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Photo: Eric Glenn (Shutterstock) The FBI and the Department of Justice will join the Columbus police investigation into the police killing of Casey Goodson Jr., a 23-year-old Black man who was fatally shot last week in Columbus, Ohio by a sheriff’s deputy. U.S. Attorney David DeVillers announced federal authorities’ involvement …

Megan Thee Stallion now has the certified approval from Congresswoman Maxine Waters. On Dec. 8, the “Body” rapper shared a powerful letter she received last month from the California representative with her more than 17 million Instagram followers.   “I can’t thank you enough for bringing much needed attention to the …

+ Americans remain bad at quarantining. And most states remain bad at enforcing such guidelines. The one exception? Hawaii. Its strategy has paid off, Olga Khazan writes. JULIAN MONTAGUE One question, answered: A reader named Cris writes in from Ohio: Is it okay to bake for my neighbors during the …

Gabrielle Union and Snoop Dogg are joining forces to make the holiday season less stressful. The two stars have partnered with Shipt, a personal delivery service that is especially helpful during the coronavirus pandemic. Union opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about their new endeavour.  “When the Shipt app first …

After nearly four years of civil rights leaders being ignored by the Trump administration, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris had a nearly two-hour meeting with a group of prominent Black leaders. The president-elect was joined by NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s Sherrilyn Ifill, NAACP’s Derrick Johnson, President and …

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President Donald Trump has been extremely busy since the election ended. Instead of trying to get the economy back on track or prepare the US for the coronavirus vaccine currently waiting for approval and distribution, he has been busy trying to overturn the 2020 election results. With the many lawsuits …

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Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) Just days before the unexpected death of actress Natalie Desselle Reid, Halle Berry shared a video of her and her B.A.P.S. co-star strolling shoulder-to-shoulder Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles. The pair were filming a bit for the 1997 cult classic, gold teeth gleaming and giggling …

Today states reported 3,054 deaths from COVID-19—the highest single-day total yet, according to the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic. The seven-day average of daily deaths was also at a record high, at 2,276 deaths. Since mid-October, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has been climbing relentlessly, with only a …