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If actor Mahdi Cocci looks hella familiar it’s because you’ve likely glimpsed him on television before. The Minneapolis born actor has  popped up in guest roles in a number of shows in recent years – perhaps most notably in HBO’s television adaptation of the legendary graphic novel Watchmen (although he …

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 …

Screenshot: ABC News’ A Hidden America: Women Behind Bars and the Families They Left Behind (YouTube) Eraina Pretty, Maryland’s longest-incarcerated woman, has spent 42 years of her 60-year sentence behind bars for a violent crime. Since she’s been in prison, Pretty has acted as a mentor to fellow inmates and …

Photo: Nicholas Hunt (Getty Images for The Reform Alliance) The American prison system is, in a word, trash. prisoners are often faced with inhumane conditions and treatment, and the cramped living spaces make it one of the worst places to be in the midst of a pandemic. Luckily, there are …

President Donald Trump called Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting death at the hands of two white men who hunted him down after suspecting him of committing burglaries in the area a “horrible thing,” but said he’s waiting on the results of investigations to provide him with more context. Trump was asked …

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. CELINA PEREIRA Recently, my colleague McKay Coppins did something that, three months ago, would’ve been considered …

Rapper and professional baby maker Future took to Twitter Sunday night (May 10) to individually wish all six of his confirmed baby mamas a Happy Mother’s Day, including his ex-fiancée Ciara. Happy Mother’s Day India..such a great mother and always putting the kids 1st..u keep me sane and I’m …

Lee Merritt became a household name after fighting in several high-profile cases for the families of Black men and women who have died at the hands of police.  He is the attorney representing the family of Ahmaud Arbery, who was slain in February by two men who law enforcement officials …

Welp, it looks like Future now has SEVEN “official” baby mamas … because a DNA test has confirmed that he IS the father of Eliza Reign’s 1-year-old daughter Reign Wilburn, also bringing his total number of confirmed children to seven. According to The Shade Room (via On Site), the …

Share0 Google HQ in Mountain View, CA (iStock/SpVVK) Since the start of the COVID-19, or novel coronavirus, pandemic, over 700,000 jobs have been lost causing over 30 million American workers to file for unemployment putting their financial health in jeopardy. Many small business owners have been forced to shut down …