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Photo: David Goldman (AP) As 29-year-old Jacob Blake lay in intensive care unit Monday night, protesters took to the streets around the country with his name on their lips, a new addition to a seemingly endless list of victims of police brutality. In Kenosha, Wis., where Blake was shot by …

Annie Lowrey: The party of no content But if Scott’s hope comes from his family’s story, many in his party have put their faith in a different family. An hour before Scott took the podium, Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Trump campaign’s finance chair and the eldest Trump son’s partner, was shown …

BET’s 2020 Republican National Convention Coverage — Day 2 Tuesday, August 25, 2020: Follow BET’s coverage with our live blog for the latest updates from the Republican National Convention kicking off in Charlotte, NC. We’ll feature news about the event, speeches, performances and commentary from August 24-27.  Each night, the convention will include speeches from …

Photo: Shanae Ennis-Melhado (Shutterstock) Billboard advertising company Lamar has come under fire after rejecting two billboards designed by Jay-Z’s Team ROC that featured the names of three people killed by the same police officer. WISN-12 News reports that the multiple members of Milwaukee’s Common Council have released a statement condemning …

Garcelle Beauvais is making major moves in her career as of late. Not only did she join the cast this season of the Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, the first and only Black “housewife” in that part of the BRAVO franchise, but she is officially the newest co-host of The …

Mayes: I had grown up in a very conservative home. I’d been taught Christian values. I’d been taught that America was this exceptional country. And we’d never had somebody at the head of our party who was just completely morally bankrupt. In fact, the moment I knew that I had …

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Photo: Jay Fog (Shutterstock) Parents are in their feelings—actually, wait, that’s not accurate. White parents are in their feelings after a Georgia teacher displayed a Black Lives Matter poster in her classroom. AJC reports that Paige McGaughey, a white teacher at Alton C. Crews Middle School in Lawrenceville, Ga., told …

The pandemic proved that federal cash payments work. “Simply giving people cash turns out to be a powerful way to protect workers during a public-health crisis, to alleviate poverty, and to empower employees to bargain with employers,” Annie argues. “Uncle Sam needs to give out a lot more.” One idea: …

Diddy held court with other members of music royalty Saturday (August 22) on a Malibu beach. Joining the music mogul were Nas, Quavo, Swizz Beatz and Travis Scott, along with their entourage, TMZ reported. Here’s a photo of the group trolling on the beach.  Source link