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Photo: Robin L Marshall (Getty Images) Days after he hopped on Instagram to tell people to use “all the money” they’ve gotten from the government during COVID-19 to buy property, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has revealed that Atlanta rapper and frequent bloviator T.I. will have to pay the …

How Murakami, whose book sales today number in the millions, and whose name is recognized even by those who have never read his work, came to be the figurehead of Japanese literature abroad is the subject of Who We’re Reading When We’re Reading Murakami, a slim but fascinating new treatise …

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On Thursday (September 10), Daniel Prude’s relatives from Chicago and Florida took part in an event to celebrate his life on the Rochester, New York street where he died. The relatives were joined by hundreds of protesters on Jefferson Avenue along with soul singer Danielle Ponder and a full band. …

Photo: Rena Schild (Shutterstock) A groundbreaking constitutional amendment that restored voting rights to about 775,000 people with former felonies in Florida has been devastatingly undercut by the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which ruled on Friday that the would-be voters must pay all fines and fees they may owe …

In the film’s view, America is in the throes of a partisan disagreement—a dinner-party conversation gone awry. As political statements go, this one’s not just trite; it’s also glaringly out of step with the national mood. Less than two months away from a potentially catastrophic election, is it really unreasonable …

Rapper Killer Mike was trending on social media due to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp posting photos of the two shaking hands after a September 9 meeting.  Mike was slammed for meeting with Kemp considering his well-documented history of voter suppression, accusations of stealing an election from Stacey Abrams, his current …

Halle Berry may be up for her second Oscar nomination if Hollywood buzz is any indication. The actress, who was the first Black woman to win the Best Actress prize at the Academy Awards for Monster’s Ball, is in the process of selling her critically-acclaimed directorial debut Bruised to Netflix …

Sister, Sister, starring twins Tia and Tamera Mowry, aired from 1994 to 1999. While the siblings were on a hugely popular hit series, they were also enduring racism, which Tia recently discussed. While on Entertainment Tonight’s Unfiltered Tia Mowry said they were told they couldn’t be on the cover of …

Photo: Astrid Stawiarz (Getty Images) South African shops are pulling TRESemmé products off their shelves after widespread protests over an online ad denigrating Black hair. The ad, which was shown on the chain pharmacy Clicks’ website, showed four separate images of hair. The first two featured Black women, labeling their …