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The 2021 Summer Olympics has already been an interesting affair before the first week has finished. From Olympian gymnast Simone Biles becoming the first female athlete with her own Twitter hashtag and emoji, to tennis professional Naomi Osaka facing harsh criticism because she is playing for Japan in the Summer …

In this June 26, 2014 file photo, Robert “Bob” Moses, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) project director in 1964, discusses the importance of Freedom Summer 1964 during the 50th Anniversary conference at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss.Photo: Rogelio V. Solis (AP) “[In] Mississippi, Bob Moses was the equivalent of Martin …

America In Person launches with stories on evangelical church-planting and the diverse internet subcultures created by the pandemic investing boom. John Whitlock Today, The Atlantic launches America In Person, a new section dedicated to exploring the complexity and multidimensionality of American identity. “The Atlantic has long been preoccupied by pluralism …

Alabama State University celebrated an alumna who began her journalism career as “a low-level” production assistant and now owns her own TV station. April Ross purchased WJCN TV-33 in LaGrange, Georgia in May 2021. The 24-hour news station reaches approximately 600,000 households, according to an ASU statement. “What is ironic …

Last week, Kanye West had a listening party for his fans at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. In true Kanye fashion, he decided to remain at the venue long after it was over. No, not to magnanimously sign autographs for a few hours. He remained there to live, reported TMZ. …

Image: Wellnhofer Designs (Shutterstock) Trinity Bethune would like everyone to know that her name is, in fact, Trinity Bethune. WTVD in Durham reports that the 21-year-old purchased her first car at Lumberton Honda on Wednesday. Her excitement was quickly doused the next day after seeing a photo of her that …

Missouri Rep. Cori Bush is speaking out about death threats she’s received since taking office in January. Taking to Twitter, the freshman Congresswoman, 45, says the racism she’s faced has only increased as the months go by. “White supremacists wanted me dead before I came to Congress,” the St. Louis …

Tennis phenom Naomi Osaka is back on the court and she’s still claiming victories. On Sunday, Osaka won her first match against China’s Saisai Zheng at the Tokyo Olympics. Saisai ranks 52nd in the world in women’s tennis, ESPN reports. Osaka defeated Saisai in straight sets — 6-1, 6-4 — …

Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) Someone buy Dan Bailey a drink. Or send him an Edible Arrangement. Maybe even a gift card or two. Anything to show appreciation for giving Tucker Carlson the smoke right to his smug face. Slate reports that Bailey, a Livingston, Mont. fly-fishing guide, approached Fox …

Kanye West is associated with Chicago, and for good reason, considering it’s where he grew up and launched his music career. The rapper, superproducer and fashion designer was actually born in Atlanta, though and it’s where he held his Donda Listening Event on Thursday night (July 22) in preparation for …