Black America Breaking News for the African American Community
Photo: Shutterstock The black community has long been underserved when it comes to healthcare in America. Whether that comes from a lack of access to quality healthcare or our concerns not being taken seriously, it’s been a problem facing us for years. Now that we’re in the midst of a …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: The Government Needs to Move Faster
What to read if … you just want practical advice: One question, answered: A few readers wondered whether they should practice social distancing within their household—by, say, isolating themselves from a spouse. Kaitlyn Tiffany asked some experts, and here’s what two of them had to say. Albert Ko, the chair …
Read More »Kendrick Perkins Has Gained 75 Lbs. Since Leaving NBA
Former NBA player Kendrick Perkins understandably relaxed his exercise and diet regime since leaving the league two years ago, and the result has been more than a few pounds of extra weight. The retired athlete took to Twitter to share that he’s now focused on getting fit — and he’s …
Read More »The Economic Vulnerability of Blacks Keeps Entrepreneur Christal M. Jackson Up at Night
Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power series is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Black Enterprise, and of black women. It’s a place for today’s businesswomen to share their own favorite images and their own …
Read More »White Supremacist Groups Planned To Use Coronavirus As A Bioweapon
A weekly intelligence brief distributed in February showed white supremacist organizations have discussed plans to weaponize coronavirus through saliva and other methods. According to BET, federal investigators appeared to be monitoring white nationalists’ communications on Telegram, an encrypted messaging app that has become popular with neo-Nazis. The conversations pointed to …
Read More »Are We Obligated to Snitch on and Publicly Shame Coronavirus Deniers?
Screenshot: ABC News If you’re the type of person who believes, for instance, that AIDS can be cured with paprika, your belief is definitely dangerous, and you probably need some lotion. But because the Venn diagram of “people who think mailboxes cause diabetes” and “people living in their aunt’s basements …
Read More »DJ Beverly Bond Hosts Insta-Live Sunday Brunch Dance Party
After DJ D-Nice made us all break out our best living room dance moves on Saturday night, another music icon — DJ Beverly Bond — kept the IG Live party going on Sunday (March 22). Her brunch edition of the increasingly-popular social media gatherings was appropriately dubbed “Musical Soul Food.” …
Read More »Sabrina Elba Tests Positive for COVID-19, Explains Her Decision Not to Self-Isolate From Idris
Sabrina Dhowre Elba and Idris Elba attend The World Premiere of Cats on December 16, 2019, in New York City. Photo: Jamie McCarthy (Getty Images for Universal Pictures) If there’s anyone who is going to use the extra time that comes with social distancing in order to be more productive, …
Read More »DJ D-Nice Is Back For A Second Club Quarantine Party
It was so nice, he had to do it twice. After his very successful Instagram Live party on Saturday (March 21), which drew over 100,000 participants, DJ D-Nice returned to the social media platform on Sunday for another quarantine party. Changing the name of the party from “Club Quarantine” to …
Read More »The DOJ Appears to be Using Coronavirus to Get Around Our Constitutional Right to Due Process (Among Other Things)
Photo: Brendan Smialowski (Getty Images) As the coronavirus crisis continues to dominate mainstream media and the general public continues to be in frenzy mode, the Department of Justice has quietly asked something of Congress that would lend feelings of vindication to every amateur conspiracy theorist clogging our newsfeeds with their …
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