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“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here to listen to his podcast series on all things happiness, How to Build a Happy Life. If someone asked whether you like the arts, you’d probably say you do—at least …

A Tennessee college student faces more than 300 gun charges after prosecutors say he sold dozens of guns to an undercover NYPD officer. NBC 4 reports Shakor Rodriguez, 23, who was attending Austin Peay State University in the Volunteer State, faces 304 counts. The Bronx District Attorney’s Office say Rodriguez …

Photo: BestForBest (Shutterstock) A 25-year-old Black woman from England shared a recording in which she heard her co-workers making racist remarks about the way Black people smell, according to The Mirror. Janika Frimpong says she accidentally left her phone on her desk while it was recording. She later discovered it …

Rapper Cardi B will be $4 million richer after defeating YouTuber Tasha K in her defamation lawsuit. On Tuesday, the Grammy Award-winning rapper was awarded nearly $3 million in punitive damages and attorneys’ fees after a jury found Tasha K, real name Latasha Kebe, liable on counts of defamation, invasion …

Ohio Congressional Candidate Nina Turner speaks at a campaign stop on July 24, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. Turner is a former Ohio State Senator and is making her second bid for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District seat.Photo: Jeff Swensen (Getty Images) One of the nastiest Democratic Congressional primaries from 2021, which …

On Tuesday Jan. 25, the Recording Academy and GLAAD announced a new partnership that would mark history. According to a press release, the Academy is donating $150,000 to the LGBTQ+ advocacy organization to champion greater inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community within the music industry. “We’re thrilled to double-down on our commitment to …

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Photo: Kena Betanur/VIEWpress (Getty Images) Corrections officer David Conners has sued a Walmart in Georgia for racially profiling him as a shoplifter, according to NBC News. While shopping around, The store’s chief loss prevention officer falsely identified Conners as a suspect who had continuously stolen from the store. Conners said …

Professionally, Alicia Keys has amassed over two decades in the music industry, 15 Grammys, 17 NAACP Image Awards, seven BET Awards, among other accolades. That’s not counting her numerous production credits, bestselling memoir, and Keys Soulcare, the affirmation-laden (and admittedly exceptional) clean skincare line she launched in 2020. Now, the musician and …

Rihanna continues to make moves to back her belief that climate change is a social-justice concern. On Tuesday, The Clara Lionel Foundation, founded by Rihanna in 2012, announced a new partnership with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s philanthropic initiative, #StartSmall, and a $15 million commitment toward the climate justice movement within the United States and the …