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Photo: Julio Cortez (AP) It’s been going on close to two months since the redneck Taliban attacked the U.S. Capitol building because the Republican mafia led them to believe the 2020 election had been stolen. But the FBI is still identifying and arresting people suspected of taking part in the …

Zombie and heist movies are popular respectively, but, together? That may make for a blockbuster. The first trailer for the new Zach Snyder film Army of the Dead is out, and it features lots of action and little talking. Omari Hardwick stars in the film about a group of mercenaries …

The country is full of “underdog cities”—communities and regions that are aware of losing out and having been overlooked. Some are in Appalachia, some in the Deep South, some around the Great Lakes, some in inland regions of otherwise-prospering states in the West. The imbalances in American opportunity—by race, by …

Lexington, Kentucky police officer Jervis Middleton has been fired for allegedly leaking information to a Black Lives Matter protester. According to Kentucky.com. Middleton was accused of overall misconduct, sharing internal police information and being dishonest about his communication with Black Lives Matter protest leader Sarah Williams. With an unanimous vote, …

(Reuters) – Photographer Tricia Messeroux wanted children to learn more about Black history in the United States and elsewhere—and have fun doing so. So she had them dress up and pose as famous activists. The photos are collected in her latest coffee table book, part of her Toddlewood brand. It …

Photo: MARK RALSTON (Getty Images) I know you read that headline and thought “OK, but isn’t that generally Los Angeles policing as a whole?” You’re not wrong, but a group of deputies have alleged that there are functioning gangs embedded within law enforcement that target Black and Latino neighborhoods. According …

Read: A simple rule of thumb for knowing when the pandemic is over We’ve also seen large numbers of deaths from much earlier periods reported this month, including a backlog of more than 1,500 deaths in Indiana reported on February 4, nearly 4,500 old but previously unreported deaths in Ohio …

While the Golden Globes had diverse nominees this year, there is a lack of Black inclusion  among the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the people who vote for the winners. An investigation from Los Angeles Times reported the HFPA’s 87-strong membership does not include one Black member.  Ava DuVernay reacted to …

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter‘s eldest daughter Blue Ivy Carter continues to follow her mother’s and father Jay-Z‘s footsteps in taking center stage. More images from the latest Ivy Park release show the nine-year-old commanding attention with her on-camera presence and long natural hair. Read More: Viola Davis models new Ivy Park line …

TIAA, a Fortune 100 financial services organization, has named Thasunda Brown Duckett as president and CEO. With the appointment, Duckett becomes the second Black woman currently leading one of the nation’s 500 largest public companies. Duckett will join TIAA on May 1 from JPMorgan Chase, where she served as the …