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The Alabama flag flies over the the Alabama State Capitol on May 15, 2019 in Montgomery, Alabama. Photo: Julie Bennett/Getty Images (Getty Images) If you make it to Montgomery, Ala., you’ll want to pay a visit to the state’s newest monument dedicated to three Black women whose bodies were experimented …
Read More »Electric Cars Have Hit an Inflection Point
One sign EVs are no longer the auto industry’s neglected stepchild? Norway could sell its last gas-powered car as soon as next year. Bill Pugliano/Getty This is an excerpt from The Atlantic’s climate newsletter, The Weekly Planet. Subscribe today. One theme of this newsletter is that the world’s physical infrastructure …
Read More »Gloria Allred: R. Kelly Is The Worst Sexual Predator
Celebrity attorney and women’s rights advocate Gloria Allred described disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly as “the worst” sexual predator she’s seen in her legal career. She spoke to reporters shortly after a Brooklyn jury found Kelly guilty on Monday (Sept. 27) on all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking. …
Read More »Mario Van Peebles Remembers His Father
For the first time since news of his father’s death on Tuesday (September 21), actor/director Mario Van Peebles has publicly addressed the enormous loss felt not only by his family, but numerous fans and professional colleagues in Hollywood. The iconic filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles died at 89 years old on …
Read More »Republicans Set To Block Debt Limit Hike Again As Gov’t Set To Shut Down Thursday
Reuters – President Joe Biden‘s fellow Democrats in Congress prepared votes to head off a government shutdown and a potentially economically crippling U.S. credit default on Tuesday, but a quick resolution appeared unlikely in the face of continued Republican resistance. With government borrowing authority due to run out on Oct. …
Read More »Charmaine Bey Expecting Second Child
Charmaine Bey, one of the stars of Black Ink Crew: Chicago, is expecting her second child with her husband Neek Bey. Bey wrote on Instagram, “Soon to be family of FOUR! #TheBeys are 5 months pregnant and counting!” She also revealed the baby is a girl, captioning a photo from …
Read More »Texas GOP Proposed Redistricting Map Would Reduce Black and Hispanic Majority Congressional Districts
People march during a rally to support voting rights at the Texas State Capitol on July 31, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Photo: SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images (Getty Images) Even though people of color have made up 95 percent of the state of Texas’ growth over the last 10 years, …
Read More »Kelly Price Speaks Out
Singer Kelly Price was reported missing last week, but her attorney confirmed she was safe on Sept. 24. Price is now speaking out in an emotional interview. In July, Price was hospitalized with COVID and in the ICU. She told TMZ, “At some point, they lost me. I woke up …
Read More »The Philosopher Who Took Happiness Seriously
Denise Bellon / AKG images In Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, Simone de Beauvoir remembers that as a child, she imagined her best friend, Élisabeth “Zaza” Lacoin, dying, and her schoolteacher announcing that Zaza had been called away to God. In that case, de Beauvoir thought, “Well … I should …
Read More »Read Alexis Ohanian’s Birthday Tribute To Serena Williams
Serena Williams’ husband is celebrating her birthday with some very sweet words about her. The tennis superstar turned 40 on Sunday (Sept. 26). Taking to his Instagram account, Alexis Ohanian penned a romantic tribute to his wife the day of her birthday. “✨ the incomparable @serenawilliams – grateful for every …
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