses safe.” College kids are part of Generation …
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A large gathering in D.C. ended up in a teenager being killed and 21 people being shot. According to CBS, someone opened fire at a cookout on August 8 in Washington, D.C. A 17-year-old named Christopher Brown was fatally shot. An off-duty police officer was also shot and she is …
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Share0 (Image via @jackieaina/Instagram) Nigerian American beauty content creator Jackie Aina has made a name for herself in the beauty industry. Her popular YouTube channel has over 3 million subscribers who live for her savvy beauty tips and commentary. Now the beauty maven is using her platform to launch a collection …
Read More »Larry Wilmore attends the FYC red carpet event of “Desus & Mero” on April 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. ; Amber Ruffin attends God’s Love We Deliver 12th Annual Golden Heart Awards on October 16, 2018 in New York City. Photo: JB Lacroix/Getty Images (Getty Images), Desiree Navarro/Getty Images …
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