The wife of WWE star Shad Gaspard is speaking out after his tragic death. The 39-year-old’s body was found on the beach in Venice, California on Wednesday (May 20), three days after he went missing while swimming in the ocean with the couple’s 10-year-old son Aryeh. The father and son …
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Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power series is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Black Enterprise, and of black women. It’s a place for today’s businesswomen to share their own favorite images and their own …
Read More »Photo: Sean Rayford (Getty Images) Earlier this month, graphic video depicting the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery was publicly released. The video resulted in Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael, the men who allegedly murdered him, to be arrested on murder charges. In recent weeks, calls have increased for William “Roddy” …
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Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. Getty / The Atlantic This pandemic is a reminder that, despite all the American cultural lore …
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A video that surfaced online over the weekend showing multiple police officers, with their firearms drawn, arresting a 21-year-old African American man has drawn backlash from many. Tye Anders, of Midland, TX, is seen lying on the ground as multiple police vehicles surround him in the dramatic video from …
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A sheriff in Volusia County, Florida is responding to accusations of racial profiling after two of his officers broke up a block party on Saturday (May 16) and arrested two men on gun charges. The sheriff, Mike Chitwood, posted a series of tweets on Monday (May 18) addressing the backlash …
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Some local Louisiana residents are coming to the defense of a police officer who was fired for making racist comments on a Facebook post. Officer Steven Aucoin of the Kaplan Police Department went onto a Facebook Live post last Friday (May 15) of the governor’s news conference. One person …
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By Nandita Bose and Krystal Hu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Warehouse employees last month staged a walkout in Michigan to demand safer working conditions at their facility. So did workers in New York, Illinois and Minnesota. These and other Amazon.com Inc employees across the country are seizing on the coronavirus to …
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After recently celebrating their second wedding anniversary on May 19, the former Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are still reminiscing on one special wedding memory that they will treasure forever. Markle walked down the aisle to a handpicked piece of music by the groom himself, …
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The man who filmed the deadly shooting of Ahmaud Arbery has been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the agency announced in a news release. 50-year-old William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. was taken into custody Thursday (May 21) and booked into the Glynn County Jail on charges of felony …
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