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No other country in the world has attempted what the U.S. appears to be stumbling into. Right now, many, many communities have huge numbers of infections. When other countries reached this kind of takeoff point for viral spread, they took drastic measures. Although a few states like California are rolling …

Community leaders in New York are calling for justice and effective solutions as gun violence around the city’s five boroughs has spiked over the past few days, including six people shot in Brooklyn in the space of one hour, and a 1-year-old boy being killed by gunfire in an apparent …

Share0 Image via Black News For many of us, the first thing we do when we get up in the morning is to check our phone to see news highlights and the weather. With forecasts often being unpredictable, it can make deciding what to wear for the day a little …

Daniel Jefferson Screenshot: WREG-TV For every story of police brutality that gains national attention, there are several more that fly under the radar. Take, for instance, the story of Daniel Jefferson, who alleges that, after being arrested by Memphis Police in 2015 during a drug investigation, he was beaten up …

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Having failed to lead the best-prepared nation in the world against one pandemic, Donald Trump has made it more vulnerable to another. He has, for example, frayed international bonds further by trying to pull the U.S. out of the World Health Organization. Whether he has the legal authority to do …

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UPDATE: Tuesday, July 14, 6:00PM ET: The Ventura County Medical Examiner determined what we already knew. Sadly, it was determined that 33-year old actress Naya Rivera died from accidental drowning.  After using dental records to identify her body, which was found floating in Lake Piru on Tuesday (July 13), the office concluded that Rivera …

Nick Cannon is being criticized for statements he made during a recent conversation with former Public Enemy member Richard “Professor Griff” Griffin on a June 30 episode of his podcast, Cannon’s Class. According to Forbes, the discussion between Cannon and Professor Griff was immersed in what is being described as “anti-Semitic …

Viola Davis has always been outspoken about issues of diversity in Hollywood. While the Oscar winner may have more access than she did 10 years ago, that doesn’t mean she is going to stop fighting for the actors and creatives on the rise. Davis, who joined Black Lives Matter protests …