Black America Breaking News for the African American Community
Photo: Shutterstock I haven’t physically gone inside a store in weeks. Sure, I’ve done shopping. I’ve purchased several pairs of shoes (well, three pairs of shoes and two pairs of Yeezy Slides) since being on lockdown of sorts. I’ve had to actually force myself to stop going onto Amazon.com to …
Read More »The Real Reason to Wear a Mask
To better understand what level of mask-wearing we need in the population to get this pandemic under control, we assembled a transdisciplinary team of 19 experts and looked at a range of mathematical models and other research to learn what would happen if most people wore a mask in public. …
Read More »Watch Russell Simmons ‘On the Record’ Trailer
HBO Max has revealed the first trailer for the Sundance documentary On the Record, which details the sexual assault allegations made against music heavy-weight Russell Simmons. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Drew Dixon, one of Simmons’ accusers, speaks about her experiences in the first trailer cut. “I didn’t tell that …
Read More »Tracye McQuirter Leads A Vegan Movement For Black Women
Image: Instagram The vegan movement has gained a lot of traction across the U.S., with more and more Americans looking to change their eating habits and transition into more healthy eating habits. Within the black community, vegetarian and vegan cuisine is becoming more popular with chefs turning cultural favorites into …
Read More »White People Continue to Stand Alone in Their Support of Trump, Survey Confirms
Photo: Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM (AFP via Getty Images) As part of their storied tradition of doing the absolute least when more is required of them, white people remain demographic outliers in their support of Donald Trump, according to a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll that pits Trump against his …
Read More »The Party of the Aggrieved
The protests have become a rallying point for the right, encouraged by talk-radio and Fox News personalities such as Laura Ingraham, Jeanine Pirro, Tucker Carlson, and Brian Kilmeade. The anti-social-distancing rallies are drawing comparisons to the early days of the Tea Party movement. ARIANA DREHSLER / AFP / GETTY Stephen …
Read More »Cops Shoot And Kill Mentally Ill Black Man In Walmart
Another Black man has been shot and killed by police in California. Steven Taylor, 33, was killed in a police-involved shooting in a San Leandro Walmart this past Saturday (April 18). Taylor was holding a bat at the time of the incident. Lee Merritt, a civil rights attorney representing Taylor’s …
Read More »Pro-Life Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Says 'There Are More Important Things Than Living' When It Comes to Coronavirus
Photo: Brendan Smialowski (AFP via Getty Images) One of the strangest aspects of the coronavirus pandemic has been seeing the pro-life GOP members casually talk about acceptible loss of life and how the economy takes precedent over keeping people alive. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has been leading the charge …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Four Leaders Who Acted Swiftly
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor Merkel, a former research scientist who holds a doctorate in quantum chemistry, is “less a commander in chief and more a scientist in chief.” “Germany’s leader has deployed her characteristic rationality, coupled with an uncharacteristic sentimentality, to guide the country through what has thus far …
Read More »Nina Westbrook's Tips For Staying Creative During Quarantine
The novel coronavirus is no longer culturally novel. It’s been several weeks since schools and non-essential workplaces began to close down, and many people are settling into what’s become the new normal: social distancing. In place of face-to-face contact, individuals around the world have developed new ways to stay connected …
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