Chloe Aridjis is not a poet, but her novel Sea Monsters functions much like a poem, gaining its meaning not from plot but rather from vivid images that blend together and shift in meaning as the book progresses. Every Friday in the Books Briefing, we thread together Atlantic stories …
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Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker, who was with her the night she was killed by Louisville police officers in her home, is now being sued by one of the officers involved in the deadly shooting. According to CBS, a civil lawsuit by Louisville Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly claims he experienced “severe …
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A local Washington charter school has received a significant contribution from Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife and singer Ciara. The superstar couple donated $1.75 million to Cascade Midway Academy who found itself in a financial bind amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Associated Press reports that the school, …
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In an exclusive CBS News interview the other day, Ryan Nichols, the president of the River City Fraternal Order of Police, stated that he believes that officers were justified in returning fire when the police officers shot and killed EMT worker Breonna Taylor. The interview, conducted virtually by CBS This Morning …
Read More »Photo: Mark Makela (Getty Images) If the events of the current year haven’t driven the point home, cops are fucking trash. They’re also fucking liars. The latest instance of cops being trash-ass liars occurred in Philadelphia, where cops yanked a Black woman out of her car, attacked her, and then …
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Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. Getty / The Atlantic America’s political schisms are so profound that we risk a repeat of …
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Lil Wayne took to Twitter on Thursday (October 29) to announce that he met with President Donald Trump to talk about the administration’s “Platinum Plan” for Black America. While the rap legend didn’t give an explicit endorsement of the president’s reelection campaign, he had nothing but praise for his plan, …
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Many Americans believe the 2020 election is the most important of their lifetimes, including the many Black men and women who are running for a U.S. Senate seat. More Black Americans are running in this election than ever before, due to the injustices Black Americans faced every day over the …
Read More »Screenshot: Kennedi Carter for Vogue/Condé Nast There’s B’Day, and then, there’s Bey Week—which is a bit like Shark Week, but with much more buzz. Beyoncé kicked off the week building the buzz about her latest (and already sold out) Ivy Park drop with Adidas—her second since the label’s relaunch—and is …
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Beck: What was it like for you to reconnect as adults, since Jonathan was very young the first time you met? Wilson-Hartgrove: Reverend Barber became the president of the North Carolina NAACP, and in that role, he began building a fusion coalition. Basically, he was proposing a way of changing …
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