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After offering to pay for Rayshard Brooks’ funeral expenses, as well as the college education of his four children, Tyler Perry has now offered the same services for Secoriea Turner, an 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot near his memorial site on Saturday (July 4).  “I’m outraged today because I’d …

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace have long been hot button topics aimed at promoting acceptance and inclusivity at work. In recent times it has generated even more attention from calls for social justice and racial equality led by social justice organizations, including Black Lives Matter. In response, many companies …

Thandie Newton went viral yesterday for a revelatory interview with Vulture where the actress held nothing back when talking about racism in Hollywood. She also opened up about what made her turn down a role in the 2000 blockbuster film Charlie’s Angels. Newton explained, “One of the biggest movies I …

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Actress Jennifer Sears says she was the target of racism while growing up in rural Georgia and it was students at her own high school that perpetuated the oppression. The 38-year-old actress, who is appearing on this season of OWN’s Greenleaf, penned an open letter via PEOPLE and says in …

Naya Rivera, a former star on the hit TV show “Glee,” is presumed dead after she went missing while on a boat on a lake in California with her 4-year-old son. According to reports, Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies found Naya’s 4-year-old son, Josey Hollis Dorsey, asleep and alone on …

For the most part, the tales of toxicity in fashion aren’t new. Many of them are based on things done brazenly and in public—a Vogue cover that positioned LeBron James as the brute King Kong to Gisele Bündchen’s blond damsel, Prada lining its boutique windows with figures that evoked Sambo …

Meghan Markle may have stepped away from the Royal Family but she hasn’t stepped away from the spotlight. She just booked her first epic speaking engagement since seperating from her husband’s family, one that will have her sharing a virtual stage with former First Lady Michelle Obama. Markle and Obama …

Members of “The Squad,” a progressive quartet of freshman Congresswomen in the House of Representative, announced on Tuesday (July 7) federal legislation to defund police departments across America and provide reparations for people who are either Black or have been harmed by police. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley …

Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) As protests against police brutality began take hold across the country, calls to abolish the police have grown louder and louder. This is partially attributed to the fact that the police themselves don’t seem interested in meaningful reform or calling out the rot in their own organization. …