Some ideas exist so far beyond one’s own moral boundaries that to hear them articulated out loud, unabashedly, is to experience something akin to awe. That’s how I felt, anyway, when I watched the video of a Cornell professor speaking at a rally a week after Hamas’s October 7 attack. …
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by Daniel Johnson March 27, 2024 Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, like many governors in the old Jim Crow South, has passed laws that restrict how teachers can discuss race inside their classrooms. A high school teacher and the families of two students at Little Rock Central High School in …
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by Rafael Pena March 27, 2024 Illinois’ Prison Review Board is facing scrutiny amid the stabbing of an 11-year-old boy, leading to the resignation of one of its members. In the aftermath of an incident where a man released on parole fatally stabbed a Chicago woman’s 11-year-old son, Illinois’ Prison …
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott talks about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after a cargo ship collision.Screenshot: X/Twitter In the aftermath of the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse, Mayor Brandon M. Scott addressed the tragedy (he referred to it as “unthinkable”) and urged folks to pray for the …
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This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Rising temperatures are leading to what my colleague Yasmin Tayag has called an “allergy …
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by Rafael Pena March 27, 2024 Diddy’s legal representative, Aaron Dyer, has denounced the federal raids on March 25 of the music icon’s properties. Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal representative, Aaron Dyer, has denounced the March 25 federal raids of the music icon’s properties in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami …
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by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton March 27, 2024 Stanley Pillman III also alleges that Funkmaster Flex and Hot 97’s SVP of sales “were involved in potential kick-backs and theft of company funds.” An accusation of discrimination has been levied against the hip-hop radio station Hot 97, as a white former …
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Gabrielle Union is committed to dismantling the taboos and stigmas associated with women’s health. According to People, the actress, businesswoman and advocate has joined forces with intimates and apparel company Knix. It recently unveiled a line of leakproof, ultra-thin, no-show underwear. “The great thing about Knix and the great thing …
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North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson has a penchant for popping off on social media. But his longstanding (and one-sided) social media beef with Beyoncé seems to have gone a little too far now—even for him. Music Producer & Beyoncé Collaborator, Dixson, Plays That’s So Random During a series of …
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Long before Black Twitter and TikTok began “standing on business,” there was a long legacy of Black women who were about their business. Today, Black women are no strangers to the business world; from women climbing the ranks of major corporations to launching empires of their own, JPMorgan reports Black …
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