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After allegedly using excessive force against inmate Michael McDaniel that resulted in his death, seven employees from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction were fired. According to ABC News, one nurse, five officers and a supervisor were given their walking papers after investigating McDaniel’s death while he was in …

A McDonald’s store is shown on July 28, 2021 in Houston, TexasPhoto: Brandon Bell (Getty Images) A Black man who worked as a shift manager for a Kansas McDonald’s says his multiple requests to avoid working the same shift as a white co-worker known for using racial slurs were repeatedly …

The region is beset by catastrophe after catastrophe. In the West, crisis is becoming routine. Extreme heat, out-of-control wildfires, droughts, floods—climate catastrophes are just part of the weather now. This is what climate change looks like, and it is here. “Even describing climate-related events as unprecedented or unpredictable becomes less …

Tristan Thompson gave some unsolicited advice and social media wasn’t feeling it. On Aug. 25, the 30-year-old wrote on Instagram, “Want to improve your health, your career, your life? Keep showing up. Keep showing up. Keep showing up.” Considering his on and off relationship with Khloe Kardashian, some folks thought …

While fans are still heartbroken that Regé-Jean Page will not return in the upcoming season of Bridgerton on Netflix, it appears that the actor is still the number one pick to be the next James Bond.  The current James Bond, Daniel Craig, is reportedly stepping away from the role after …

JAY-Z  is expanding his vegan foods portfolio and tapping into a market that’s expected to explode in the next few years. Through his firm Marcy Venture Partners, JAY-Z brought money to the table to support Misha’s Kind Foods. It’s a dairy-free cheese company located in Los Angeles. JAY-Z, along with …

The 1980s sitcom The Wonder Years has gotten a reboot. The original coming-of-age comedy followed a suburban family in 1968. This time around, it’s a Black family in 1968 centered around 12-year-old Dean Williams played by newcomer Elisha “EJ” Williams. Don Cheadle is the adult version of Dean Williams and …

Photo: XiXinXing (Shutterstock) Members of the Waukesha, Wis. Board of Education are in hot water after opting out of a federal program that would provide free meals for all of the district’s students regardless of their family’s financial situations. The Washington Post reports that Waukesha is the only eligible school …

Broadway is anxiously awaiting to get everyone back into New York City theaters in the fall and have tapped Oprah Winfrey for a new marketing campaign on Monday (Aug. 30).  Titled This Is Broadway, the three-minute sizzle airing on all network morning shows and OprahDaily.com, is narrated by Winfrey as …

At one point in the long-awaited new film Candyman, billed as a “spiritual sequel” to the 1992 cult horror flick by the same name, a character is heading toward an inevitable confrontation with the monster. We’ve seen this moment a thousand times. The character knows now that evil is afoot. …