Coping with a pandemic is one of the most complex challenges a society can face. To minimize death and damage, leaders and citizens must orchestrate a huge array of different resources and tools. Scientists must explore the most advanced frontiers of research while citizens attend to the least glamorous tasks …
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Tyler Perry’s The Oval Is Just Getting Started Look back at the scandals, greed, lies and cover-ups from the first half of the season, then get ready as new episodes of Tyler Perry’s The Oval kick off May 6 at 9/8c. Source link
Read More »It's the Last Day of Amazon's Big Style Sale, So Hurry Up and Fill Out Your Wardrobe
Big Style Sale | Amazon All this week, my lovely coworkers have been talking about Amazon’s Big Style Sale, a huge sale that the retailer is having on clothing and accessories. They’re not lying about it being big, either—it’s downright overwhelming to look at! The sale has some Prime Day …
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Read More »1 Person Killed, Another Injured After Shooter Fires on Breonna Taylor Protest in Louisville
Photo: Brandon Bell (Getty Images) Protestors who gathered in Jackson Square Park in Louisville, Kentucky to continue their calls for justice in the death of Breonna Taylor were set upon by gunfire on by an unknown assailant on Saturday night. A man who was shot died on the scene, while …
Read More »17 Staffers Diciplined Over Transgender Woman’s Death
17 uniformed staff members at Rikers Island will face disciplinary action after a transgender woman died at the New York prison. According to the New York Daily News, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said the employees will be punished for their connection to Layleen Polanco’s death while in custody. Four …
Read More »Trans Women of Color File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Discriminatory Rule Change
Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker and Cecilia GentiliImage: Human Rights Campaign Two transgender women, one of them a Black Army veteran and lung cancer survivor, have filed suit against the Trump Administration challenging a recent rule change which strips away anti-discrimination protections in the Affordable Care Act. The lawsuit was filed on the …
Read More »Kellie Sweet Re-creates Lil' Kim's 2003 BET Awards Look
Tyler Perry’s The Oval Is Just Getting Started Look back at the scandals, greed, lies and cover-ups from the first half of the season, then get ready as new episodes of Tyler Perry’s The Oval kick off May 6 at 9/8c. Source link
Read More »Mississippi Governor Grudgingly Says He'll Sign a Bill to Change the State's Confederate Flag
Photo: Patrick T. Fallon (Getty Images) Lawmakers in Mississippi responded to increased pressure over the state’s distasteful flag—which boasts the battle emblem of the treasonous, slavery loving Confederacy—by passing a measure this weekend that makes it possible for the flag to be changed legislatively. On Saturday, two-thirds of the Mississippi …
Read More »This Actress Was Begging To Play Olivia Pope On ‘Scandal’
Kerry Washington did an amazing job portraying the role of Olivia Pope during Scandal’s run, however another actress also really wanted to play the part before it was assigned. During a video chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors issue, Sandra Oh, who was speaking with Washington, shared she immediately wanted …
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