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Unilever has pledged to remove the words “Fair” and “Lovely” from its products and branding, but say they won’t change the products’ lightening formulas.Photo: Manju Mandavya (Shutterstock) Spurred by increased attention to racism and racial justice, brands across all industries have scrambled to do the right thing by Black consumers. …
Read More »The Books Briefing: How to Tell a Story About Florida
“To try to understand this most incomprehensible state, we need varied and probing narratives, ones that change as Florida changes and are told by people who love the state too deeply to refrain from blistering criticism.” 📚 In the Land of Good Living: A Journey to the Heart of Florida, …
Read More »Chicago Teen Fatally Shot Teaching Her Mom A TikTok Dance
A Chicago teen was killed over Father’s Day weekend by a stray bullet while teaching her mom a TikTok dance in their home. Amaria Jones, 13, was fatally shot when a bullet from outside her apartment pierced through her television and hit her in the neck, according to CBS Chicago. …
Read More »LeBron James Receives $100 Million Investment To Build Media Empire
Share0 (Image: Facebook) LeBron James is known as one of the greatest NBA players of his time but he is also interested in expanding his empire and legacy beyond the world of basketball. His most recent projects center around producing content in television and film. Now, it has been announced …
Read More »6 Months After Kneeling on a Black Woman’s Neck and Tasing Her Belly, Miami-Area Officer Faces Battery Charges
Former Miami Gardens Officer Jordy Yanes Martel, left, shown conducting a violent and unlawful arrest on Safiya Satchell on January 14, 2020. Martel now faces battery charges.Screenshot: Raheam Staats-Fleming (Miami Herald) A former Miami Gardens police officer has been charged with four counts of official misconduct and two counts of …
Read More »Stuck at Sea in the Middle of a Pandemic
Wouter Heeremans: The plan was to fly back from Cuba, but all the islands went into lockdown. So we couldn’t go on land anywhere, and then we had to do the crossing, because otherwise we would never get home. Beck: When did you board the ship? Wouter: On the first …
Read More »Black Woman In Wisconsin Set On Fire By White Racists
Althea Bernstein, a Black woman in Madison, Wisconsin, has sustained second- and third-degree burns after she was allegedly set on fire early Wednesday morning by white men yelling racial slurs. The 18-year-old EMT, who is studying to be a paramedic and firefighter, says she was on her way to her …
Read More »NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson
Share1 Image via @abcnews/Instagram The movie Hidden Figures showed the world the black women in NASA behind some of its most important findings and research. This week, NASA announced that it has named its headquarters in Washington D.C. after one of the women who inspired the film, Mary W. Jackson, …
Read More »Royal and Oratorial: Meghan and Harry Follow in the Obamas' Footsteps With New Public Speaking Deal
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the Commonwealth Day Service 2020 on March 09, 2020, in London, England.Photo: Chris Jackson (Getty Images) For you royal watchers wondering how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will maintain their standard of living since stepping down as senior …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: A Catastrophic Week in the U.S. Pandemic
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. The Atlantic The second surge is here. The U.S. logged more coronavirus cases in the past …
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