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In Louisiana, a Black veteran currently serving life without parole over a $30 weed sale is set to be released. Read more… Source link

Nia Long is returning to television with the help of John Legend. According to Deadline, John Legend’s Get Lifted Film Co is teaming with Sony Pictures TV to bring Goldie Taylor’s 2018 novel Paper Gods to ABC. Nia Long is set to star and executive produce. Paper Gods is the …

James Hamblin talks through some relevant research in his “Paging Dr. Hamblin” column: An interesting study of the effectiveness of cloth facial coverings appeared [in June] in a physics journal … When it came to stopping airborne viruses from penetrating the mask, some materials were better than others. Bandannas …

A controversial episode of black-ish that was banned from ABC over two years ago is available for the first time on Hulu. Titled “Please, Baby, Please,” involved the show’s lead character Dre (Anthony Anderson) talking to his toddler son about political unrest and racism in the country in the form …

Social media is coming to the aid of Tianna Arata, a California-based Black Lives Matter organizer, who was arrested after a protest last month and is now facing some serious charges. Arata was arrested by the San Luis Obispo police department on July 21 after she organized a protest that …

Photo: Tashatuvango (Shutterstock) To put it bluntly, being a gamer can be expensive as shit. Between dropping hundreds of dollars on hardware and having to spend upwards of $60 on the latest games, blasting fools, or orbital striking them as The Root’s news editor Monique Judge is fond of doing …

Here is one more item about a bellwether business category that until recently had been an indicator of downtown renewal and locally focused entrepreneurship—and which now is figuring out how and whether it can survive. I am talking about the small, independent, start-up breweries and distilleries whose numbers have increased …

Recently released from serving 19 months of his 27-months sentence, Juelz Santana for an airport drug case, the rapper has another fellow artist to thank. TMZ reports that Meek Mill helped Juelz’s wife Kimbella with a lawyer to help guide her through the courts and prison system process. The outlet …

Share1 Image via AYO Foods West African cuisine has gained new popularity over the last few years due to the rise of prominent high-profile restaurants turning up in major cities across the country. A couple based in Chicago went ahead and took a step further by creating a new line of …

Photo: Jaromir Chalabala (Shutterstock) Two police officers in Georgia are on administrative leave after firing shots at a car full of minors. CNN reports that the Waycross Police department has requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation launch an investigation into Saturday’s shooting. The officers will remain on leave until the …