In advance of World Mental Health Day on Sunday (Oct. 10), Facebook Watch and Taraji P. Henson are working together on a new talk show that will shine a spotlight on the challenging mental health issues that are particular to the Black community. Co-hosted with Henson’s long time best friend …
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ESPN, in collaboration with ABC, the NBA, and The Undefeated, have announced the #ChampionBlackBusinesses initiative. This will be a part of ESPN’s “Rise Together” campaign, which was unveiled earlier in the NBA season. The #ChampionBlackBusinesses initiative was formulated to help elevate Black-owned businesses and their stories, and to make sure to …
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NeNe Leakes says she quit Bravo’s Real Housewives Of Atlanta despite rumors that state that the reality star was fired. The last original cast member from the series is shutting those reports down. Leakes told Entertainment Tonight, “I left the show. I had an offer on the table. I did …
Read More »Photo: Freemind Productions (Shutterstock) With a 111-year history and over two dozen print and digital imprints worldwide, it’s somewhat shocking that Conde Nast hadn’t placed a global emphasis on diversity and inclusion before this year. But like so many media and luxury conglomerates—and amid its own fairly public reckonings at …
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Kim Kardashian has revealed what it was like to take care of Kanye West while he had the coronavirus. During an interview with GRAZIA for their cover story, she opened up about being alone with their kids while helping the rapper and producer while he was sick. “Kanye had it …
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Sarah Zhang, a staff writer who covers health, explains: Remdesivir is an experimental drug that is meant to stop viruses from replicating inside the body. The antiviral drug was originally tested against Ebola without much success, but that did show the drug was safe, which allowed doctors to quickly …
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Written by Lynette Holloway The contest between South Carolina Senate Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison and GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham is one of the most closely watched races in the nation, in part because it is one of the seats Democrats hope to pick up in order to seize control of …
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Actress Taraji P. Henson has made it her mission to use her platform to break the stigma surrounding mental health within the Black community. This week, Facebook Watch announced they will be greenlighting a new series centered on mental health and wellness featuring the award-winning actress. Peace of Mind with …
Read More »Photo: Fer Gregory (Shutterstock) In Mississippi, a white father-son duo is under investigation for a hate crime after allegedly chasing and shooting at two Black teens who were riding ATVs. The Clarion Ledger reports that the Yazoo County Sheriff’s office charged Wade Twiner, 48, and Lane Twiner, 22, with assault …
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“There are people behind the people,” Deesha Dyer, the White House social secretary under Barack Obama, told us. And “they don’t have the privilege of being Marine One–ed to Walter Reed” if they get sick. Read: The virus is coming from inside the White House Asked to describe the mood …
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