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23-year-old Elijah McClain was killed by Colorado law enforcement in August 2019. None of the officers involved were fired or punished in any way. Now, almost a year later, people are rallying to bring #JusticeForElijahMcClain. This is Elijah McClain’s sister Naomi she said the cops that killed her brother …

Share0 (Image via @lowescareers/Instagram) This week retail giant Lowe’s announced the appointment of Janice Dupre Little as executive vice president of human resources. Little, who joined the company in 2017, has more than 15 years of human resources and diversity and inclusion experience and has worked with corporate leaders all …

Law Roach attends the Fifth Annual InStyle Awards on October 21, 2019, in Los Angeles, Calif.Photo: Emma McIntyre (Getty Images for InStyle) “Image architect” Law Roach is one of the most successful talents working behind the scenes of the fashion and entertainment industries—crafting the memorable red carpet looks of stars …

The film is the second that Stewart has written and directed, after 2014’s Rosewater, a somber true-story drama about a journalist who was tortured by the Iranian government. Irresistible is more along the lines of what people might expect from the former host of The Daily Show, taking aim at …

Brett Hankison, one of the Louisville police officers responsible for killing Breonna Taylor in her home has been fired, Louisville Metro Police announced on Tuesday (June 23).   Taylor, 26, was shot by officers at her apartment on March 13 as they entered to serve a no-knock warrant. Her boyfriend …

Share0 Image via PushBlack The new conversations around race relations sparked by the current protests over racial injustice and police brutality have caused a new surge in interest in Black American history and culture. Amazon’s best-seller list for books has been dominating with the topic of race with black-owned bookstores …

Trump’s Tulsa rally was a complete disaster according to Trevor Noah.  While the embattled president was reportedly expecting over 19,000 people, only 6,000 reportedly showed up.  Of course Trevor Noah had jokes. On last night’s (June 22) The Daily Social Distancing Show, Noah said, “Poor Trump. Somebody who was born …

Photo: SAUL LOEB (Getty Images) President Donald Trump wants to make one thing clear: He doesn’t kid! Sure he hired one of the world’s most famous neurosurgeons to be the doctor of houses, and yes, his administration ordered ventilators from some guy they found off Twitter who never made ventilators …

Nickelodeon plans to revive its acclaimed Nick News franchise with an hour-long special about race that will aim to promote the voices and experiences of Black children across the country. Kids, Race and Unity: A Nick News Special will air on June 29 at 7 p.m. EST and will be …

“He hated America very deeply,” John le Carré wrote of his fictional Soviet mole, Bill Haydon, in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Haydon had just been unmasked as a double agent at the heart of Britain’s secret service, one whose treachery was motivated by animus, not so much to England but …