Photo: Bob Korn (Shutterstock) If you got burnout from circulating the same book list on how to be an antiracist to your white colleagues and friends, here’s a story that might just restore your hope in the definition and practice of true allyship. In the wake of the Black Lives …
Read More »How <em>Encanto</em> and <em>Moana</em> Explain America
In Disney’s latest blockbuster, Encanto, a magical family called the Madrigals have escaped the violence and chaos of their homeland by crossing a river into an enchanted paradise that endows each with wondrous gifts that they use to protect and enhance their community. As the generations go by, however, the …
Read More »15-Year-Old Partially Deaf Artist Has Blown Up On Social Media Over Stunning Celebrity Paintings
A partially deaf 15-year-old artist has blown up on social media due to his stunning portraits of various celebrities, including the late Betty White, Billy Porter, LeBron James, late actor Sidney Poitier and Vice President Kamala Harris. Tyler Gordon began painting when he was ten years old. In an interview, …
Read More »Danielle Brooks Didn't Come to Play with Her Wedding Looks
Photo: Leon Bennett (Getty Images) Orange is the New Black Actress Danielle Brooks married her boo Dennis Gelin and dressed DOWN at her wedding. People reported Christian Siriano was behind the designs of her stunning looks for the day. According to People, she chose her wedding venue to be the …
Read More »Whole Foods Stands By Decision to Ban Employees From Wearing BLM Masks While At Work
Whole Foods supermarket chain, owned by Amazon, doubled down regarding its policy of banning workers who wear embellished masks with the phrase, “Black Lives Matter.” Bloomberg reports that the grocery chain accused the federal government of violating its First Amendment rights by preventing them from disallowing their workers from wearing …
Read More »Jeannie Mai and Jeezy Welcome Their First Child Together!
Photo: Gotham/WireImage (Getty Images) It just got colder in the crib! Congratulations are in order for “The Real” co-host Jeannie Mai and rapper Jeezy, aka Jeezy The Snowman who welcomed their first bundle of joy together this past week. On Tuesday, the tv personality and stylist, Mai Jenkins, posted a …
Read More »Pregnant Chicago Mom Shot In Her Car Parked In Front Of Her Home
On Wednesday, Derricka Patrick, a 29-year-old pregnant mother, was killed while in her parked car in front of her home. Police are pursuing two shooters were recorded on a surveillance camera shooting into the parked car in the Englewood community of Chicago, Fox 32 reports. The shooting occurred when Patrick …
Read More »Navient Will Issue $1.85 Billion In Settlement Over Student Loan Practices
UKRAINE – 2021/12/20: In this photo illustration, the Navient Corporation logo is seen displayed on a smartphone and in the backgroundPhoto: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images) As we all patiently wait to see if the Biden administration will make good on its campaign promise to cancel up to $10,000 of …
Read More »Out of Africa and onto Vogue: What’s the story behind British Vogue’s February cover?
At first glance, British Vogue’s February cover might seem jarring to some; the shadowy tableau of nine dark-skinned Black women, stone-faced and stiffly posed, almost evokes the feeling of mannequins arranged in a store window. Arguably, this might be exactly its intent: to present Black, dark-skinned beauty and unabashedly African …
Read More »Kwame Kilpatrick Announces He And Wife Are Expecting, One Week Ahead Of Prison Release Anniversary
Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his wife Laticia Maria McGee are expecting their first child together, the couple announced just a week ahead of another monumental date in their lives. Kilpatrick and McGee were married in July, after nurturing a friendship and relationship while the former mayor was serving …
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