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When Colin Kaepernick decided to peacefully protest police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem back in 2016, the NFL decided that he should no longer be a part of professional football. Now, in the wake of protests nationwide following the murder of George Floyd by police …

On June 1, the women-only social club and coworking space The Wing shared an Instagram post that read “Black Lives Matter” in bold, yellow lettering. The graphic was a far cry from the millennial pink and muted tones that have defined The Wing’s aesthetic since it first opened in 2016, …

I’d also note that in the pandemic, as in virtually everything else, men are heard, promoted, and lauded more than women. So I’m trying to carve out time to elevate the work of incredible people who are dealing with exactly the same professional pressures that I am but don’t benefit …

Tiffany Haddish has opened up about her decision to attend the memorial for George Floyd, saying the recent deaths of unarmed Black people and the protests they’ve sparked has triggered painful memories from her childhood.   “The thing that made me really want to be there was, I have watched …

Share0 (Image: Twitter) A part-time NASCAR driver, who is virtually unknown, says he is not returning to competition after the 2020 racing season is over because NASCAR decided to ban the Confederate flag, according to CNN. Ray Ciccarelli of the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, went on social …

It has been nearly five months since Kobe and Gianna Bryant died tragically in a helicopter crash.   However, Vanessa Bryant is still keeping her spirits up and the 38-year-old recently revealed a beautiful tattoo in honor of her late husband and daughter. Vanessa Bryant’s Instagram page is private, but the …

Photo: Theo Wargo (Getty Images) André 3000 has become an enigmatic figure in hip-hop, rarely giving interviews or discussing what’s next for his music career. (But if you ask me, he’s earned a break away from the game.) However, he has been a bit more vocal than usual given the …

Four cops have been arrested and charged in the killing of George Floyd on Memorial Day.  However, the three officers who killed Breonna Taylor on March 13 in her own bed during a drug raid at the wrong house are still on the job.  And Gabrielle Union is joining the …

Read: With ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ Spike Lee sounds the alarm about America’s past and present Da 5 Bloods is a story about a buried past: It follows Vietnam War veterans Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis), and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock Jr.) as they travel back to their old battleground …

Greenleaf fans are preparing to say goodbye to the hit OWN series after the upcoming fifth season, and the newly-released trailer makes it clear that there will be more than a few tears. It also promises to wrap up some of last season’s cliffhangers. RELATED: Everything You Want To Know …