GoFundMe says it deleted three separate fundraising pages created to help finance appeals for William “Roddie” Bryan, the man convicted of filming the last moments of Ahmaud Arbery‘s life. The page was created by Bryan’s fiancé Amy Elrod less than one week after he was found guilty of aggravated assault …
Read More »Photo: Amber Arnold, Wisconsin State Journal Big money is being put towards centers that are meant to benefit the Black community. The latest is in Madison, Wisconsin. Everything about this 65,000-square-foot, three-level building is going to be Black. It’s Black-inspired, Black-designed and Black-led and will be a chance for the …
Read More »Each installment of “The Friendship Files” features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. This week she talks with three artists and one writer, who all work on titles for DC Comics, about their collaboration on the …
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Rapper and actress Eve is expecting her first child with husband Maximillion Cooper. The 42-year-old announced the news on Instagram, writing, “Can you believe it @mrgumball3000 we finally get to tell everyone!!!!! ❤️ You all know how long we’ve been waiting for this blessing!!! We get to meet our lil …
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Hollywood star Meagan Good is taking her talent to Harlem in a new original Amazon Prime Video series named after the iconic New York City neighborhood. Harlem is a comedy that follows four ambitious 30-something-year-old single Black women as they balance their careers, ambitions, and love lives while living in …
Read More »Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) Talk about getting it wrong: A company that uses technology to conduct diversity training for major corporations has been using white actors to portray people of color in fictional scenarios where race plays an important factor, BuzzFeed reports. The company, San Francisco-based Murison Inc., specializes …
Read More »Once, while on a trip to Maui, Haruki Murakami caught a glimpse of a garment that fascinated him—a simple yellow T-shirt that read TONY TAKITANI in blue letters. “What kind of person could Tony Takitani be?” the novelist wondered. So he bought the shirt (which cost just $1), wrote a …
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Lil Durk has achieved fame and fortune, but one thing has escaped him for a while now: a high school diploma. The Chicago rapper, who turns 29 next week, took to his Twitter account to share his intentions in regards to earning the practical accomplishment. “I’m going to get my …
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There is no limit to what Percy “Master P” Miller can do as a businessman. The No Limit Soldier has given us clothes, films, a Louisiana-themed food product line, and now he’s at it again with yet another business venture—and this time he’s bringing ice cream machines to the masses. …
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Attorney Benjamin Crump, who has been responsible for securing tens of millions of dollars in damages for Black victims of racial and police violence, will be honored with a center named for him at a Florida college. NBC News reports that The Benjamin L. Crump Center for Social Justice will …
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