As my airplane flew low over the flatlands of western Michigan on a dreary December afternoon, sunbursts splintered the soot-toned clouds and made mirrors out of the flooded fields below. There was plenty of rain in this part of the Rust Belt—sometimes too much. Past the endless acres, I could …
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Single Black women are outpacing Black men in terms of home ownership, but there are three main obstacles standing in their way. According to CNBC, the percentage of Black women who purchased homes increased at an average yearly rate of 7.3% from October 2018 to January 2020. During the same …
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by Jeroslyn JoVonn March 22, 2024 Just because GloRilla was hanging out with the President and Vice President recently doesn’t mean she’s ready to talk politics. Just because GloRilla was hanging out with the President and Vice President recently doesn’t mean she’s ready to talk politics. The Memphis rapper appeared …
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Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. You know, there are few things I’ve experienced in life more enjoyable and simultaneously befuddling than witnessing the disparately different personalities of my four children. How can four children …
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by Rafael Pena March 22, 2024 The latest FBI statistics reveal a notable decrease in overall violent crime across the United States in 2023, signaling a continued downward trajectory following a surge during the pandemic. PBS reports that the latest FBI statistics reveal a notable decrease in overall violent crime …
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by Selena Hill March 4, 2024 Originally Published Mar. 19, 2019 Are you having one of those days when you’re buried in paperwork while your boss piles on a list of unrealistic demands and a difficult co-worker manages to get on your very last nerve? If so, then it may …
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Oprah Winfrey at the 81st Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Photo: John Salangsang/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes (Getty Images) They say age ain’t nothing but a number, but for these Black celebs over 60, age is just one drop in …
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Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I was on “TheGrio with Marc Lamont Hill” last week, and one of the topics we discussed was a new service called Score, which bills itself as “the dating …
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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. In 2017, my Daily colleague Tom Nichols wrote a book titled The Death of …
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The president of a historically Black Missouri university has been reinstated after an independent investigation cleared him of claims that he bullied another top administrator before she killed herself this year, university leaders announced Thursday. Lincoln University curators called Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey’s January death tragic in an open …
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