In 1997, Tisha Campbell filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Martin Lawrence while they were still co-staring on Martin, and since, it hasn’t been brought up much by either party. That was until a GQ journalist asked about it during a profile Lawrence did for the magazine. His response to …
Read More »Texas Man Sends Racist Threat to High School Students, Gets Indicted
Photo: Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office I have to be honest, y’all. As soon as I saw the mugshot for Kenneth Petersen (above) I just knew, in my heart of hearts, that this dude has probably called someone the N-word on Call of Duty. I just know it. Courier Post reports …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: The Senate Takes the Impeachment Case
While his allegations should be taken with a grain (or a full cup) of salt, the new Parnas allegations bring back an old point: So much more is still unknown. As my colleague David Graham writes: [Parnas’s] claims can’t be believed at anything near face value. Yet they also …
Read More »Nancy Pelosi Says House Will Vote Wednesday
UPDATE: Two days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that preparations for the impeachment trial will begin this week, the House voted to send two articles of impeachment to the Senate. The Senate is expected to formally accept the articles of impeachment, which key members of the House handed off …
Read More »Lev-ing His Best Life: The 3 Biggest Takeaways From Lev Parnas’ Worldwide 'Take Down the White House' Tour
Lev Parnas and wife Svetlana Parnas arrive at federal court on December 2, 2019 in New York City.Photo: Stephanie Keith (Getty Images) Turns out that Trump’s fixer Rudy Giuliani also had a fixer named Lev Parnas. Lev Parnas got caught up in some campaign finance fiasco in which he allegedly …
Read More »The Timeless Magic of <em>The Snowy Day</em>
Keats’s vibrant collage illustrations bring this simple plot to life. They include checkered oilcloth used for lining cabinets to make the mother’s dress, marbleized paper, gum erasers for snowflakes, watercolor for bubbles, splatter painting with India ink, and more. Keats cut pieces of beautiful paper from all around the world—Sweden, …
Read More »Here’s Why Ed Gordon’s New Book Is A Must Read For All Of Us
Be honest: How many times have you had conversations within your inner circle that include phrases like “That’s what’s wrong with Black folks,” or “Black people can’t never come together”? We can be quick to offer a version of “smh,” but how often do these arguments lead to solutions? Emmy …
Read More »Tennessee Governor to Sign Adoption Bill Targeting LGBTQ Couples
Photo: Mark Humphrey (AP) So I guess the takeaway here is that Republicans don’t like kids. I mean, how else do you explain this? NBC News reports that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has announced plans to sign a bill into law that would protect taxpayer funding of faith-based foster care …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: Actually, Women Win Quite a Lot
The argument has some wings: ‣ Democrats snatched back control of the House of Representatives in 2018. Women led that so-called blue wave: A record number of women won big races, setting a record for the number of women lawmakers in Congress. ‣ Suburban white women—historically fairly reliably Republicans—have left …
Read More »Cynthia Erivo Reacts To Oscar Nomination
As soon as the list of Oscar nominees were announced, outrage shortly followed as only one Black woman was nominated for an honor. That woman was Cynthia Erivo, for her starring role in Harriet. While being nominated for such a prestigious award, particularly since it puts her one step away …
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