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Photo: Ralf Kleemann (Shutterstock) A woman filed a civil rights complaint in the U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City alleging her son experienced racial harassment at school, reported Standard Examiner. The Davis School District was previously punished by the U.S. Justice Department for its pattern of discrimination. Three staff …
Read More »A Creative Solution to ‘the Friendship Desert of Modern Adulthood’
Each installment of “The Friendship Files” features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. This week she talks with three women who are part of a group experimenting with “arranged friendship.” Inspired by the arranged marriages common …
Read More »‘You Are Worthy’ Sen. Cory Booker Brought to Tears Praising Ketanji Brown Jackson
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker got emotional Wednesday as he praised Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson and expressed anger at the questions she received from GOP senators. With Jackson smiling at him like they’re related, Booker told her she “is an extraordinary testament of what can be accomplished against …
Read More »Vogue cover made VP Kamala Harris feel ‘belittled,’ book says
A new book by New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns examines tensions between President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their respective teams, issues that began, they report, even before Inauguration Day, according to Politico. This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s …
Read More »Naomi Osaka Reveals Therapy has Helped Her Deal with On Court Heckling Incident
Naomi Osaka of Japan fields questions from the media at a press conference during the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 23, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)Photo: Matthew Stockman (Getty Images) Naomi Osaka has been open about her mental health battles. The four-time …
Read More »Tiffany Haddish’s next book, ‘I Curse You With Joy,’ due this fall
Book lovers haven’t heard the last of The Last Black Unicorn. Actress Tiffany Haddish, who scored a bestseller with her aforementioned first memoir, is returning to bookstores this November with her second offering, a book of essays titled I Curse You With Joy. Photo: Getty Images The Hollywood Reporter had …
Read More »Her World Began to Collapse, So She Started Keeping a Diary
War presents a unique challenge for the artist. When reality has ripped in two and extremes of emotion and opinion take hold, it becomes near impossible to do what art does best: scramble easy categories and introduce complexity into the world. The Ukrainian writer and photographer Yevgenia Belorusets, currently in …
Read More »Meet 10 trailblazing Black women working in national security and foreign affairs
Front row, from left to right: Dana Banks, Jalina Porter, Desirée Cormier Smith, Linda Etim, and Asha Castleberry-Hernandez. Back row, from left to right: Bonnie Jenkins, Algene Sajery, Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, Chidi Blyden and Linda Thomas-Greenfield. (Graphics: Marlene Marmolejos, @motionmami) Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views …
Read More »TIME Studios and Roc Nation to Produce Documentary About Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Jovon Ruth Pete is about to have her story told about how she became the artist we know as Megan Thee Stallion. TIME Studios and Roc Nation have just announced they are jointly producing a forthcoming, multi-part documentary series about Roc Nation artist, Megan Thee Stallion. The planned documentary …
Read More »Gabrielle Union’s next step? A new shoe line
With a haircare collection and successful clothing line, Gabrielle Union already has us covered, style-wise, but her newest venture takes her brand from head to toe. On the heels of her new spring collection with longtime partners New York & Company, the actress-entrepreneur is dipping her toes into a new …
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