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Real Housewives of Potomac star Wendy Osefo was under fire on social media after her use of the nickname “Zen Wen” left viewers of the Sunday (July 25) episode turned off.  The professor of education at Johns Hopkins University referred to herself as “Zen” during a group spa day with …

By Elaine Lies and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber TOKYO (Reuters) -In the end, Simone Biles decided to pull out of the Tokyo 2020 team gymnastics finals on Tuesday because things just did not feel right after her vault, saying mental health is more important than sports. Biles, who wrote on her Instagram …

Singer Camila Cabello addressed accusations after one of her backup dancers appeared to perform in blackface during a late-night appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on July 24.  The Grammy winner dropped by the show to perform her latest single, “Don’t Go Yet,” and honored the 80s in …

Regé-Jean Page in a screengrab as he speaks at the 52nd NAACP Image Awards Virtual Press Conference on March 27, 2021 in Various Cities.Photo: Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards (Getty Images) Is this a safe space? I need to confess something to you all. Regé-Jean Page could quite literally …

If the Democratic Party is not upholding a racist double standard with its inaction, it is at least acquiescing to one. David Goldman / AP About the author: Adam Serwer is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he covers politics. Democratic leaders have a plan for overcoming the Republican …

South Carolina State and Clark Atlanta University have both announced that they are canceling student account balances during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday (July 22), South Carolina State stated that “settling past due account balances allows students facing financial challenges to continue their education “ According to a press release, …

Angela Yee is best known as a co-host on the globally syndicated radio show “The Breakfast Club” alongside Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy. However, outside of being a 20-year radio veteran and media maven, Yee is a serial entrepreneur who’s taking the coffee industry by storm. In addition to …

Screenshot: Courtesy of Angela J D Strozier (Facebook) The barbaric constraints of the Jim Crow era in the South are writ large upon American history. We are well aware of how Black citizens were relegated to the backs of buses, not permitted to eat in restaurants or use general restroom …

Just as striking as the officers’ testimony today is GOP lawmakers’ refusal to engage with it. Andrew Harnik / Getty All along the hallways of the Capitol complex today, members of the Capitol Police stared at their phones and nearby TV screens. Four of their fellow officers were testifying before …

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