Photo: Samuel Corum (Getty Images) Some mainstream (re: white) writers and thinkers have instinctually sought to find a way to point to ‘economic anxiety’ as an explanation for why hundreds of mostly white Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol in January. Now, at least one expert is conceding the obvious: …
Read More »The Forgotten History of the Western Klan
Sometimes the mere threat of violence sufficed. Like southern Klansmen, western vigilantes operated in a cryptic and clandestine fashion. In April 1869, “another open Ku Klux proclamation, without address or envelop[e] … was thrown into the Post Office receiving box last night,” reported the Patriot of San Jose. “It threatens …
Read More »Dionne Warwick On Regé-Jean Page Leaving ‘Bridgerton’
Fans of the Netflix series Bridgerton were heartbroken to hear Regé-Jean Page, who played Simon Basset, is not returning for the second season. Dionne Warwick was one such fan. On Friday, April 2, the legendary singer tweeted, “No, @regejean! You CANNOT leave me like that. I WILL NOT have it!” She …
Read More »Zola Mashariki Hired as Head Of Studio Operations for Audible
Amazon-owned company Audible has announced that it has hired Zola Mashariki to be its Head of Studio Operations. According to TheWrap, Audible has appointed Mashariki to spearhead original content from conception through release. She will be reporting to content chief Rachel Ghiazza. Super excited!!! https://t.co/DueDk2TL63 — Zola Mashariki (@zolamash) April …
Read More »Exclusive: Danielle Belton to Star in Tyler Perry’s The HuffPost That Preys
Danielle Belton attends 2019 ROOT 100 Gala on November 21, 2019.Photo: Arturo Holmes (Getty Images) Danielle Belton (The Black Snob, The Root) has been tapped to star in Tyler Perry’s The HuffPostThat Preys, The Root has learned exclusively. Belton will be portraying the role of Editor-In-Chief. Plot details are scarce, …
Read More »Chadwick Boseman Wins Best Actor At 2021 SAG Awards
“Thank you, God. Thank you, Leroy and Carolyn Boseman,” she said. “If you see the world unbalanced, be a crusader that pushes heavily on the seesaw of the mind. That’s a quote by Chadwick Boseman. Thank you, Screen Actors. Thank you, Chad.” For the 2021 awards season, Chadwick Boseman has …
Read More »How Will We Remember the Pandemic?
Illustrations by Chloe Scheffe This article was published online on April 6, 2021. My plague year began on the evening of Wednesday, March 11, 2020, when I was compelled to cancel the Atlanta-to-Denver plane tickets my husband and I had purchased for the next day, for a long visit with …
Read More »Lala Anthony Mentors Young Entrepreneurs
Businesswoman Lala Anthony offers insight and guidance to the five finalists of the Mountain Dew Real Change Opportunity Fund Pitch Competition. Source link
Read More »Fantasia Hospitalized Over Pregnancy Complications
In 2020, Fantasia Barrino announced she was expecting her first child with husband Kendall Taylor. Now, only six months into her pregnancy, the singer shared she’s experiencing contractions and is in the hospital. Posting a series of videos to her Instagram Story, Fantasia provided fans an update on her condition. …
Read More »Thandiwe Newton Opens Up About The Spelling of Her Name
There’s come a time when you have to set the record straight and that’s exactly what Thandiwe Newton is doing. The Emmy Award-winning actress will now go by the correct spelling of her birth name “Thandiwe” instead of “Thandie” which she has been going by since her first role more …
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