New studies show that the next phase of the opioid epidemic will have a larger fatal response within the Black community. A peer-reviewed study published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry found that Black Americans are now dying from drug overdoses at higher rates than white Americans. Based on drug …
Read More »John Demsey attends the 2019 WWD Beauty Inc Awards at The Rainbow Room on December 11, 2019 in New York City.Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris (Getty Images) Executive group president of Estée Lauder, John Demsey, has been forced to leave the company after sharing a meme on his Instagram account with the …
Read More »Pandemic coverage has continually described America’s rancor and division, political ineptitude and buck passing, fury at leaders and fellow citizens for restricting too much or not enough, for insisting on masks or refusing to wear them. Almost as soon as shortages, whether of masks or toilet paper, occurred, counterfeits and …
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Three Black women came together to aid African students stuck in Ukraine dealing with racist mistreatment amid the Russian invasion. One member of the trio was actually a Black student who successfully fled Ukraine after a grueling journey. Twenty-six-year-old Korrine Sky was studying in the eastern city of Dnipro when Russia invaded …
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I’ve had plenty of jobs and two careers and finally, after 33 years of work and somewhat of a bumpy ride, I’ve arrived at my calling. Before I became a Life and Career coach I didn’t know there were actual researched-based distinctions between a job, career or calling and it …
Read More »House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) speaks during the unveiling ceremony of the Joseph H. Rainey Room in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 3, 2022.Photo: GREG NASH/POOL/AFP (Getty Images) President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court pick, Ketanji Brown Jackson, is set to start meeting with senators as the …
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One of the first murals honoring the memory of George Floyd that was erected in the city where he grew up has been replaced with a work of art called Black Mount Rushmore. The mural features the images of Marcus Garvey, Carter G. Woodson, Booker T. Washington, and W.E.B. Du …
Read More »This article contains spoilers through the Season 2 finale of Euphoria. Toward the end of Euphoria’s second-season finale, which aired Sunday, two former best friends, Cassie (played by Sydney Sweeney) and Maddy (Alexa Demie), take a breather after a vicious fight. Cassie’s nose is bleeding; Maddy’s foot needs ice. “Don’t …
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The year former NFL player Jason Brown stepped away from the game, he took a leap of faith to start a farm. Just over a decade ago, Brown made a name for himself as the highest-paid center in the NFL. He began his football career as the fourth draft pick for …
Read More »Photo: NICK AGRO (Getty Images) News of a Hollywood divorce isn’t usually that shocking. But fans let out a collective sigh when actors Jason Momoa, 42, and Lisa Bonet, 54, decided to part ways in January. I mean, have you seen a more beautiful Hollywood couple? The couple first shared …
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