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Photo: The CW The CW has enlisted Ava DuVernay to bring its newest superhero Naomi to life. Unlike the network’s other heroes, Naomi is a comic book loving teenage Black girl who discovers a mysterious history to her hometown. Naomi airs Tuesdays at 9 pm, where it shares the night …
Read More »MJ Rodriguez Makes History As First Transgender to Win A Golden Globes; Will Smith Snags His First
Despite the Golden Globes not being broadcast on national television this year, MJ Rodriguez and Will Smith still managed to make history. Michaela Jaé “Mj” Rodriguez became the first transgender to win a Golden Globe, NBC News reports. She took home an award for Best Actress in a TV Drama …
Read More »Rachael Rollins Sworn in as US Attorney for Massachusetts, Becoming First Black Woman to Lead in This Role
Photo: Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald (Getty Images) Rachael Rollins, the former Suffolk County district attorney, was sworn in as the next United States Attorney for Massachusetts, becoming the first Black woman to be the top federal prosecutor in the state, according to WCVB. Rollins was nominated by President Joe Biden …
Read More »The Data Are Pointing to One Major Driver of America’s Murder Spike
After murders in the United States soared to more than 21,000 in 2020, researchers began searching for a definitive explanation why. Many factors may have contributed, such as a pandemic-driven loss of social programs and societal and policing changes after George Floyd’s murder. But one hypothesis is simpler, and perhaps …
Read More »Black Girl Ventures Forms New Partnership with NBA to Help the Next Generation Secure the Bag For Their Business
Black Girl Ventures Founder Shelly Bell is continuously pushing the initiative to help the next generations of Black and brown women scale tech-based businesses. What began with a focus on crowdfunded pitch competitions, Black Girl Ventures has grown into a community-building foundation with an expanding network to create access to capital …
Read More »New NY Law Gives 800,000 Noncitizens the Right To Vote In Local Elections
New Yorkers are casting their votes for the November 2nd General Election and Mayoral Election in New York City, United States, on November 02, 2021.Photo: ayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency (Getty Images) Well, at least there’s a U.S. state that is making an impact on voting rights in a positive way. N.Y. …
Read More »<em>Survivor</em> Is Deceptive. That’s What Makes It So Real.
A few years ago, I started watching Survivor as an antidote to the evening news. I had seen some early seasons of the show when they first aired, and I craved that break from daily life again. On Survivor there are no calendars or headlines, and the days are measured …
Read More »Michael Mathias Appointed To CopperPoint Insurance Board Of Directors
CopperPoint Insurance Companies, a western-based super regional commercial insurance company, announced January 7 that Michael Mathias has been appointed to the CopperPoint Insurance Company Board of Directors, effective immediately. With a career spanning over 25 years, Mr. Mathias is a proven leader in the insurance industry. He recently retired from …
Read More »Protests Start After Black Man Shot by Off-Duty Deputy in North Carolina
Photo: refrina (Shutterstock) Protestors in Fayetteville, North Carolina gathered at the police station to publicly denounce the fatal shooting of a Black man killed by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy, according to the Herald Sun. The man killed was 37-year-old Jason Walker. In the Fayetteville Police Department preliminary investigation, it stated …
Read More »The Seductive Monsters of Surrealism
To be on the internet today is to confront unsettling images—of war, climate change, humanitarian crises. Weird visuals crop up too. A YouTube algorithm provides me, for instance, with videos of a pimple-popping bonanza, or a series of videos in which young men eat glue. If disquieting sensory experiences abound …
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