Photographs by Tavon Taylor Beyond the dozen National Guardsmen stationed behind the Library of Congress, the seven-foot-tall fence lining the back side of the Capitol, and the men in balaclavas carrying assault rifles, 67-year-old Rick Genderson sells liquor and old wine in his store, Schneider’s of Capitol Hill. With its …
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On Monday (January 18), Black Lives Matter Global Network launched its newest arts and culture campaign centered around life, love, joy, rest and pleasure. The creative team of Patrisse Cullors and Noni Limar deliver a new series of works focusing on Black life and how Martin Luther King’s life inspired …
Read More »President-elect Joe Biden is planning an early blitz of executive actions to reverse some of the policies implemented by outgoing President Donald Trump. The former vice president will address the coronavirus pandemic, the economic fallout, climate change, and a national reckoning over racial equity. “In his first 10 days in …
Read More »Photo: Mandel Ngan (Getty Images) On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I wrote a piece that celebrates King’s legacy and highlights the work that still needs to be done in racial justice and equality. Other writers did the same because that’s generally what writers do to commemorate the holiday—unless you’re …
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Dwyane Wade’s latest Instagram post is bound to raise some eyebrows. In celebration of his 39th birthday (January 17), the NBA legend took to his IG and posted a picture of himself naked with his wife Gabrielle Union standing in front of him to block anything too revealing from view. …
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Queen Latifah is set to star in an upcoming CBS TV drama series The Equalizer, which will debut Feb. 7 immediately after the Super Bowl. The show is a remake of a popular 1980s television series about a crime fighting vigilante. Denzel Washington starred in a 2014 movie based on …
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The surging COVID-19 is no doubt disrupting the lifestyles of many Americans, including those already in retirement. A new survey revealed stunning new findings about how seniors are being thumped by the pandemic. Consider about one in five retirees has engaged in a part-time job, including 9% forced into those …
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Javicia Leslie made history by becoming the first Black woman to ever play Batwoman on television or film. Now, Leslie wants a little more history made. She would like Stacey Abrams to play a supervillain on the CW series, which premiered its second season last night (Jan. 17). In an …
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Best Deals of the DayBest Deals of the DayThe best deals from around the web, updated daily. Monday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals It’s January 18, and we at Kinja Deals are here to bring you the top 10 deals of the day. In the words of Justin Bieber, love …
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The romantic pairing of a Nigerian woman and a white American man may once have seemed an unlikely premise for a sitcom, but thanks to a television audience increasingly used to interracial romance in real life, it has translated into a hit for the CBS series “Bob Hearts Abishola.” Now …
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