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Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: ‘Namaste Trump’ Is a Sequel
The Trump-Modi bromance may have something to do with their populist, us-versus-them panache: Trump sought to implement a version of a Muslim ban; Modi has done basically just that. Trump blasts the press as “fake news”; Modi’s government has cracked down on unfavorable media outlets. As intolerance and division …
Read More »Video Released Of Police Shooting, Killing A Paraplegic Man
On Thursday (February 20), police in Federal Way, Washington released video of the police shooting of 23-year-old Malik Williams, who died in the early morning hours of December 31. Investigators with the Valley Independent Police, say a caller reported the sounds of a woman screaming outside of an apartment complex …
Read More »Activist Jodie Patterson Thanks Her Way Through Hard Times
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 stories, …
Read More »Supreme Court To Hear Case Regarded Same-Sex Adoptions
Photo: Daniel Slim (Getty Images) Attacks on LGBTQ adoptions feel like they’ve been steadily increasing. It seems like things will come to a head during the Supreme Court’s next term. CBS News reports that the Supreme Court will hear a case between the city of Philadelphia and a Catholic foster …
Read More »The Legacy of a Hidden Figure
By 1958, the year NASA was formally established, Johnson was known for her keen eye and precision. As engineers considered what it would take to send the first American beyond the edge of space, she volunteered for work behind the scenes. “Tell me where you want the man to land, …
Read More »Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Reflects Charleston Political Climate
The church on Calhoun Street near downtown Charleston, South Carolina sits quietly, almost unassuming as worshippers walk in. Older ladies wearing colorful chapeaus walk arm in arm with younger women who might be wearing African-inspired garments. They smile, wishing “good morning” to one another while noting the nice weather as …
Read More »Five Life Lessons from Katherine Johnson, a Black Mathematician Who Became a Star
Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson, the mathematician and physicist whose critical calculations helped fuel NASA’s successful quest to beat Russia in the race to space, has died at the age of 101. For most of her long life, Johnson’s seminal work remained unknown, along with that of a cadre of black …
Read More »Trump’s Meat Heavy Diet Isn’t Playing So Well in India
Donald Trump eats a pork chop on a stick and gives a thumbs up sign to fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair on August 15, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa.Photo: Win McNamee (Getty Images) President Trump hates vegetables more than he hates black people. Fine, he doesn’t hate vegetables that …
Read More »It Doesn’t Matter If Anyone Exists or Not
Over time, the alienation associated with modern, city life only deepened in its appeal. In 1996, the writer Vivian Gornick characterized the “endlessly advancing crowd” that jostled against her in New York City as both relaxing and energizing. An overheard conversation among young professionals; a fragment of an older couple’s …
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