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The future of democracy may well be decided in a drab office building on the outskirts of Vilnius, alongside a highway crammed with impatient drivers heading out of town. I met Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya there this spring, in a room that held a conference table, a whiteboard, and not much else. …

Haitian prime minister, Ariel Henry, was forced to flee a ceremony honoring Haitian founding father Jean-Jacques Dessalines when gunmen rushed the scene firing their weapons. The attack happened the day after a bus full of American missionaries were kidnapped by gang members in Port-au-Prince. US officials are working with authorities …

Andy Cohen has seemingly responded to NeNe Leakes’ notion of possibly returning to The Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA).  Reality Blurb reported that NeNe’s words reportedly came back to bite her in the a**. Cohen responded to her petition, describing their on-again-off-again relationship as “complicated” on his Sirius XM show …

Stevie J. and Faith Evans attend the “Biggie Inspires” Art Exhibit & Celebration at William Vale Hotel on September 13, 2019 in New York City. Photo: Arturo Holmes (Getty Images) After 3 years of marriage, one of hip hop’s most shocking couples is headed for divorce. On Monday, November 8th, …

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Wisconsin has a Black incarceration rate that is the highest in the nation and twice as high as the national average, according to a new report. Last week, The Sentencing Project, a Washington, D.C.-based research organization that advocates for the reduction of incarceration in the U.S., released the report, which …

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Though he has been a Hollywood mainstay since his award-winning performance in Moonlight, Mahershala Ali‘s latest film, Swan Song marks his first turn as the lead character in a movie. Ali plays both the main character and a supporting role in this new Apple TV project. Swan Song follows the final weeks during which …

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Bryson Tiller performs onstage at night two of the STAPLES Center Concert, presented by Coca-Cola, during the 2017 BET Experience at LA Live on June 23, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bennett Raglin (Getty Images) What do the lonely do at Christmas? Well if you’re ‘Trap Soul’ singer Bryson …