Imagine looking forward to receiving free money from the government amid a financially devastating global pandemic only to find out that you won’t be getting a dime (or your check will be significantly reduced) because your spouse owes child support. That’s exactly what happened to a number of married …
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Image: Twitter The rapid spread of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, has ravaged communities in the U.S. and across the world. In major cities such as New Orleans, Chicago, and Milwaukee, a majority of the new cases have been African American patients. Internet conspiracies and a historic mistrust of the …
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Michael Arceneaux, New York Times best-selling author of I Can’t Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I Put My Faith in Beyoncé, has recently launched his latest masterpiece in I Don’t Want to Die Poor. Launching this time around, however, has brought some unique challenges due to …
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Bill Cosby is NOT eligible for Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s new order saying that inmates at risk for contracting coronavirus be temporarily reprieved, according to documents obtained by The Wrap. According to Gov. Wolf’s order, which was issued on April 10th, the program does not apply to people who …
Read More »Photo: Gareth Cattermole (Getty Images) As if her skin tone and the themes on her Lemonade album weren’t dead giveaways, we’re here to remind you that Beyoncé is black. The Grammy-winning musician and entertainer was featured on Global Citizen’s live streamed event One World: Together at Home on Saturday, where …
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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FLORIDA – APRIL 17: A person caries a sign at the beach on April 17, 2020 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) The state of Florida has the eighth-highest number of coronavirus cases in the United States, but that standing didn’t deter its governor from …
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Dr. Michael Lindsey Mental Health Advocate As a trailblazer in research development, Dr. Michael Lindsey has dedicated his career to studying the contributing factors of child and adolescent mental health problems, specifically within the Black community. Lindsey is the executive director of the NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and …
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Blue Ivy Carter has broken down why washing your hands is so important after her mother, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, delivered a statement about the disproportionate impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on Black communities. Blue showed her fans a science experiment on Saturday (April 18) to illustrate how effective hand-washing is in killing germs. See …
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Luenell isn’t messing around with her health, even if that means “distancing” herself from her own daughter. The actress and comedian, 61, admitted last month that she wouldn’t let her daughter Da’Nelle Campbell into her house anymore because she felt the young woman wasn’t taking Covid-19 precautions like quarantine and …
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