In commemoration of Black Queer civil rights leader Bayard Rustin’s birthday today, Mar. 17, the National Black Justice Coalition, a leading Black LGBTQ+/SGL civil rights organization, is urging Congress to pass the Bayard Rustin Stamp Act, legislation introduced by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton which would require the U.S. Postal Service …
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As we eagerly await the arrival of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s firstborn, another big delivery has arrived. On Thursday, Mercedes-Benz announced its latest collaboration with the rapper and expectant father, a capsule collection of fashion and accessories inspired by the ’90s. A$AP Rocky attends Rihanna’s 5th Annual Diamond Ball at …
Read More »The FBI is offering a $10,000 award for tips in the death of Illinois State graduate student Jelani Day, reported NBC News. Day, 25, was found Sept 44. in the Illinois River. The coroner ruled his death as a drowning which his family has since disputed, suspecting foul play was …
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Fresh off of her Broadway run in Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew, Phylicia Rashad is having a full-circle moment. The veteran actress, director, and educator is set to direct a new production of acclaimed playwright Pearl Cleage’s Blues for an Alabama Sky at Center Theatre Group’s Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, opening …
Read More »Two years on from the start of the coronavirus pandemic, let me tell you what life is like in my Hong Kong neighborhood. Playgrounds are wrapped in red-and-white caution tape and barricaded with plastic fencing to keep children out, and the swings have been tossed over the crossbar to ensure …
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Carmen Tapio is the founder and CEO of a multi-million dollar contact center called North End Teleservices, the largest Black-owned business in the state of Nebraska. She established the company with the aim to create jobs in a local Black community plagued with a high unemployment rate. “We hear about the …
Read More »Jussie Smollett is led out of the courtroom after being sentenced at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on March 10, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.Photo: Brian Cassella-Pool (Getty Images) Jussie Smollett is officially a free man. On Wednesday night, the Empire star walked out of Cook County jail in Chicago after …
Read More »“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here to listen to his podcast series on all things happiness, How to Build a Happy Life. My friend Peter Attia, a wellness and longevity expert who helps people live better …
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The Los Angeles Lakers who were favored to win the NBA championship this season are failing miserably. Despite LeBron James having a year that solidifies his legacy, the team is falling short and the frustration has reared its ugly head. At Monday night’s Lakers game, which ended as a loss …
Read More »The Black-owned newspaper, Freedom’s Journal, was founded on this day in 1827. That same year, slavery was abolished. Then, the free Black men of New York City including executive editors Samuel E. Cornish and John B. Russwurm founded Freedom’s Journal to counter racist reports in the press and fight for …
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