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Read More »Harvard University Students Sue School for their Investment Ties to Prisons
Some Harvard University students have filed a lawsuit against the Ivy League, accusing the institution of benefiting from company investments in the prison system. Last week the Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign filed a lawsuit against Harvard at the Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts for their role in profiting from prison …
Read More »This Is Us: Sterling K. Brown Gives Us a Peek Behind the 'Clouds' of Randall Pearson's Anxiety
Sterling K. Brown in This Is UsPhoto: Ron Batzdorff (Courtesy of NBC) Just when I thought This Is Us had completely wrecked me, its beautiful emotional terror has found another hidden ventricle in my heart. As soon as I saw the title of Episode 415, “Clouds,” I knew I was …
Read More »Where Everyone Goes When the Internet Breaks
It seems that some users even come to Downdetector to check on the status of specific Tumblr blogs, such as a confused Taylor Swift fan who wrote, “Taylor’s Tumblr is down?? WTF?? WHAT IS HAPPENING???” (Another commenter did pop in to explain that all of Tumblr was down, not just …
Read More »Vanessa Bryant Files Lawsuit Against Helicopter Company
Vanessa Bryant has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the owner of the helicopter company in the crash that killed her husband Kobe Bryant and 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant. According to the Los Angeles Times, the complaint was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Fillmore-based Island Express Holding …
Read More »New York-Based Couple Creates App To Find Black-Owned Restaurants
Interested in dining at a black-owned restaurant in your city? There’s an app for that. New York-based couple and entrepreneurs, Anthony and Janique Edwards, were tired of struggling to find black-owned eateries, so they created an app that would solve that problem. EatOkra is a new app that connects users …
Read More »Alleged Altercation Over a Juice Box Results in Student Being Airlifted to Hospital
Kiana Randolph’s son was injured during an alleged altercation with a teacher and had to be airlifted to a hospital. Screenshot: KTRK A mother in Houston received a phone call from her son’s school saying he had been injured in an altercation. When she arrived at the school, her son …
Read More »The Dissonance Between Sanders and His Supporters on Medicare for All
A compromise bill might end up looking a lot like Buttigieg’s or Warren’s public-option proposals. And even though that idea repulses some on the left, most of the Sanders devotees I spoke with said they would see a public option as a major victory. “I understand if Bernie is the …
Read More »See Philipp Plein’s Kobe Bryant Tribute At Milan Fashion
Philipp Plein’s Kobe Bryant tribute at Milan Fashion Week, happening right now, was a very memorable one. The runway show on Saturday (February 22) concluded in grand fashion with a nod to the Los Angeles Lakers legend, who, along with his daughter Gianna and seven other people, tragically passed away …
Read More »Karen Civil Opens Up on Achieving Balance While Building Multiple Businesses
Karen Civil has made a name for herself as a social media and digital media marketing strategist. For over a decade, she has built her personal and professional brand into prominent roles at Beats by Dre and Universal Music Group early into her career. In 2008, Civil launched KarenCivil.com, an …
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