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Six public schools in Jacksonville, Florida, will be renamed because they are named after Confederate leaders. The Florida Times-Union reported that the change to rename Joseph Finegan Elementary to Anchor Academy; Stonewall Jackson Elementary to Hidden Oaks Elementary School; Jefferson Davis Middle to Charger Academy; Kirby-Smith Middle to Springfield Middle …

Hopefully he’ll be riding that horse all the way to a storage locker Photo: Eze Amos (Getty Images) It’s a testament to how deeply embedded white supremacy is in this country that simply trying to remove statues of Confederate soldiers is met with so much pushback and red tape. It …

Equips Advertisers with New Insights into the Performance of Sponsor Content Illustrations from ‘The Massacre of Black Wall Street,’ Atlantic Re:think’s 2019 campaign for HBO’s Watchman. The Atlantic is the first publisher to partner with Knotch, a next-generation content intelligence platform that enables media outlets to provide advertisers with deep …

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A Florida man faces some serious felony charges after he decided to throw a 2-month-old baby at a police officer following a high-speed car chase. Thirty-six-year-old John Henry James III faces two felony counts of aggravated child abuse after he threw a 2-month-old infant at a deputy on May 26, …

Natalia Bryant, the eldest daughter of the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant, graduated from high school on Friday (June 4). Her proud mom posted a video that captured the moment the couple’s 18-year-old daughter crossed the stage to accept her diploma. “Congratulations Natalia! We will ALL be …

Photo: Georgi Baird (Shutterstock) I don’t have a problem with cicadas, personally. If anything, I have some sympathy for them. Imagine living underground for 17 years at a time only to emerge for a few weeks with the sole intention of getting your freak on and making some music, but …

How To Get Away With Murder actress Aja Naomi King has officially entered motherhood. The 36-year-old took to her Instagram on Sunday (June 6) to share with her fans that she had given birth to her first child while celebrating her post-childbirth body in her backyard.  “No, this is not …

Nations, like individuals, tell stories in order to understand what they are, where they come from, and what they want to be. National narratives, like personal ones, are prone to sentimentality, grievance, pride, shame, self-blindness. There is never just one—they compete and constantly change. The most durable narratives are not …

Gary Owen and Kenya Duke split in March after 18 years of marriage. Duke has made no public statements, until now. On June 6, Duke reposted a  photo Owen posted on his Instagram with him wearing a shirt that read “breadwinner.” Duke called the post “passive aggressive.” Duke wrote in …