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Read: Wearing a suit makes people think differently Racial bias, or at least blind spots, has also been embedded in dress codes, perhaps most notably in prohibitions on hairstyles popular among black people, such as braids and afros. “It’s a lack of perspective or empathy,” says Angela Hall, an associate …

Ceaser Emmanuel of Black Ink Crew has a lot to celebrate this Easter, after a very tough month. The reality star announced on Instagram that his mother was suffering from the deadly coronavirus. “They finally released my mother @desiree_simpson from a month quarantine. I am not going lie this month …

Photo: Christian Petersen (Getty Images) Former NFL player Tom Johnson just scored a point for police accountability enthusiasts everywhere by reaching a $475,000 settlement with the city of Minneapolis putting to rest a 2016 lawsuit alleging police brutality and violation of Johnson’s civil rights. According to StarTribune, the lawsuit said …

The Corona Arms, which boasts more than 8,000 followers, or “regulars,” on Instagram, uses multiple platforms to host its weekly quiz nights. The one I attended attracted 52 participants on Zoom and an additional 200 players following along on Instagram Live, with some tuning in from as far afield as …

If there’s any silver lining to be found amid coronavirus quarantine, it’s the sheer volume of surprise social media performances we’re getting from our favorite musicians. The latest to bring his talents to Instagram Live is 90s R&B legend Brian McKnight. With only his sultry voice and an electric piano …

Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images) On the first day of April, Baltimore officials approved a deal between the Baltimore Police Department and Ohio-based company Persistent Surveillance Systems to use drones equipped with high-resolution cameras in order to spy on the city’s residents through around-the-clock surveillance despite formal objections filed by …

Till Lauer It used to hit me particularly in rental cars. “Ameripanic,” I called it: an overwhelming (for a Brit) apprehension of scale, a kind of horizontal vertigo at the vastness and possibility of this great country. I learned to drive on a smaller scale, noodling along the winding country …

Christina Milian is the new brand ambassador for Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty lingerie line, and the first photos of the actress donning the bra and panty sets were revealed on the brand’s social media pages on Saturday. The 38-year-old mother-of-two looks positively smoldering in the debut photos. In one, she’s …

Screenshot: YouTube In a viral video that can be viewed here, four Philadelphia police officers backed up by about six more officers can be seen forcibly dragging a man off of a SEPTA bus, apparently, for not wearing a face mask. From WHYY: The Philadelphia Police Department said Friday afternoon …

Hanks, a frequent SNL guest host, was a perfect choice for virtual emcee, even if he declined to don a David S. Pumpkins suit for his opening monologue. He became, as he put it, “the celebrity canary in the coal mine” for America’s understanding of the coronavirus threat after he …