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Early on in the pandemic, the Danish photographer Joakim Eskildsen captured an image of his son tilting his head toward the evening sky in the German countryside, where the family lives. The photo is moving in its simplicity and haunting in its loneliness. Dancing flames cast an orange glow on …
Read More »California Threatens To Hold BLM Leaders Liable If They Fail To Disclose Details Of $60 Million In Donations
The leaders of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) organization will be held “personally liable” if they do not disclose information concerning the charity’s $60 million in donations. According to the Daily Mail, the group’s leaders have 60 days to release the information to the California Department of Justice, which alleged …
Read More »Spike Lee and Colin Kaepernick Team Up for New ESPN Docuseries
Spike Lee, left; Colin Kaepernick.Photo: Noam Galai for The Michael J. Fox Foundation/Leon Bennett for Netflix (Getty Images) On Wednesday night, Spike Lee and Colin Kaepernick were spotted sitting courtside on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden as the New York Knicks took on the Memphis Grizzlies. What may have …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: COVID Will Surprise Us Again
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. Santiago Mejia / The San Francisco Chronicle / Getty Imagine it: The sun is warm, the …
Read More »Malcolm X’s Michigan Home to Be Added to The National Register of Historic Places
MichiganBusiness.org 0 The former Michigan home of the late human rights activist Malcolm X, also known as El-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, has officially been added to the National Register of Historic Places. On Tuesday, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced that the home Malcolm X lived in with his family during …
Read More »Black Man Shot and Killed by Minneapolis Police While Armed with Handgun
Wednesday morning a Black man was shot and killed by a white Minneapolis Police while being served an arrest warrant, reported the Star Tribune. Interim police Chief Amelia Huffman said the SWAT team was in the area on behalf of St. Paul police to find someone connected to a homicide. …
Read More »Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s daughter drops new clothing line
Congratulations are in order for Kaavia James Union-Wade. The toddler has launched her first-ever clothing line in a collaboration with her parents Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade alongside children’s fashion brand Janie and Jack. At just three years of age, Kaavia has certainly made her mark across industries. The family’s …
Read More »Curse of the ’90s Bombshell
The Hulu miniseries Pam & Tommy could have had a fascinating focus. We see glimpses of it in the first minute, on a grainy TV screen where Jay Leno (played by the comedian Adam Ray) is interviewing Pamela Anderson (Lily James). “Speaking of sex, and I have to ask,” Leno …
Read More »Lisa Cook faces Republican criticism in confirmation hearing for historic Federal Reserve nomination
Dr. Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, speaks before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on February 3, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Ken Cedeno-Pool/Getty Images) President Joe Biden …
Read More »Tennessee State Senator Katrina Robinson Expelled From Office Due To Conviction; Denies Wrongdoing
The Tennessee State Senate voted Wednesday to remove Democrat Katrina Robinson from office Robinson, 41, was convicted of wire fraud charges involving federal grant money earlier this month, was removed from the legislature in a 27-to-5 vote along party lines. Robinson’s removal marks the first time the chamber has removed …
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